Tobacco Dependency Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities will be

Work as an integral part of the community mental health team.

To build relationships with relevant community personnel to ensure own expertise is utilised to influence evidence base practice is embedded and governed by organisational protocols.

Work cohesively with other services to ensure smoking cessation and tobacco dependency is integrated within multi-agencies.

Participate in meetings applicable to the development of the Smoking Cessation and tobacco dependency programme within the relevant community settings.

Ensure a robust and timely referral care pathway is embedded.

Ensure clients have access to appropriate pharmacotherapy including vapes as speedily as possible.

Validate smokers outcomes via CO monitoring.

Identify opportunities to develop and improve services for clients.

Assist in the organisation of the workload ensuring effective and efficient communication to other staff members.

Maintain own knowledge of evidence-based methods and integrate new research into own practice

Provide tobacco dependency and cessation advice and training, where appropriate to staff at all levels.

Contribute to service reviews and write reports where applicable.

Participate in audits and research and ensure service standards are maintained

Maintain accurate and confidential client records including follow up, including the quality of care also ensuring compliance with information governance.

Take part in promotional events in the relevant community settings, for example, No Smoking Day.

Write reports as required.

Skills and Competencies Required

Be an experienced Smoking Cessation / Tobacco Dependency Practitioner ideally within an Acute health system.

Experience of evolving and developing services within a complex health environment.

Positive and proactive outlook with the ability to motivate, engage and support others to achieve the highest standards and outcomes.

Adept in communication; A strong communicator who adapts the message to fit the needs of the audience including clients and staff at all levels.

Build strong relationships, foster trust and co-operation among colleagues, stakeholders throughout the Acute settings.

Quality driven; you naturally seek high standards and actively seek to improve them.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant degree (health/social care/public health)/ professional qualification / or significant experience working within smoking cessation / tobacco dependency.
• NCSCT Practitioner.

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working within smoking cessation / tobacco dependency.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the wider tobacco control agenda.
• Understanding of addiction.
• Understanding of service key performance indicators/ service deliverables and ability read and manipulate data.
• Skills/knowledge to utilise computer software, including Microsoft Word, 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
• Ability to influence using skills and knowledge
• Ability to prioritise work tasks and develop effective work streams
• 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 within secondary care.
• Ability to evaluate all aspects of the service and write reports as required.

Desirable

• Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
• Experience of developing and delivering training to target audiences.
• Understanding of national guidance and ability to disseminate
• research and best practice.
• Ability to train / educate professionals at all levels.

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently.
• 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

A B L Health Ltd

Vittoria Close

Birkenhead

Merseyside

CH41 3LE

Employer's website

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