Job summary
Our ORB Smoking Cessation Practitioner will deliver one to one and group stop smoking cessation interventions within our service and to individual's that use our service. Helping those impacted by smoking and its associated harms, make informed future choices about their use.
The post holder will be required to work flexibly across our two main sites in High Wycombe and Aylesbury as required ensuring their skills, expertise and knowledge are fully utilised.
Main duties of the job
- To utilise motivational techniques, assess client's motivation to quit smoking and maintain relationships with the client group to support smoking cessation
- Work with people who access One Recovery Bucks (ORB) to identify the most appropriate tobacco dependency treatment pathway for them.
- As a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, the practitioner will work with service users on a 1:1 and/or group basis. They will also have the opportunity to co-work with other colleagues.
- Identify and engage with potentially vulnerable individuals.
- Regularly assist in updating smoking cessation information boards, posters and patient information as well as contributing to relevant policies as and when required.
About us
Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex.We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health. We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide.We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are. Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more detail, a summary is below:
- Engage with national health promotion initiatives such as Stoptober, to educate and involve service users and staff.
- To participate in regular supervision (clinical or management) in accordance with good practice guidelines, update NCSCT (National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training) competencies annually.
- To carry a caseload of services users requiring smoking cessation interventions.
- To support the delivery of brief interventions and brief treatment psychosocial pathways.
- To work with the Health and Wellbeing Clinical Nurse Specialist to represent ORB within the Tobacco Control Alliance and liaise with Public Health Practitioner for Tobacco within Bucks Council.
- Assess, develop, implement and evaluate treatment plans for service users identified as smokers and throughout the treatment period.
- Assessment and subsequent support may take place in a range of venues including the service users own home.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more detail, a summary is below:
- Engage with national health promotion initiatives such as Stoptober, to educate and involve service users and staff.
- To participate in regular supervision (clinical or management) in accordance with good practice guidelines, update NCSCT (National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training) competencies annually.
- To carry a caseload of services users requiring smoking cessation interventions.
- To support the delivery of brief interventions and brief treatment psychosocial pathways.
- To work with the Health and Wellbeing Clinical Nurse Specialist to represent ORB within the Tobacco Control Alliance and liaise with Public Health Practitioner for Tobacco within Bucks Council.
- Assess, develop, implement and evaluate treatment plans for service users identified as smokers and throughout the treatment period.
- Assessment and subsequent support may take place in a range of venues including the service users own home.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with smoking cessation services
- Experience of supporting with the development of individual care plans for managing recovery
- Experience of working within health and/or drug and alcohol services
Skills
Essential
- Sensitive understanding of diversity issues and an ability to promote anti - discriminatory practice/ equal opportunities
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with smoking cessation services
- Experience of supporting with the development of individual care plans for managing recovery
- Experience of working within health and/or drug and alcohol services
Skills
Essential
- Sensitive understanding of diversity issues and an ability to promote anti - discriminatory practice/ equal opportunities
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
