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Pay
£22,816 - £24,336 a year
Job type
Permanent
Location
Barnsley S70 3RD
Full job description
1. JOB DETAILS
Job Title: Tobacco Treatment Advisor (QUIT Healthy Hospital programme-Mental health)
Grade: Band 3
Responsible to: Healthy Hospital Programme Manager
Reports to: Health Improvement Manager: Reducing Harm From Tobacco (QUIT)
Location: Kendray Hospital, Oakwell Unit, Barnsley
2. JOB PURPOSE
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 South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw QUIT Programme, we are increasing the support we offer to people who are admitted to, or attend our Hospitals and community-based services, to help them to stop smoking or to reduce harm from tobacco 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. The QUIT programme recognizes smoking as an addiction (tobacco dependency) and that it is a chronic, relapsing clinical condition that prematurely kills at least half of people who smoke. Smoking is seen as a medical condition that can be treated, rather than as a lifestyle choice.
This post will contribute to tackling inequalities in health through promoting and supporting people with severe mental health problems or learning disabilities 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.
3. ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Trust's Tobacco Harm Reduction Service supports patients with severe mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities and staff to stop smoking or to reduce the amount they smoke. It is also the lead on:
- Developing smoke-free sites within the Trust, promoting the smoke-free message across the grounds.
- Providing training to staff on tobacco harm reduction / smoking cessation training.
4. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical duties
Deliver tobacco harm reduction (smoking cessation) assessments, advice and support sessions, including advice on stop smoking medications and e-cigarettes, working within recommended protocols and guidelines. This will involve face-to-face sessions in a variety of settings and venues across the Trust and in community settings including the service user's home, working closely with the Community Stop Smoking Service and community pharmacists.
Develop individually tailored support plans including recommending treatments based on assessed needs. Provide information to people about stopping smoking, minimizing harm from tobacco and health-related issues in line with best guidance and protocols. Provide general health and lifestyle advice and support to people using the service e.g., healthy eating, physical activity, stress management.
Responsible for the delivery of tobacco harm reduction / stop smoking support to specific client groups, e.g., patients with severe mental health conditions and / or learning disabilities who are inpatients in both acute and longer-term settings. Responsible for the delivery of tobacco harm reduction / stop smoking support to staff working within Barnsley mental health teams. Ensure robust discharge planning for the patients' ongoing tobacco dependency treatment / stop smoking support for patients wishing to quit or who have an ongoing harm reduction programme.
General duties and responsibilities
Alert line manager to any issues in work (including concerns about individuals or work in the community) and maintain confidentiality. At all times treat patients, visitors and colleagues with dignity and respect, exercising discretion and maintaining confidentiality. Promote a safe working environment at all times, reporting untoward incidents in line with Trust Policy.
For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
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