Tobacco Dependency Advisor

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider is seeking a dedicated individual to support smoking cessation among mental health inpatients in Chesterfield and Derby City. The role involves providing behavioral support and managed transitions to community services. Ideal candidates will have qualifications in smoking cessation and experience in mental health settings. The position offers flexible working arrangements and extensive benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Incremental pay progression

Health service discounts

Free confidential employee assistance programme

Structured learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals in behaviour change.
• Previous experience of working with adults with mental health needs.
• Previous NHS experience.
• Previous experience working in a mental health inpatient unit.
• Previous experience of providing smoking cessation support.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in mental health units to quit smoking.
• Provide Nicotine Replacement Therapy and/or vapes.
• Deliver behavioural support as part of a quit attempt.
• Manage the transition of inpatient service users to community services.

Skills

Behaviour change techniques

Tobacco dependency assessments

Education

General education at GCSE level or equivalent - maths and English

NCSCT Practitioner Training: Core Competencies in Helping People Stop Smoking

NCSCT Mental Health in Smoking Cessation Training

Motivational Interviewing Qualification

Job description

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is proud to provide services which are smoke free - meaning that we no longer facilitate service users to use tobacco products while using our services. The Health Protection Unit are looking for an enthusiastic individual who can work across multiple mental health inpatient units in Chesterfield and Derby City to support service users to undertake a structured quit attempt or maintain temporary abstinence from tobacco.

While experience of providing smoking cessation support is preferred it is not essential. Training on smoking cessation support in a mental health setting will be provided to ensure that the successful candidate is providing support which aligns with Trust values and clinical best practice.

Due to the nature of the role, the successful applicant will be expected to act as a positive role model for smoking cessation, which includes being a non-smoker and supporting a smoke-free environment in line with NHS policies.

The role requires full time hours but will accept a job share if necessary.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role involve supporting individuals who have been admitted to an inpatient mental health unit to quit smoking or maintain temporary abstinence from tobacco. The postholder will be required to travel between sites in Chesterfield & Derby City to identify service users who smoke and work with clinicians to provide Nicotine Replacement Therapy and/or vapes. The postholder will work autonomously to deliver behavioural support to individuals as part of a structured quit attempt, building rapport with service users and leading on Health Promotion Activity on wards. The postholder will manage the transition of inpatient service users into the community stop smoking service at the point of discharge. However, as the inpatient smoking cessation service is developed there is potential that the role will eventually include providing ongoing support to service users after discharge.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• General education at GCSE level or equivalent - maths and English
• NCSCT Practitioner Training: Core Competencies in Helping People Stop Smoking
• NCSCT Mental Health in Smoking Cessation Training
• Motivational Interviewing Qualification

Skills

• Ability to use behaviour change techniques to encourage someone to quit smoking or reduce their tobacco consumption
• Ability to carry out tobacco dependency assessments

Knowledge/Experience

• Experience supporting individuals in behaviour change
• Previous experience of working with adults with mental health needs
• Previous NHS experience
• Previous experience working in a mental health inpatient unit
• Previous experience of providing smoking cessation support

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.

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