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Plan and deliver stop smoking advice and support including advice on stop smoking medications.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Provide general healthy lifestyle advice and support to service users and their families. This will include individual and group-based interventions, signposting and referring to other health, community, and voluntary services.
- Plan and deliver stop smoking advice and support including advice on stop smoking medications. This may involve individual, telephonic, on-line and group work sessions in a variety of settings and venues
- Identify and approach women who are eligible for tobacco dependence conversations and treatment in a variety of different settings.
- Participate in educating pregnant women about the benefits of stopping smoking in pregnancy and give support to those women wanting to quit.
- Deliver Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring to a high standard and engage in the data collection and collation of CO rates in pregnancy and following birth.
- Ensure that the relevant equipment is provided and maintained on an agreed schedule. Report any failings of equipment or other environmental factors to the Specialist Midwife for Public Health.
- Deliver Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) in line with relevant protocols and guidelines.
- Respond effectively to referrals within stated timescales - self-referrals from the individuals, and those from colleagues /other workers/GPs.
- Enable utilisation of the smokefree pregnancy platform, for recording patient data, outcomes, review own personal performance against programme KPI's and engage with the Smokefree pregnancy incentive scheme.
- To be involved in the monitoring and evaluation of client feedback, offering recommendations as part of the team to improve services
- Play an active role in the development of the Smoke Free service targets and work collaboratively with team members to share best practice and information on how to achieve these.
Person specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential criteria
- GCSE level English and Mathematics or equivalent
- NVQ level 3/4 or equivalent health related studies OR experience delivering healthy lifestyles advice, and/or stop smoking interventions/support.
Desirable criteria
- Smoking Cessation Advisor Intermediate level qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to members of the public
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Experience of coaching or providing help, support and/or counselling on either a one-to-one basis or as part of a group setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing smoking cessation support
- A record of working with pregnant women.
- Experience of developing and delivering successful health promotion interventions
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available Here
To support you in your application process we've created a What we can offer you guide that shows what you can expect when you join our hospitals. The guide includes links to our strategic aims and objectives as well as our values, development support and rewards and benefits. To help you get the best from your application we've also put together two guides to help you make your application the best it can be. Just click here and here to go through them, or have them open as you complete your application.
We recognise that the recruitment process may present barriers for some and you may need personal adjustments to enable you to participate in our recruitment process. Please make contact with the recruitment team at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
We are reminded everyday of how important life is, so as part of our Working Smarter pledge we offer a variety of flexible working options and wellbeing support to enable our people to find and maintain the right work-life balance.
If you are applying for a secondment role please ensure you have agreement from your current line manager prior to attending an interview. Also please ensure you have read the LTHTR Secondment Policy. A copy of this can be found on the intranet or by contacting
Please note a young person must be in part-time education or training until they're 18. therefore if you are under 18 we are unable to employ you on a full time basis, unless it is in an apprenticeship role.
If the role you've applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this on your behalf and the cost will be recovered from your salary, either as a one-off payment, or over 3 months. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22, Standard DBS check £22 and Enhanced DBS check £42. You should be aware that if you are successful in obtaining a position that requires a DBS check but later withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check. DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions. The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
In line with guidance from United Kingdom Health Security Agency, all staff and volunteers are required to comply with Trust Infection Prevention and Control processes in relation to safe working. This includes mask wearing and adherence to social distancing at all Trust sites.
NO UNSOLICITED ADVERTISING COMPANY APPROACHES
For more information about the Trust take a look at our Application Guide or visit our website www.jobsincare.com/job/jHlCVA8op You can also keep up to date with us on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and Instagram.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
- Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 344.4KB)
- Creating your best application (PDF, 6.1MB)
- What we can offer you (PDF, 6.7MB)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available Here
To support you in your application process we've created a What we can offer you guide that shows what you can expect when you join our hospitals. The guide includes links to our strategic aims and objectives as well as our values, development support and rewards and benefits. To help you get the best from your application we've also put together two guides to help you make your application the best it can be. Just click here and here to go through them, or have them open as you complete your application.
We recognise that the recruitment process may present barriers for some and you may need personal adjustments to enable you to participate in our recruitment process. Please make contact with the recruitment team at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
We are reminded everyday of how important life is, so as part of our Working Smarter pledge we offer a variety of flexible working options and wellbeing support to enable our people to find and maintain the right work-life balance.
If you are applying for a secondment role please ensure you have agreement from your current line manager prior to attending an interview. Also please ensure you have read the LTHTR Secondment Policy. A copy of this can be found on the intranet or by contacting
Please note a young person must be in part-time education or training until they're 18. therefore if you are under 18 we are unable to employ you on a full time basis, unless it is in an apprenticeship role.
