Smoking Cessation Project Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your Health Oldham (Health Improvement and Weight Management Service) overview

ABL Health have been commissioned by Oldham Integrated Care Board (ICB) to deliver a high quality and specialist stop smoking service across Oldham, as part of the Health Improvement and Weight Management Service (Your Health Oldham). This transformative service will play a central role in system change, bringing previously separate lifestyle behaviour change functions together into one service. It seeks to work collaboratively with communities to support the transformation of services for the local population. The service will provide integrated behaviour support for smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol reduction, physical activity, cooking and Health MOTs, all embedded in sustainable behaviour change and positive wellbeing.

The Project Lead will assist the Head of Service for the development and operational management of the Oldham Stop Smoking Service in the community. This is a leadership role where the post holder will have a real influence on the clinical and operational excellence of these elements of the service. The post holder will take a pro-active lead in building relationships, partnerships and alliances in the community, secondary care, and primary care settings, and supporting specialist stop smoking practitioners in these areas to deliver outcomes that benefit clients referred to the service.

The post holder must have extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in public health or behaviour-change settings.

Role Purpose:

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a specific area of the wider Your Health Oldham Service. ABL are seeking a dynamic and inspirational leader and manager who will be bold and proactive, developing a new team which will share the vison and aspirations of the service.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Lead the planning and implementation of the Smoking Cessation services across Oldham.
• Drive, enhance and implement the vision of ABL Smoking Cessation service amongst staff, partners and stakeholders
• Lead and coordinate staff to facilitate service delivery
• Leading a positive partnership and collaborative approach with stakeholders across your area
• Ensure high quality delivery and governance within the service
• Contract performance, reporting and budget management.

The Project Lead will provide operational leadership and management with overall responsibility and accountability for delivering project outputs and outcomes of the service across Oldham. The post holder will lead a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that delivery outcomes are achieved.

The post holder will ensure services are delivered and developed to provide high quality, safe and effective packages of support that respond to the needs of the client and have a positive impact on the wider community in accordance with contractual obligations and the philosophy of ABL.

The post holder, along with the Head of Service and key stakeholders, will play a key part in integrating the service into the wider behaviour change programme across Oldham and Stockport.

Duties and Key Responsibilities:

• Line manage a delivery team
• Work with stakeholders, commissioners, local residents and service delivery team to drive continuous service improvement and innovation under the ABL Way service improvement framework
• Manage the Smoking Cessation project budget, supported by the Head of Service
• Build and maintain excellent relationship with partners and stakeholder within the specified districts within Oldham
• Manage project resource allocation (e.g. equipment etc.)
• Plan and schedule timelines
• Work to align delivery timetables for achieving KPIS and meeting need across the footprints
• Track project deliverables and outcomes according to KPIs
• Contribute to quarterly report with Head of Service for Oldham
• Quality assurance for delivery staff, data and record keeping with support from the Professional Smoking Cessation Lead
• Contribute to integrated governance procedures including clinical governance
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project, to present reports defining progress, problems and solutions
• Performance management of appropriate staff
• Contribute to CPD opportunities within ABL
• Analyse and report client feedback and delegate necessary service development actions
• Chair team meetings and attend service development meetings
• Present performance reports pertaining to activity, plan delivery and financial spend to the Portfolio Delivery Board
• Work closely with specialist leads (physical activity, nutrition and healthy weight, smoking, alcohol) embedding recommendations and support for continued governance and quality of delivery for your designated team
• Collect data, evaluate trends and prepare draft of report to the Head of Service as required
• Take a solution focused approach to project planning and address

Are you:

• An experienced leader in a community health environment,
• Skilled in project management accustomed to using tools and processes to identify project goals, set and manage the schedule, anticipate and identify issues, remove obstacles, delineate responsibility, track task completion, and communicate progress.
• An experienced people manager
• A positive and proactive leader with the ability to motivate, engage and support delivery teams to achieve the highest standards and outcomes.
• A strategic thinker able to foresee and take action to deal with problems and opportunities.
• An adept communicator who adapts the message to fit the needs of the audience.
• Able to build strong relationships fostering trust and cooperation among colleagues, stakeholders, and community leaders,
• Open and motivated by new ideas and perspectives

Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of integrated working practices within a Community health setting
• Knowledge of weight management and stop smoking evidence-based practice and treatment interventions
• Knowledge of project
• management tools including project plans and risk registers
• Understanding of service key performance indicators/ service deliverables and ability read and manipulate data
• Microsoft Work, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing at all levels with individuals, groups and the public
• Ability to empower and motivate a team
• Ability to prioritise work tasks and develop effective work streams both for oneself and individuals in teams
• Evidence of understanding concepts of behaviour change and how to implement these
• Understanding and evidence of adhering to information governance policies
• Experience of engagement work with key partners, organisations, families, service users
• Experience of developing and delivering training to target audiences

Desirable

• Knowledge/experience of business development processes
• Knowledge of asset/strengths based theory
• Knowledge and experience of disciplinary and grievance processes

Qualifications

Desirable

• Appropriate qualifications in either Smoking Cessation, Weight Management, Nutrition or Physical Activity
• Project management or leadership qualification

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience of delivery (health/social care/nutrition/public health/ community development)
• Project and operational management experience
• Experience of working in a health and social care environment
• Experience of delivering/managing community development/asset based programmes
• Experience of working with overweight/obese adults, children/families and/or experience of working with stop smoking adults
• Experience of developing marketing campaigns, internal and external communications and stakeholder engagement

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across Oldham
• Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need

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.

Employer details

Employer name

ABL Health Ltd

Address

71 Redgate Way

Farnworth

Bolton

BL4 0JL

Employer's website

https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)