Tobacco Dependency Specialist for mental health service users

Whittington Health NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health trust in London is seeking a Tobacco Dependency Specialist to provide specialized treatment and support for inpatient mental health patients dealing with tobacco dependency. The role involves conducting assessments, administering interventions, and coordinating care plans within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and experience in tobacco dependency treatments. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to innovative health initiatives and improve patient outcomes in mental health.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering tobacco dependency interventions to patients with mental health needs.
• Ability to monitor quit attempts and provide follow-up care.
• Understanding of effective treatment methods for tobacco dependency.

Responsibilities

• Provide and monitor care for inpatients regarding tobacco dependency.
• Deliver 1 to 1 and group interventions for tobacco dependency.
• Liaise with staff to ensure proper treatment is provided.

Skills

Compassionate assessment

Effective communication

Tobacco dependency treatment

Liaison with clinical staff

Job description

Whittington Health and North London Foundation Trust (NLFT) are seeking a Tobacco Dependency Specialist to work across NLFT adult inpatient wards. The Tobacco Dependency Specialist will work across adult in-patient wards under the supervision of the Tobacco Dependency Project Manager, undertaking tobacco dependence assessments for mental health patients, to continue the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan, to ensure that a "new universal smoking cessation offer will also be available as part of specialist mental health services for long-term users of specialist mental health, and in learning disability services".

The Tobacco Dependency Specialist will play a key role within a wide multidisciplinary team, to raise awareness of the harm from tobacco and the effects on long term physical health, particularly for people with mental illness. The tobacco dependency specialist will provide direct tobacco dependency treatment to inpatients under the hospital's care and coordinate their tobacco dependency treatment care plans. The Tobacco dependency Specialist will develop links with other local & regional smoking cessation services.

All staff should comply with the Trust's Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Responsibilities

• Provide and monitor care
• Provide compassionate, safe and effective assessment and advice to service users within the in-patient and community services.
• Delivering 1 to 1 and group tobacco dependency interventions to patients admitted to the NLFT inpatient wards.
• Provide bespoke and tailored tobacco dependency treatment to patient with mental health needs.
• Monitor the quit attempts of people within their care, providing follow up and evaluation in partnership with people, families, and carers
• Contribute to ongoing assessment of smoking cessation recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment or further advice.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information delegating or handing over responsibility for care. To ensure that tobacco dependency records are kept up to date and accurate.
• Liaise with clinical staff to ensure appropriate tobacco dependency treatment is prescribed and administered and ensure that care plans are updated to reflect tobacco dependency treatments.
• Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes
• Provide expert advice on treatment to patients and advice and teaching to staff regarding how to effectively treatment tobacco dependency for patients with mental health conditions.

Key working relationships

• Tobacco dependency project manager for NLFT and Whittington Health
• Director of Nursing (NLFT) with portfolio for physical health
• NLFT Physical Health Team
• Deputy Director of Nursing (NLFT)
• Contracted medical staff in NLFT
• Clinical and non-clinical staff in NLFT in regard to the treating tobacco dependency program
• Smoking Cessation Service Providers
• Social Prescribers, Clinical Champions and Care Navigators
• Local Community Service TeamsTobacco Dependency Specialists/Advisors at Whittington Health and other hospital trusts smoking cessation providers in NCL