Tobacco Dependency Advisor

Transformationunitgm; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Aylesbury seeks a Tobacco Dependency Advisor to lead smoking cessation initiatives. This role requires delivering behavioral support and advice in various settings, ensuring adherence to best practices. Ideal candidates should have prior experience in health promotion, strong communication skills, and relevant qualifications, including NCSCT Level 2 Training. Join us to enhance community health through effective tobacco dependency treatments.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff accommodation options

Networking and support groups

Qualifications

• Understanding of addiction and behaviour change principles.
• Knowledge of NICE Guidance and tobacco control strategies.
• Experience in smoking cessation or health promotion.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment.
• Provide behavioural support and advice on pharmacotherapy.
• Support implementation of Trust-wide smoke-free policies.

Skills

Strong Communication

Organisational skills

IT skills

Education

NCSCT Level 2 Practitioner Training

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health/Social Care

Certified NCSCT training

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Powerpoint

Databases

Job description

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Job overview

We are looking for an exceptional person to join the Tobacco Dependency Team as a Tobacco Dependency Advisor to support at operational level the delivery of an effective smoking cessation programme which is embedded within the Trust wide Smoke free Policy.

The post holder will work collaboratively with Tobacco Dependency Advisor Lead, frontline teams and stakeholders to deliver specialist smoking cessation service across Oxford Health Foundation Trust ensuring a seamless journey for patients in our care. This role is responsible for the delivery of smoking cessation behaviour support to service users on a one to one or group basis in line with evidence-based guidelines. The post–holder will be expected to deliver interventions within locally defined areas covering a range of settings and to support Tobacco Dependency Lead in training delivery to staff.

Main duties of the job

To deliver high quality, evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment and smoking cessation support to individuals across our mental health inpatient settings. The role involves providing behavioural support, pharmacotherapy advice, harm reduction strategies, and onward referral to community services. Advisors will work flexibly across sites to promote temporary abstinence and long-term cessation. The post holder will also support the implementation of Trust-wide smoke free policies and contribute to service development. The post holder will also support the development delivery of training to colleagues across the Trust.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:“Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are:“Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

It is essential that the postholder can work flexibly, independently and as part of a team. This is a varied, challenging, and rewarding role.

Applicants must have a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

You will be a motivated, passionate, organised, and proactive individual with a commitment to succeed and support the service development.

Please see job description and person specification attached.

We know Job Descriptions and Specifications can sometimes be long which can be off-putting for some people, and we don’t want to let that deter you from applying.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck, and we hope to hear from you!

Person specification

Knowledge

• Understanding of addiction and behaviour change principles; tobacco control agenda.
• Knowledge of NICE Guidance, tobacco control strategies.
• Knowledge of local and national smoking cessation services.

Qualifications

• NCSCT Level 2 Practitioner Training (or willingness to complete).
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health/Social Care.
• Certified NCSCT training.

Further Training or Job-Relatd Aptitude and Skills

• Strong Communication, organisational and IT skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, databases).
• Prioritise and manage own workload.
• Deal with conflicting demands and deadlines.

Experience

• Experience in smoking cessation, health promotion or working within inpatient/community health settings.
• Experience of delivering smoking cessation interventions.
• Experience in service audits, training delivery and running groups.
• Experience in mental health or addiction services.
• All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.