Stop Smoking Advisor

Job description

Job summary

This role is extremely rewarding in making a difference to peoples lives. The role of the Specialist Stop Smoking Practitioner is to support the delivery of evidenced based, equitable stop smoking services to help to reduce the inequalities throughout the contracted localities. This will include the delivery of services within areas of most deprivation. It is essential that the postholder can work flexibly, independently and as part of a team.

Training will be given to ensure staff / applicants are equipped to deliver effective services.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for motivating and empowering individuals to make positive changes to address nicotine dependence and achieve successful quit outcomes. You will deliver evidence-based stop smoking interventions in line with the NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme, providing support through one-to-one appointments, group sessions, drop-ins, telephone consultations, and online delivery. Working collaboratively with healthcare professionals and community partners, you will help embed smoking cessation into routine care pathways, maximise health gains, and contribute to reducing health inequalities. The role will involve delivering education on smoking cessation, behaviour change, and relapse prevention, facilitating peer support sessions for successful quitters, and supporting individuals to set realistic and sustainable goals. You will use health and equalities data to help inform service delivery and identify local needs, while ensuring all client records and service documentation are maintained accurately and in line with ABL Health policies and procedures. The ideal candidate will be a motivated, organised, and proactive individual with experience in smoking cessation, addiction support, or behaviour change services, who can effectively manage competing priorities and work independently in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

About us

ABLis an exciting fast-paced, growing community health organisation. As anexperienced, CQC registered, provider of community health services, we are passionateabout delivering evidence based, innovative, effective, and relevant healthcare services in partnership with individuals, communities, and stakeholders.

Weare a value`s driven organisation, dedicated to reducing health inequalitiesand improving peoples lives. We would love to hear from you if you would likethe opportunity to work with in a close team of committed professionals and youshare our values of designing and delivering health services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose:

This role is extremely rewarding in making a difference topeoples lives. The role of the Specialist Stop Smoking Practitioner is tosupport the delivery of evidenced based, equitable stop smoking services tohelp to reduce the inequalities throughout the contracted localities. This willinclude the delivery of services within areas of most deprivation. It isessential that the postholder can work flexibly, independently and as part of ateam.

Training will be given to ensure staff / applicants areequipped to deliver effective services.

Your key responsibilities will be:

Motivateand empower clients to make changes to address their addiction.

Explain to clients the principles of the nicotine and StopSmoking Service to enable them to make informed - choices.

Deliver evidence-based stop smoking interventions, theseinclude one to one, drop in, group sessions, telephone, or on-line support,these must be in accordance with the NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme.

Work with other professionals toembed smoking cessation as part of routine client care.

Maximise the impact of smokingcessation on health gains and reduce health inequalities.

To understand the analysis ofhealth and equalities data including service data identifying local need toinform local service need.

Provide a high quality, efficient and cost-effectiveservices throughout a diverse range of community settings.

Lead peer support group sessions forsuccessful quitters following intervention to prevent relapse.

Provide evidence-based education in allaspects of smoking cessation and behavioural change as well on-goingmotivational support.

Work with individuals to set realisticsustainable goals.

Ensure all client and service records are upto date, accurate and satisfy the ABL Health documentation policies.

You will be amotivated, passionate, organised, and proactive individual with significantexperience in smoking cessation or addiction.

This role willbe demanding as services develop and should become integrated in all settings.It will be essential that you use your own judgement to prioritise competingdemands and workload effectively to specific timescales.

Duties and Responsibilities

This post willwork under the line management of the Head of Service. The role will be varied,challenging, and rewarding as the service becomes embedded in all localcommunities across the borough.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Role Purpose:

This role is extremely rewarding in making a difference topeoples lives. The role of the Specialist Stop Smoking Practitioner is tosupport the delivery of evidenced based, equitable stop smoking services tohelp to reduce the inequalities throughout the contracted localities. This willinclude the delivery of services within areas of most deprivation. It isessential that the postholder can work flexibly, independently and as part of ateam.

Training will be given to ensure staff / applicants areequipped to deliver effective services.

Your key responsibilities will be:

Motivateand empower clients to make changes to address their addiction.

Explain to clients the principles of the nicotine and StopSmoking Service to enable them to make informed - choices.

Deliver evidence-based stop smoking interventions, theseinclude one to one, drop in, group sessions, telephone, or on-line support,these must be in accordance with the NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme.

Work with other professionals toembed smoking cessation as part of routine client care.

Maximise the impact of smokingcessation on health gains and reduce health inequalities.

To understand the analysis ofhealth and equalities data including service data identifying local need toinform local service need.

Provide a high quality, efficient and cost-effectiveservices throughout a diverse range of community settings.

Lead peer support group sessions forsuccessful quitters following intervention to prevent relapse.

Provide evidence-based education in allaspects of smoking cessation and behavioural change as well on-goingmotivational support.

Work with individuals to set realisticsustainable goals.

Ensure all client and service records are upto date, accurate and satisfy the ABL Health documentation policies.

You will be amotivated, passionate, organised, and proactive individual with significantexperience in smoking cessation or addiction.

This role willbe demanding as services develop and should become integrated in all settings.It will be essential that you use your own judgement to prioritise competingdemands and workload effectively to specific timescales.

Duties and Responsibilities

This post willwork under the line management of the Head of Service. The role will be varied,challenging, and rewarding as the service becomes embedded in all localcommunities across the borough.

Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Skills/knowledge to utilise computer software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Have a positive outlook with an ability to inspire confidence, provide vision and motivate people.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to influence using skills and knowledge.
• Ability to prioritise and organise own workload.
• Understanding concepts of behaviour change and how to implement these.
• Understanding and evidence of adhering to information governance policies

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.
• Knowledge of the wider tobacco control agenda
• Understanding of addiction

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across the borough.
• Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working within smoking cessation other addiction or behaviour change.
• Experience of working in community settings

Qualifications

Essential

• Higher level education or health/social care/public health)/ professional qualification

Desirable

• NCSCT Practitioner
• Relevant degree

Person Specification
Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Skills/knowledge to utilise computer software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Have a positive outlook with an ability to inspire confidence, provide vision and motivate people.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to influence using skills and knowledge.
• Ability to prioritise and organise own workload.
• Understanding concepts of behaviour change and how to implement these.
• Understanding and evidence of adhering to information governance policies

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.
• Knowledge of the wider tobacco control agenda
• Understanding of addiction

Job Specific Requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across the borough.
• Work flexibly and adapt to suit service need.

Experience

Essential

• Experience working within smoking cessation other addiction or behaviour change.
• Experience of working in community settings

Qualifications

Essential

• Higher level education or health/social care/public health)/ professional qualification

Desirable

• NCSCT Practitioner
• Relevant degree

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

Suite 1, The Willows

Ransom Wood Business Park

Mansfield

Nottinghamshire

NG21 0HJ

United Kingdom

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