Stop Smoking Practitioner

**Role Purpose**: As a Tobacco Dependency Practitioner for Secondary Care, you will be an integral part of Smoking Cessation in hospitals, working alongside existing hospital-based Tobacco Dependence Teams to ensure a medical model of care for tobacco dependency is an integrated part of routine client care by all health professionals. Ultimately this programme will lead to the most significant referral route for the overall smoking cessation service within the county. Training will be given to ensure staff / applicants are equipped to deliver effective services. Your key responsibilities will be: To be responsible for the assessment, planning and delivery of a programme of smoking cessation / tobacco dependency care to clients at the hospital bedside and follow up seamlessly into the community on discharge To support with embedding smoking cessation / tobacco dependency into routine medical care Assisting clinical teams in providing advice to help tobacco users to stop smoking or using other forms of tobacco.
Ensure tobacco dependency interventions you will be delivering comply with NICE, and NCSCT guidance. Work cohesively with other services to ensure multi-agency working is integrated into tobacco dependency. Identify opportunities to develop and improve services for clients. Contribute to the development of secondary care staff.
Motivate and empower clients to make changes to address their addiction Explain to clients the principles of the Stop Smoking Service to enable them to make informed choices Deliver evidence-based stop smoking interventions, these include one to one, drop in, group sessions, telephone, or on-line support, these must be in accordance with the NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme. Work with other professionals to embed smoking cessation is part of routine client care Maximise the impact of smoking cessation on health gains and reduce health inequalities Lead peer support group sessions for successful quitters following intervention to prevent relapse Provide evidence-based education in all aspects of smoking cessation and behavioural change as well on
- going motivational support Work with individuals to set realistic sustainable goals Ensure all client and service records are up to date, accurate and satisfy the ABL Health documentation policies Manage a caseload To engage and recruit potential clients at promotional and community events Provide administrative assistance to the service in terms of client contacts, appointment bookings and confirmations Identify opportunities to develop and improve services for clients Maintain own knowledge of evidence-based methods and integrate new research into own practice Assist in the organisation of the workload ensuring effective and efficient communication to other staff members To conduct stakeholder engagement, identify and strengthen referral pathways and identify potential co-working opportunities Attend stakeholder meetings as required Attend regular Stop Smoking Service Meetings Attend training as required and keep up to date with the wider aspects of Tobacco Control Attend all training, internal and external to support the role You will be a motivated, passionate, organised, and proactive individual with significant experience in smoking cessation or addiction. This role will be demanding as services develop and should become integrated in all settings. It will be essential that you use your own judgement to prioritise competing demands and workload effectively to specific timescales.
Duties and Responsibilities This post will work under the line management of the Head of Service. The role will be varied, challenging, and rewarding as the service becomes embedded in all local communities across the borough. Work as part of the secondary care team within the boundaries of an honorary contract To build relationships with relevant hospital personnel to ensure own expertise is utilised to influence evidence base practice is embedded and governed by hospital policies and protocols. Work cohesively with other services to ensure smoking cessation / tobacco dependency is integrated within multi-agencies.
Participate in meetings applicable to the development of the Smoking Cessation / tobacco dependency programme within secondary care. Ensure a robust and timely referral care pathway is embedded within secondary care. Ensure clients have access to appropriate pharmacotherapy as speedily as possible on admission to hospital. Deliver smoking cessation / tobacco dependency interventions with clients at the bedside and ensure a seamless transition into ABL Health community services.
Skills and Competencies Required Be an experienced Specialist Stop Smoking Practitioner within the community. (Training will be given) Experience of working with evolving and developing services Positive and proactive outlook with the ability to motivate, engage and support others to achieve the highest standards and outcomes. Adept in communication; A strong communi