Tobacco Dependence Advisor

Job overview

This exciting new role will contribute to the delivery of the Bedfordshire Hospitals Stop Smoking Service objectives and the wider objectives of the Organisation providing high-quality, expert stop smoking intervention treatment to inpatients, outpatients, and staff. If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients’ experience the best it can possibly be.

• To work with within the Trust Tobacco Team as a Tobacco Dependency Advisor, to provide behavioural support and treatment in relation to tobacco smoking to patients in the Trust.
• To support the day to day running of the onsite tobacco treatment service to ensure safe, well organized and evidenced based care is offered routinely to all identified smokers in the Trust. Provide support in a range of settings as required for the delivery of smoking cessation service.

To support the delivery of the service key performance and reporting indicators for tobacco dependency. 

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• Organise own workload and work unsupervised in a busy team. Maintain a high standard of work and prioritise own workload according to the needs of the service, individual needs including equality, diversity and social inclusion in all aspects of work.
• Manage day to day referrals, into the team and work with patients to identify the most appropriate tobacco dependency treatment pathway.
• Support individuals to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing and support them in initiating and sustaining appropriate behavioural changes to improve their health.
• Record and report activities and results.
• Work in partnership with local services and community pharmacies to offer continuation support to all patients.
• Develop and sustain tobacco dependency support and referrals into the service.
• Traveling might be required across sites, occasionally for meetings, trainings and team cover whenever necessary.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.