Health & Wellbeing Officer - Smoking Cessation

1 week ago


BarrowInFurness, United Kingdom Westmorland & Furness Council Full time

Job profile- The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.**Job details**:
**Job reference**

REQ00000016289

**Date posted**

08/02/2024

**Application closing date**

28/02/2024

**Location**

**Salary**

£29,777 - £30,296

**Package**

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full time

**Attachments**

**Health & Wellbeing Officer - Smoking Cessation - WMF874e**:
**Job description**

**Health and Wellbeing Officer
- Smoking Cessation - WMF874e**

**Westmorland and Furness Council**

**Salary: £29,777 - £30,296**

**Hours: 2 x 37 hours**

**Location: Work base to be agreed - Covering Westmorland & Furness Council**

**Contract: Permanent**

**About this opportunity**

**Are you looking for a rewarding challenge? Would you like to be part of **making positive changes to someone’s life?**
- We have the opportunity for 2 Smoking Cessation workers to join our established Health and Wellbeing Team, working with individuals to provide behaviour change intervention to help them quit smoking.
The two roles are outlined below:

- **1x Pharmacy** in reach supporting people who are on a respiratory health pathway including targeted lung health checks, people receiving enhanced health.
- **1x Community Outreach **supporting people from the 20% most deprived communities who have, for example, mental health, homelessness, and substance misuse.
- You will provide:

- One to one and group work with a focus on behavior change
- Provide access to aids and NRT to aid quitting.
- Deliver a rolling 12-week programme of support for those wanting to quit.
- Within the role, you will need to able to adopt a coaching approach and have the personal skills to build trusting and authentic relationships with individuals in our community. You will work in a non-directive style, help people to stop smoking and motivate them to make positive changes, whilst also understanding and reducing any barriers to change.
Smoking remains one the biggest causes of death and ill health in the UK. As part of the local authority’s commitment to becoming Smoke Free in 2030, funding has been allocated to the H&WT to provide people who smoke the opportunities to access appropriate support to quit smoking at the right time for them.
- **Who we are looking for**
-- Provide a range of interventions to support people to become 12-week nicotine free
- Report on outcomes and quit rates
- Develop effective and collaborative relationships with partners.
- Work alongside people to reduce health inequalities by understanding inequality and identify ways in which they can address and sustain changes into the future.
- Understand and challenge behaviours, raise awareness and build personal responsibility.

- Interview information
- We will be holding in-person interviews these interviews will cover
- Your Personal resilience
- Your communication and collaborative skills (group work)
- Formal interview
- Opportunity to meet the wider team

**This role requires an enhanced DBS check with a Children’s and Adults Barred List check. Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with Children and Adults.**

**What can we offer you**
- Excellent training and development
Flexible working opportunities
Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise)
Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms
Competitive rates of pay
- **Application and Interview information**
- Closing date: 28 February 2024
Interview date: 14 and 15 March 2024
- If you are invited to a virtual interview, this will preferably be undertaken using the Microsoft Teams software, which is currently free for new users, however if there are any issues with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interviews.
- **Safer Recruitment**
- At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all employees, volunteers and the Externally Provided Workforce (EPWs) to share this commitment.
- **Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion**

- As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.



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