Start date will be on or after 1st April 2025
The Trust is in the process of expanding its in-house Tobacco Dependency Treatment Service and is looking for exceptional Advisors to deliver a highly effective service.
The NHS Long Term Plan is committed to addressing health inequalities on a national level. A key aspect of 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. Providing evidence-based stop-smoking interventions within an acute healthcare setting has demonstrated a significant reduction in re-admissions and mortality and promotes a healthier smoke-free Lincolnshire.
Main duties of the job
This job description outlines 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 programme recognises smoking as an addiction (tobacco dependency) and that it is a chronic relapsing clinical condition that prematurely kills at least half of the people who smoke. Smoking is seen as a medical condition that can be treated rather than it being a lifestyle choice.
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.
About us
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city, and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence of significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Job 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.
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. If you have any questions about the role, the team, or the career progression opportunities, please contact Tejal Dave for an informal chat.
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 communication 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 the needs of patients
* Ability to maintain a 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 ULHT clinical systems
* Knowledge of ULHT 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
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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