Job summary
18-month secondment/fixed term contract
This is a newly created post to support the implementation of the NHS Long Term plan for treating tobacco dependency within the Acute Trust. The Treating Tobacco Dependence (TTD) Lead Advisor will be responsible for the development and implementation of the new Treating Tobacco Dependence Service and will implement Trust wide support for adult smokers to quit.
The TTD Lead advisor will lead and manage a small team of smoking cessation advisors. They will be influential and dynamic in working on local and national agendas as part of the specialist nursing team within the Unscheduled Care Directorate.
If you are an experienced specialist stop smoking advisor with a passion for treating tobacco dependency, have the required skills and attributes required to succeed in this role and the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of both internal and external stakeholders, then this is the role for you.
For further information, or to arrange an informal visit please contact Cardiac Rehab Nurse Stephanie Taylor on 01793 606218 or Matron Zara Norman on 01793 607171
Main duties of the job
To support implementation of the NHS Long Term Prevention Plan for Treating Tobacco Dependence within Secondary Care. The post holder will be instrumental in supporting Great Western Hospitals (GWH) Smoke-Free policy and Treating Tobacco Dependency implementation as per the national directives, for inpatient services.The Treating Tobacco Dependence Lead Advisor will be responsible for the development and implementation of the new Treating Tobacco Dependence Service and will implement Trust wide supportfor smokers to quit. They will be influential and dynamic in working on local and national agendas as part of the specialist nursing team within the Unscheduled Care Directorate.The post-holder will be responsible for delivering and teaching evidenced based practice. They will develop and maintain high quality networks to share learning from across the trust and wider systems in BANES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW).They will support the organisation's Great Care campaign and future 'Smoke-Free / Treating Tobacco Dependence Strategy.The post holder will lead and manage a small team of smoking cessation advisors, providing specialist tobacco treatment interventions to adult inpatients, and to provide seamless onward referral for ongoing tobacco treatment support in the community. The post holder will also proactively support culture change and the promotion of the Smoke free Trust.
About us
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:
Service - We will put our patients firstTeamwork - We will work togetherAmbition - We will aspire to provide the best serviceRespect - We will act with integrity
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Provide specialist individualised and evidence-based tobacco harm reduction treatment interventions to support the care and education of all adult inpatients who smoke.2. Assess and analyse complex data gathered from various sources to enable effective and informed decision-making regarding tobacco harm reduction treatment interventions3. Lead and line manage the team of tobacco treatment advisors4. Plan, organise and prioritise own patient workload to ensure the demands of the service are met.5. Use negotiation and persuasion skills to overcome barriers and obstacles to the delivery of tobacco treatment where patients and other stakeholders are resistant.6. Plan, document and evaluate individual patients smoking cessations plans in collaboration with the patient and their clinical team and ensure there is continued support on discharge.7. Ensure there is a continued community pathway for smoking cessation support on discharge.8. Maintain accurate patient records, including assessment and treatment plans for patients as part of the patients electronic patients record system.9. Develop a robust onward referral process to community smoking cessation advisors/teams.10. Establish effective pathways for safe, effective, management and supply of treating tobacco dependency pharmacotherapy to inpatients.11. Provide opportunistic brief advice to smokers in the clinical setting or grounds of the Trust (staff, patients, carers, or visitors)12. Ensure that the service provided is accessible to all groups of adult inpatients to help reduce health inequalities.13. Proactively support the promotion of the Trust Smoke free site.14. Work collaboratively with the Staff Health and Well-being team in providing Trust staff who smoke support in treating their tobacco dependency.15. Act as a specialist resource for staff regarding smoking cessation16. Develop, review, and deliver effective smoking cessation training for all Trust Clinical staff. To include face to face as well as remote learning.17. Build and maintain good working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders on issues relating to Treating tobacco dependence and smoke free site.18. Represent the Trust as a smoke free expert at internal and external settings.Financial Responsibilities19. The post holder will be responsible for managing the budget for the TTD team.20. Complete the electronic rostering of staff within the team to ensure the demands of the service are met.21. Effectively manage any sickness and absence within the TTD team in line with Trust policies and procedures.Responsibilities for People or Training22. Responsible to ensure all TTD team staff mandatory training is up to date and reflected in local records23. Develop and implement a programme of continuing education for the TTD team24. Develop, review, and deliver effective smoking cessation training for all Trust Clinical staff. To include face to face as well as remote learning.25. Actively participate in formal and informal teaching for all professional groups
