Tobacco Dependency Advisor

All adult patients admitted to St Helier Hospital should have their smoking status recorded and their smoking habits documented in line with the public health agenda. The post holder will be able to work with mínimal supervision to assist clinical teams in providing smoking cessation support to help smokers who want to stop smoking, will be able to use Trust systems to undertake administrative duties (training can be given) and will have a passion for promoting the health of our community.
- Provide stop smoking support to identified adult inpatients
- Work with the Lead Nurse for Tobacco Dependency to develop and implement stop smoking services
- Assist with administration of associated data collection and collation
- Promote the general health and wellbeing of our inpatients and colleagues
- Work with mínimal indirect supervision
- Escalate and record any possible safeguarding issues

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.