Smokefree Adviser

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 support the specialist stop smoking advisors delivering sessions for people stopping smoking. Specifically the post holder will: Engage with people in local communities which have identified health inequalities.

Communicate with people about health and health improvement. Work with people to change their behaviour to improve their health. Manage and organise their time and activities to give smokers support to stop smoking, this may be face to face in group settings or one to ones and over the telephone. KEY RESULT AREAS: Engage with people in local areas which have identified health inequalities.

Identify and make contact with people in the local community to work with. Work with existing groups and support the development of new groups in order to identify and engage with individuals. Develop and maintain relationships with people who are most at risk of poor health outcomes. Promote the equality and value the diversity of individuals.

Build up and maintain knowledge of contacts and agencies within the community. Communicate with individuals about health and health improvement. Provide information to people about stopping smoking and health related issues; Enable people to develop their knowledge and skills about health and well-being. Signpost individuals to other agencies for information, support and resources as necessary.

Enable people to change their behaviour to improve their health. For full job description please see attached supporting documents