Stop Smoking Practitioner - Secondary Care

Job description

Job responsibilities

Training will be given to ensure staff / applicants are equipped to deliver effective services.

Your key responsibilities will be:

To be responsible for the assessment, planning and delivery of a programme of smoking cessation / tobacco dependency care to clients at the hospital bedside and follow up seamlessly into the community on discharge

To support with embedding smoking cessation / tobacco dependency into routine medical care

Assisting clinical teams in providing advice to help tobacco users to stop smoking or using other forms of tobacco.

Ensure tobacco dependency interventions you will be delivering comply with NICE, and NCSCT guidance.

Work cohesively with other services to ensure multi-agency working is integrated into tobacco dependency.

Identify opportunities to develop and improve services for clients.

Contribute to the development of secondary care staff.

Motivate and empower clients to make changes to address their addiction

Explain to clients the principles of the Stop Smoking Service to enable them to make informed choices

Deliver evidence-based stop smoking interventions, these include one to one, drop in, group sessions, telephone, or on-line support, these must be in accordance with the NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme.

Work with other professionals to embed smoking cessation is part of routine client care

Maximise the impact of smoking cessation on health gains and reduce health inequalities

Lead peer support group sessions for successful quitters following intervention to prevent relapse

Provide evidence-based education in all aspects of smoking cessation and behavioural change as well on- going motivational support

Work with individuals to set realistic sustainable goals

Ensure all client and service records are up to date, accurate and satisfy the ABL Health documentation policies Manage a caseload

To engage and recruit potential clients at promotional and community events around hospital sites

Provide administrative assistance to the service in terms of client contacts, appointment bookings and confirmations

Identify opportunities to develop and improve services for clients

Maintain own knowledge of evidence-based methods and integrate new research into own practice

Assist in the organisation of the workload ensuring effective and efficient communication to other staff members

To conduct stakeholder engagement, identify and strengthen referral pathways and identify potential co-working opportunities

Attend stakeholder meetings as required

Attend regular Stop Smoking Service Meetings with wider ABL Wirral team

Attend all training, internal and external to support the role

You will be a motivated, organised, and proactive individual with a passion for supporting people to improve their health and wellbeing.

This role will be demanding as services develop and should become integrated in all settings. It will be essential that you use your own judgement to prioritise competing demands and workload effectively to specific timescales.

Duties and Responsibilities

This post will work under the line management of the Project Lead and Head of Service. The role will be varied, challenging, and rewarding as we continue to build on our existing pathways within the trust.

Work as part of the secondary care team within the boundaries of an honorary contract

To build relationships with relevant hospital personnel to ensure own expertise is utilised to influence evidence base practice is embedded and governed by hospital policies and protocols.

Work cohesively with other services to ensure smoking cessation / tobacco dependency is integrated within multi-agencies.

Participate in meetings applicable to the development of the Smoking Cessation / tobacco dependency programme within secondary care.

Ensure clients have access to appropriate pharmacotherapy as speedily as possible on admission to hospital.

Deliver smoking cessation / tobacco dependency interventions with clients at the bedside and ensure a seamless transition into ABL Wirral upon discharge.

Skills and Competencies Required

Be an experienced Specialist Stop Smoking Practitioner within the community. (Training will be given)

Experience of working with evolving and developing services

Positive and proactive outlook with the ability to motivate, engage and support others to achieve the highest standards and outcomes.

Adept in communication; A strong communicator who adapts the message to fit the needs of the audience including clients, staff, and volunteers at all levels.

Build strong relationships, foster trust and co-operation among colleagues, stakeholders throughout community settings.

Quality driven; you naturally seek high standards and actively seek to improve them.

Value and remain open to new ideas and perspectives.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in community settings

Desirable

• Experience of developing and delivering training to target audiences.

Qualifications

Essential

• Higher level education or health/social care/public health)/ professional qualification, or experience working within smoking cessation other addiction or behaviour change.

Desirable

• NCSCT Practitioner
• Relevant degree

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

ABL Health Ltd

Address

A B L Health Ltd

Vittoria Close

Birkenhead

Merseyside

CH41 3LE

Employer's website

https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)