About this role
Job summary
To advise patients, staff and visitors on how to quit and / or abstain from smoking during a hospital stay and beyond.
Signpost to appropriate community support so patients can continue their quit journey following an inpatient stay.
Deliver / signpost staff training opportunities.
Main duties of the job
To work with the onsite Tobaccodependency Treatment Service (TDTS) and specialists to provide advice, behavioural support and treatment in relation to tobacco smoking.
To support the day to day running of the onsite TDTS to ensure safe, well organized and evidenced based care is offered routinely to all identified smokers and provided to all that access the service. Provide support in a range of settings as required for the delivery of smoking cessation service.
To support the delivery of the service key performance and reporting indicators for tobacco dependency.
Organise own workload and work unsupervised in a busy team. Maintain a high standard of work and prioritise own workload according to the needs of the service, individual needs including equality, diversity and social inclusion in all aspects of work.
Take referrals, including self-referrals, into the service and work with patients to identify the most appropriate tobacco dependency treatment pathway.
Support individuals to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing and support them in initiating and sustaining appropriate behavioural changes to improve their health.
Record and report activities and results.
Develop and sustain tobacco dependency support and referrals into the service.
Travel is required across the Trust footprint, including occasional regional travel.
The TDTS will operate seven days each week.
About us
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.
Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.
We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills Essential
Word processing skills including email, Microsoft office and excel. Ability to communicate effectively, using interpreters as required. Able to deliver factual information using reassurance, tact and empathy. Evidence of previous team working. An understanding of confidentiality and the ability to adhere to and implement Information Governance guidelines. Knowledge of tobacco treatment
Desirable
Ability to use carbon monoxide monitors.
Experience Essential
Effective communicator
Qualification & Training Essential
GCSE Maths and English or equivalent Understanding of the drivers of ill health
Desirable
Level 2 smoking cessation training
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 South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Raod
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)