Stop Smoking Advisor

2 months ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust Full time

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed. This post will contribute to tackling inequalities in health through promoting and supporting people to stop smoking. It focuses on engaging with people in communities and offering them practical support to change their behaviour to achieve their own choices and goals.

The post holder will provide smoking cessation advice and support to individuals and groups of people who want to stop smoking. Specifically the post holder will: Seek out opportunities to develop and implement stop smoking services in a range of health and community settings. Promote the general health and wellbeing of people who use the service through offering healthy lifestyle advice and support. Work with people to change their behaviour to improve their health.

**KEY RESULT AREAS**: To deliver excellent levels of customer service to people, and address or report, in a timely and proactive manner, where these standards have not been met. To plan and deliver smoking cessation advice and support sessions, including advice on stop smoking medications, working within recommended protocols and guidelines. This will involve individual, telephonic, on-line and group work sessions in a variety of settings and venues, working closely with the central Yorkshire Smokefree telephonic Hub staff as required. Develop individually tailored support plans including recommending treatments based on assessed needs.

Provide information to people about stopping smoking and health-related issues in line with best guidance and protocols. Provide general health and lifestyle advice and support to people using the service e.g. healthy eating, physical activity, stress management. This will include individual and group based interventions, signposting and referring to other health, community and voluntary services.

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