Tobacco Dependency Advisor

Job summary

Are you confident and outgoing with an interest in patient care and wider health and well-being? We are seeking to recruit 2 well organised, dedicated and committed Tobacco Dependency Advisors, one based at Colchester and one based at Ipswich, although you will be required to travel to other sites to meet business requirements. You will deliver and promote the Tobacco Treatment Services at ESNEFT hospital sites, working collaboratively with clinical staff and partners, putting our patients at the heart of the Service. You will be regularly working in demanding clinical and public areas dealing face- to- face with patients and visitors, many with complex needs. Successful candidate will work unsupervised for the major of the time but will be supported by the Tobacco Treatment Operational Co-ordinator and the wider Health Inequalities Team as required; consequently, you should have the ability to work in a team and independently. Working a 5-day-week you should have the flexibility to work on Saturdays or Sundays to enable the delivery of a 6-day-a-week service. Ipswich interviews will be held on 16th April, whilst Colchester interviews will be held on 17th March.

Main duties of the job

• To educate and train staff to deliver Very Brief Advice (VBA)
• To deliver the Tobacco Treatment Services at ENSEFT Hospital sites.
• To promote the service throughout the hospital, delivering and taking part in promotional events both in the hospital and at community outreach days.
• Issuing Pharmaceutical products to patients, staff and visitors as appropriate and in accordance with ESNEFT Tobacco Treatment Service Protocols.
• Accessing and inputting information into databases to support the monitoring of the service Key Performance Indicators.
• Referring patients to stop smoking services/community pathways
• Working as part of a team.
• Flexibility to work across a 6 day week.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/Ipswich

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/Ipswich

Colchester/Ipswich

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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