Acute Tobacco Dependency Advisor

Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate Tobacco Dependency Advisor to join their expanding team. This role focuses on delivering effective tobacco treatment services, providing personalized support to patients and staff within the hospital setting. You will play a crucial part in addressing health inequalities by helping individuals quit smoking and promoting a smoke-free environment. If you are dedicated to making a positive impact in healthcare and possess the skills to support behaviour change, this opportunity offers a rewarding career path in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Benefits

No DBS fees

Supportive work environment

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare or health promotion advice is essential.
• Knowledge of tobacco treatment and behaviour change is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 support for smokers wishing to quit during hospital admissions.
• Promote healthy lifestyle advice and support to patients and staff.

Skills

Healthcare advice

Behaviour change interventions

Communication skills

Teamwork

Tobacco treatment knowledge

Education

NVQ/Apprenticeship level 3 in healthcare

NCSCT Smoking Cessation Practitioner training

GCSE Maths and English

Tools

Carbon monoxide monitors

ULTH clinical systems

Job description

Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Lincoln County Hospital

Town: Lincoln

Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 4

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

• Patient-centred: Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
• Safety: Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
• Excellence: Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
• Compassion: Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
• Respect: Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

Job overview

Start Date will be on or after 1st April 2024

The Trust is in the process of expanding its in-house Tobacco Dependency Treatment Service and is looking for an exceptional Advisor to deliver a highly effective service.

The NHS Long Term Plan is committed to addressing health inequalities on a national level. A key aspect to the plan is to support the NHS to significantly reduce smoking prevalence, preventing ill-health and disease. The correlation between the use of Tobacco and disease is well founded. With this, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join a new Tobacco Dependency Service for United Hospitals Lincolnshire.

The service will offer assessment, advice, and evidence-based treatment including Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), psycho-social intervention and support to those who use Tobacco within the acute healthcare setting. Onward referrals to community services and patient follow up will be key in improving outcomes for the local health population.

Main duties of the job

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.

As part of the Lincolnshire Tobacco Dependency Service we are increasing the support we offer to people who are admitted to, or attend our Hospitals, to help them to stop smoking and be smoke free during an inpatient admission (temporary abstinence). The programme will also provide more support to staff who wish to quit and help us to have smoke free hospitals and grounds.

This post will contribute to tackling inequalities in health through support for people to stop smoking. The post holder will provide tobacco treatment advice and support to individuals and groups of people who want to stop smoking, reduce their harm from tobacco or for temporary abstinence when in hospital. This will be for both patients and staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Specifically the post holder will:

• Provide 1:1 behavioural support and pharmacotherapy advice for smokers who wish to quit and to support temporary abstinence during a hospital admission.
• Promote the general health and wellbeing of people who use the service through offering healthy lifestyle advice and support.
• Work with patients and staff to change their behaviour to improve their health.
• Act as a smoke free champion promoting the smoke free message through their day-to-day work.
• Provide advice and support to ward staff, including reinforcing the training provided to inpatient teams about the smoking cessation and Smoke Free Sites.
• Ensure seamless transition to One Lincolnshire Smoking Services for patients who wish to quit smoking and need further support when they leave hospital.
• Signpost and refer to other community harm-reduction services such as alcohol care teams or weight management programmes.

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ/Apprenticeship level 3 in healthcare or equivalent experience
• NCSCT Smoking Cessation Practitioner training
• Grades A-D or 3-9 in GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
• Level 2 smoking cessation training
• Specific training in health promotion/behaviour change interventions

Previous Experience

• Experience of providing healthcare, healthcare advice or health promotion advice to patients or members of the public
• Understanding of the drivers of ill health and mental health
• Evidence of previous team working
• Confidence in working with a wide variety of partners
• Self-awareness around limitations of skills and competencies and ability to work within them
• Experience of delivering smoking cessation support
• Experience of working in acute NHS secondary care sector
• Knowledge of tobacco treatment
• Experience working with people in a behaviour change context

Knowledge and Skills

• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Work effectively and autonomously without direct supervision and/or as part of a team
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and service user
• Confident in dealing with people, even in challenging circumstances
• Ability to present an open and non-judgemental demeanour
• Ability to actively listen and respond to needs of patients
• Ability to maintain professional and confidential approach at all times
• Awareness of the importance of taking personal responsibility and providing peer support for wellbeing
• Ability to develop skills & Knowledge to achieve level NVQ within 2 years of joining TDA
• Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
• Experience of use of ULTH clinical systems
• Knowledge of ULTH Employment Assistant Programme (EAP)
• Ability to use carbon monoxide monitors

Specific

• Be able to travel independently between different sites across the Trust without the use of public transport

ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy.

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.