Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for specialist tobacco dependence advisors who are already working in mental health settings to further their skillset, or smoking cessation advisors working in community services to become specialist advisors. The post holder will also have the opportunity to become trainers on specialist smoking cessation training programmes, to deliver tailored behavior change interventions that is inclusive of a diverse group of patients, to work alongside multidisciplinary teams on the wards and raise their work profile across the trust and externally.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in Leadership and Coaching skills.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will help deliver the NHS Long Term Plan across South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust services by:
Promoting smokefree initiatives and health promotion campaigns across the trust.
Working collaboratively with ward and community teams to support patients to quit smoking during hospitalisation and post-discharge.
Delivering specialist smoking cessation interventions including tailored behaviour change sessions for smokers on the wards.
Delivering level 1 and 2 smoking cessation training for patient-facing trust staff.
Recording required smoking cessation data on RIO in line with local and national guidelines.
Providing regular impact and effectiveness report on the local data recording and management internally.
Flexible working:
We are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 9 to 5, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
The advisor will work with trust inpatient services to provide an evidence-based stop smoking service by:
- Offering smokers on the wards NHS-funded tobacco treatment services.
- Delivering 1:1 and group smoking cessation interventions for inpatients across all trusts wards.
- Establishing systems and processes to allow inpatients to access evidence-based smoking cessation interventions in-house and, in the community, and record results.
- Support to mental health staff to provide smoking cessation interventions.
- Building a culture whereby all service users are offered the opportunity to stop smoking and receive support to achieve a quit status.
- Strengthen and embed the Ottawa Smoking Cessation Model within inpatient wards.
- Ensuring that service users have access to psychosocial and pharmacological support to help them to cope with tobacco or nicotine dependence.
- Act as a subject matter expert, advising community services of the most appropriate support they can provide to their service users; based on knowledge of each local community stop smoking service provision and public health commissioning intentions.
- Key link and liaison between the inpatient wards, mental health community teams and our local stop smoking services.
- The post holder will be expected to establish therapeutic relationships with smokers whilst in hospital and will utilise referral pathways to support patients to access care post discharge in community settings.
- Liaising with mental health community teams, clozapine clinics, out-patient departments, Recovery College, and local stop smoking services including GPs and Pharmacies will also be required.
Delivering Smoking Cessation Level 1 and 2 training programmes for trust staff and equipping staff with appropriate skills to enable them to support patients to quit, reduce or temporarily abstain from smoking and making appropriate referrals to the smokefree team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
The advisor will work with trust inpatient services to provide an evidence-based stop smoking service by:
- Offering smokers on the wards NHS-funded tobacco treatment services.
- Delivering 1:1 and group smoking cessation interventions for inpatients across all trusts wards.
- Establishing systems and processes to allow inpatients to access evidence-based smoking cessation interventions in-house and, in the community, and record results.
- Support to mental health staff to provide smoking cessation interventions.
- Building a culture whereby all service users are offered the opportunity to stop smoking and receive support to achieve a quit status.
- Strengthen and embed the Ottawa Smoking Cessation Model within inpatient wards.
- Ensuring that service users have access to psychosocial and pharmacological support to help them to cope with tobacco or nicotine dependence.
- Act as a subject matter expert, advising community services of the most appropriate support they can provide to their service users; based on knowledge of each local community stop smoking service provision and public health commissioning intentions.
- Key link and liaison between the inpatient wards, mental health community teams and our local stop smoking services.
- The post holder will be expected to establish therapeutic relationships with smokers whilst in hospital and will utilise referral pathways to support patients to access care post discharge in community settings.
- Liaising with mental health community teams, clozapine clinics, out-patient departments, Recovery College, and local stop smoking services including GPs and Pharmacies will also be required.
Delivering Smoking Cessation Level 1 and 2 training programmes for trust staff and equipping staff with appropriate skills to enable them to support patients to quit, reduce or temporarily abstain from smoking and making appropriate referrals to the smokefree team.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a health promotion role which includes providing face to face support, advice, and counselling
- Experience of assessing and managing crisis with those with a severe mental illness.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of delivering training
Desirable
- Experience of qualified mental health work
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Project management experience
- Experience of undertaking audits and evaluations
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or degree in relevant clinical subject e.g. Psychology, RMN, Social Work, OT, etc.
- Smoking Cessation Level 1 & 2 Training.
- Behaviour change training e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused, etc.
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable
- Smoking Cessation Level 3 Training.
- Mental Health module in smoking cessation (NSCST programme). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or willingness towards achieving this
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in a health promotion role which includes providing face to face support, advice, and counselling
- Experience of assessing and managing crisis with those with a severe mental illness.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of delivering training
Desirable
- Experience of qualified mental health work
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Project management experience
- Experience of undertaking audits and evaluations
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or degree in relevant clinical subject e.g. Psychology, RMN, Social Work, OT, etc.
- Smoking Cessation Level 1 & 2 Training.
- Behaviour change training e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused, etc.
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable
- Smoking Cessation Level 3 Training.
- Mental Health module in smoking cessation (NSCST programme). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or willingness towards achieving this
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).
