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Are you passionate about helping others make life-changing improvements to their health and wellbeing? We're looking for a Tobacco Dependence Advisor to join our small, supportive team of three at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading.

Smoking remains the largest cause of preventable illness and early death in the UK, and people experiencing mental health challenges are among the most at risk. Since becoming a smoke-free trust in 2015, Berkshire Healthcare has been committed to supporting patients on their journey to better health -- and you can be part of that.

You'll play a vital role in helping patients to quit or reduce smoking during their hospital stay and continue their smokefree journey after discharge. You'll work closely with patients, clinicians, and wider health teams to deliver personalised support, education, and follow-up care.

What You'll Be Doing:

Supporting inpatients through evidence-based interventions to stop or reduce smoking.

Providing motivation, encouragement, and practical advice tailored to individual needs.

Working collaboratively with healthcare professionals across the hospital.

Contributing to reducing health inequalities and improving long-term patient outcomes.

This role offers a Monday-Friday working pattern (8am-4pm or 9am-5pm).

Applications for this role will be reviewed in the order they are received. The advert may close early if the right applicant is found.

Act as the Hospital Tobacco Dependence Advisor promoting the Trusts smoke free policy

This post holder will provide a high-quality tobacco dependence treatment service, ensuring all patients referred are screened and monitored using carbon monoxide testing.

The Tobacco Dependence Advisor will work autonomously within the Mental Health Inpatient service.

To coordinate the referrals received and carry out comprehensive assessments and devise individual treatment plans to either help patients stop, or to reduce harm from tobacco smoking

To provide risk assessment and support the MDT to mitigate the risk for patients who are on the caseload and ensure good communications of any risks with ward clinical teams

To be responsible for the liaison between inpatients services and specialist community Smoking cessation services to ensure seamless support for patients on discharge.

To take the lead in post discharge liaison with CMHTs and the physical health team if appropriate.

Follow up at 1 month to ascertain smoking status post discharge from hospital, providing face to face review if requested by the patient.

The post holder will help facilitate training on tobacco harm reduction and smoking cessation to staff and support any staff quit attempts ensuring receive appropriate support.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

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