Health & Wellbeing Support Worker • Sutton Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nHealth & Wellbeing Support Worker with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton, United Kingdom\n\n Job summary An opportunity has arisen for a Heath and wellbeing support worker to join the Tobacco Dependency Team within Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our established, friendly and dynamic team. Experience of previous work as a Tobacco Dependency Advisor is desirable but not essential as full induction and training will be provided. We are looking for someone who is patient care focussed, non-judgemental, with initiative, time management skills and the ability to work safely within their scope of practice. Communication and interpersonal skills are also essential to this role, in order to support patients to make positive lifestyle changes. The role requires the successful applicant to be flexible and adaptable with good organisation skills. You will work closely with staff and patients in a multi-disciplinary team setting, supporting the provision brief advice, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and onward referrals to community provider's post-discharge. Main duties of the job Support the delivery of actions and activities to ensure the effective implementation of NICE PH48 and the MECC agenda Provide Smokefree and MECC brief interventions at the bedside to support individual patients as required Support patients and staff to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing and supporting them in initiating and sustaining appropriate behavioural changes to improve their health. Work with the Health and Wellbeing Lead and the Smokefree Team to facilitate the referrals made. Act as a role model to front-line staff in the engagement and delivery of brief interventions to patients Support front-line staff to develop the knowledge and confidence to effectively offer Nicotine Replacement Therapy and e-cigarettes to patients Develop strong working relationships with team members, ward staff and the local stop smoking service Support the delivery of training courses or updates, for example brief interventions to ward staff and to support the delivery of health and wellbeing study days Participate in the organisation and delivery of health promoting events Travel is required across our three hospital sites To embody the Trust's CARE values in daily duties About us Thank you for your interest in this role. Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020. The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care. For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England. Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you. Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us. Job description Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Job description Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Person Specification Contractual Requirements Essential Regular attendance and willingness to work flexible hours as necessary Non-smoker or someone who has been stopped for over a year Able to work occasional evenings and weekends Access to transport and able to travel between Trust sites Reliable Knowledge Essential Good communication skills, including being able to talk to people individually or in a group Good listening skills Keen interest to improve the health and wellbeing for our patients staff and community Be supportive and encouraging to people offering advice and support Ability to positively influence the actions of others knowledge of NICE PH48 and MECC Knowledge of brief interventions Knowledge of goal setting Awareness of behaviour change and motivational interviewing techniques Desirable Awareness of lifestyle factors that make people healthy and unhealthy Knowledge of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Qualifications Essential NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience or training Desirable Level 2 NCSCT Smoking Cessation Experience Essential Excellent people skills Excellent communication skills Excellent listening skills Experience of working independently and as part of a team Computer literate and experience of using Microsoft Office applications Good administration skills Experience of partnership working Experience of supporting patients/clients with behaviour change Experience of delivering training Ability to coach, motivate and inspire others Desirable Experience of working in a hospital environment Delivering lifestyle change/brief interventions Experience of providing training Person Specification Contractual Requirements Essential Regular attendance and willingness to work flexible hours as necessary Non-smoker or someone who has been stopped for over a year Able to work occasional evenings and weekends Access to transport and able to travel between Trust sites Reliable Knowledge Essential Good communication skills, including being able to talk to people individually or in a group Good listening skills Keen interest to improve the health and wellbeing for our patients staff and community Be supportive and encouraging to people offering advice and support Ability to positively influence the actions of others knowledge of NICE PH48 and MECC Knowledge of brief interventions Knowledge of goal setting Awareness of behaviour change and motivational interviewing techniques Desirable Awareness of lifestyle factors that make people healthy and unhealthy Knowledge of Nicotine Replacement Therapy Qualifications Essential NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience or training Desirable Level 2 NCSCT Smoking Cessation Experience Essential Excellent people skills Excellent communication skills Excellent listening skills Experience of working independently and as part of a team Computer literate and experience of using Microsoft Office applications Good administration skills Experience of partnership working Experience of supporting patients/clients with behaviour change Experience of delivering training Ability to coach, motivate and inspire others Desirable Experience of working in a hospital environment Delivering lifestyle change/brief interventions Experience of providing training Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Employer details Employer name Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Kings Mill Hospital Mansfield Road Sutton-In-Ashfield NG17 4JL Employer's website "}