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Provide specialist individualised and evidence-based tobacco harm reduction treatment interventions to support the care and education of all adult inpatients who smoke.2. Assess and analyse complex data gathered from various sources to enable effective and informed decision-making regarding tobacco harm reduction treatment interventions3. Lead and line manage the team of tobacco treatment advisors4. Plan, organise and prioritise own patient workload to ensure the demands of the service are met.5. Use negotiation and persuasion skills to overcome barriers and obstacles to the delivery of tobacco treatment where patients and other stakeholders are resistant.6. Plan, document and evaluate individual patients smoking cessations plans in collaboration with the patient and their clinical team and ensure there is continued support on discharge.7. Ensure there is a continued community pathway for smoking cessation support on discharge.8. Maintain accurate patient records, including assessment and treatment plans for patients as part of the patients electronic patients record system.9. Develop a robust onward referral process to community smoking cessation advisors/teams.10. Establish effective pathways for safe, effective, management and supply of treating tobacco dependency pharmacotherapy to inpatients.11. Provide opportunistic brief advice to smokers in the clinical setting or grounds of the Trust (staff, patients, carers, or visitors)12. Ensure that the service provided is accessible to all groups of adult inpatients to help reduce health inequalities.13. Proactively support the promotion of the Trust Smoke free site.14. Work collaboratively with the Staff Health and Well-being team in providing Trust staff who smoke support in treating their tobacco dependency.15. Act as a specialist resource for staff regarding smoking cessation16. Develop, review, and deliver effective smoking cessation training for all Trust Clinical staff. To include face to face as well as remote learning.17. Build and maintain good working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders on issues relating to Treating tobacco dependence and smoke free site.18. Represent the Trust as a smoke free expert at internal and external settings.Financial Responsibilities19. The post holder will be responsible for managing the budget for the TTD team.20. Complete the electronic rostering of staff within the team to ensure the demands of the service are met.21. Effectively manage any sickness and absence within the TTD team in line with Trust policies and procedures.Responsibilities for People or Training22. Responsible to ensure all TTD team staff mandatory training is up to date and reflected in local records23. Develop and implement a programme of continuing education for the TTD team24. Develop, review, and deliver effective smoking cessation training for all Trust Clinical staff. To include face to face as well as remote learning.25. Actively participate in formal and informal teaching for all professional groups
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist stop smoking advisor (Minimum level 2 trained, including NCSCT
- Educated to degree level or demonstrate equivalent experience
- Evidence of ongoing Continuous professional development (CPD)
- Teaching and assessing course or the equivalent in experience of delivering training/teaching
Desirable
- Professional qualification e.g., Registered Nurse, Occupational therapist.
- Non-medical prescriber
- Recognised teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within an acute hospital or healthcare setting
- Experience of successfully helping smokers to quit and / or of working with people around behaviour change
- Experience of multi-professional and cross sector partnership working
Desirable
- Experience of team leading or managing a team
- Experience of audit, performance reporting and delivering targets
Knowledge
Desirable
- Experience of working at a senior level within a leadership role
- Knowledge of patient engagement techniques for service development or improvement
- Experience of Chairing and organising meetings
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist stop smoking advisor (Minimum level 2 trained, including NCSCT
- Educated to degree level or demonstrate equivalent experience
- Evidence of ongoing Continuous professional development (CPD)
- Teaching and assessing course or the equivalent in experience of delivering training/teaching
Desirable
- Professional qualification e.g., Registered Nurse, Occupational therapist.
- Non-medical prescriber
- Recognised teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within an acute hospital or healthcare setting
- Experience of successfully helping smokers to quit and / or of working with people around behaviour change
- Experience of multi-professional and cross sector partnership working
Desirable
- Experience of team leading or managing a team
- Experience of audit, performance reporting and delivering targets
Knowledge
Desirable
- Experience of working at a senior level within a leadership role
- Knowledge of patient engagement techniques for service development or improvement
- Experience of Chairing and organising meetings
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
Employer's website
https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
