Blackburn - Senior Tobacco Advisor/Health educator
NHS Jobs Blackburn
- Experience of the development and delivery of training to a range of groups. 2. Experience in delivering evidence based psychosocial interventions in line with health behaviour change models. 3. Experience of working in a healthcare setting. 4. Experience of providing guidance and support to junior members of a team and delegation skills. 5. Knowledge around Tobacco, other substance use, addiction and related harms and health complexities. 6. Experience of the delivery of advice on the use of NRT therapies to patients and clinicians in line with local protocols. 7. Plan and deliver creative awareness raising events around Tobacco cessation in line with national smoking campaigns. 8. Maintain accurate data records in respect of training for service key performance indicators. 9. Be accountable for the provision of support to the Tobacco advisors in the team on an individual basis and through group supervision. 10. Proactively target potential referrals of Acute inpatients who use Tobacco to ensure they are offered the best care, support and evidence-based treatments 11. Conduct assessments with inpatients around Tobacco risk, advising on appropriate tobacco dependency treatment options and pathways. 12. Attend training relevant to the post to achieve competence.139. Excellent IT skills, including typing, data input, presentation design and delivery using Powerpoint and other mediums. 13. Responsibility for collating data around training on Tobacco for the organisation, interfacing with appropriate departments such as business intelligence and Learning and Development. 14. Support those who use Tobacco through onward referral to access community Tobacco treatment and pharmacy services and pharmacy smoking cessation pathways ensure smooth transition and follow up post discharge 15. Provide support to individuals to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing and support them in initiating and sustaining appropriate behavioural changes to improve their health. 16. Be accountable for quality control around Tobacco screening audits as per smoke-free policy supported by the data/administrator. 17. Support the delivery of the service key performance and reporting indicators for tobacco dependency, recording and reporting activities and results contributing to achieving all performance indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes. 18. Engage in partnership meetings with key stakeholders supported by the Alcohol and Tobacco services manager. 19. Support the Team administrator with data quality control, escalating any issues. COMMUNICATION 1. Excellent communication skills engaging effectively with a range of patients, professionals, partnership organisations. 2. Excellent written and oral presentation skills when providing one to one and group training. 3. Be able to plan, develop and communicate a programme of Tobacco awareness events and smoke-free initiatives. 4. Work in partnership with Occupational Health department to deliver on the above initiatives. 5. Work collaboratively with partnership agencies and commissioners to assist with the development of the team. 6. Record accurate patient notes as per record keeping guidelines. GOVERNANCE 1. Identify and report safeguarding concerns and respond appropriately. 2. report any incidents and near misses in line with Trust policy. 3. Escalate any risks and concerns appropriately to the Alcohol and Tobacco services manager. 4. Be able to communicate with patients the reason for data collection and understand ones own responsibility under GDPR and the data Protection Act (1998). 5. Develop and maintain own competence in agreed basic and clinical skills. 6. Engage in the supervision and appraisal process. 7. Attend strategic meetings with the support of the Alcohol and Tobacco service manager. O
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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustBlackburn
This role will work in the acute in-patient Tobacco Treatment Service providing a dual role of Senior Tobacco advisor and Health Educator. As a senior member of the team the post-holder will provide day-to-day support to the Tobacco advisors who...