If the role you've applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this on your behalf and the cost will be recovered from your salary, either as a one-off payment, or over 3 months. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22, Standard DBS check £22 and Enhanced DBS check £42. You should be aware that if you are successful in obtaining a position that requires a DBS check but later withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check. DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions. The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
In line with guidance from United Kingdom Health Security Agency, all staff and volunteers are required to comply with Trust Infection Prevention and Control processes in relation to safe working. This includes mask wearing and adherence to social distancing at all Trust sites.
NO UNSOLICITED ADVERTISING COMPANY APPROACHES
For more information about the Trust take a look at our Application Guide or visit our website www.jobsincare.com/job/jHlCVA8op You can also keep up to date with us on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and Instagram.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
- Provide general healthy lifestyle advice and support to service users and their families. This will include individual and group-based interventions, signposting and referring to other health, community, and voluntary services.
- Plan and deliver stop smoking advice and support including advice on stop smoking medications. This may involve individual, telephonic, on-line and group work sessions in a variety of settings and venues
- Identify and approach women who are eligible for tobacco dependence conversations and treatment in a variety of different settings.
- Participate in educating pregnant women about the benefits of stopping smoking in pregnancy and give support to those women wanting to quit.
- Deliver Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring to a high standard and engage in the data collection and collation of CO rates in pregnancy and following birth.
- Ensure that the relevant equipment is provided and maintained on an agreed schedule. Report any failings of equipment or other environmental factors to the Specialist Midwife for Public Health.
- Deliver Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) in line with relevant protocols and guidelines.
- Respond effectively to referrals within stated timescales - self-referrals from the individuals, and those from colleagues /other workers/GPs.
- Enable utilisation of the smokefree pregnancy platform, for recording patient data, outcomes, review own personal performance against programme KPI's and engage with the Smokefree pregnancy incentive scheme.
- To be involved in the monitoring and evaluation of client feedback, offering recommendations as part of the team to improve services
- Play an active role in the development of the Smoke Free service targets and work collaboratively with team members to share best practice and information on how to achieve these.
Person specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential criteria
- GCSE level English and Mathematics or equivalent
- NVQ level 3/4 or equivalent health related studies OR experience delivering healthy lifestyles advice, and/or stop smoking interventions/support.
Desirable criteria
- Smoking Cessation Advisor Intermediate level qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to members of the public
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Experience of coaching or providing help, support and/or counselling on either a one-to-one basis or as part of a group setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing smoking cessation support
- A record of working with pregnant women.
- Experience of developing and delivering successful health promotion interventions
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available Here
To support you in your application process we've created a What we can offer you guide that shows what you can expect when you join our hospitals. The guide includes links to our strategic aims and objectives as well as our values, development support and rewards and benefits. To help you get the best from your application we've also put together two guides to help you make your application the best it can be. Just click here and here to go through them, or have them open as you complete your application.
We recognise that the recruitment process may present barriers for some and you may need personal adjustments to enable you to participate in our recruitment process. Please make contact with the recruitment team at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
We are reminded everyday of how important life is, so as part of our Working Smarter pledge we offer a variety of flexible working options and wellbeing support to enable our people to find and maintain the right work-life balance.
If you are applying for a secondment role please ensure you have agreement from your current line manager prior to attending an interview. Also please ensure you have read the LTHTR Secondment Policy. A copy of this can be found on the intranet or by contacting
Please note a young person must be in part-time education or training until they're 18. therefore if you are under 18 we are unable to employ you on a full time basis, unless it is in an apprenticeship role.
If the role you've applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this on your behalf and the cost will be recovered from your salary, either as a one-off payment, or over 3 months. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22, Standard DBS check £22 and Enhanced DBS check £42. You should be aware that if you are successful in obtaining a position that requires a DBS check but later withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check. DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions. The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
In line with guidance from United Kingdom Health Security Agency, all staff and volunteers are required to comply with Trust Infection Prevention and Control processes in relation to safe working. This includes mask wearing and adherence to social distancing at all Trust sites.
NO UNSOLICITED ADVERTISING COMPANY APPROACHES
For more information about the Trust take a look at our Application Guide or visit our website www.jobsincare.com/job/jHlCVA8op You can also keep up to date with us on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and Instagram.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
- Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 344.4KB)
- Creating your best application (PDF, 6.1MB)
- What we can offer you (PDF, 6.7MB)
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