Community Stop Smoking Advisor in Barnsley

This post will contribute to tackling inequalities in health through promoting and supporting people to stop smoking. It focuses on engaging with people in communities and offering them practical support to change their behaviour to achieve their own choices and goals. The post holder will support the specialist stop smoking advisors delivering sessions for people stopping smoking.

Specifically the post holder will:

• Engage with people in local communities which have identified health inequalities.
• Communicate with people about health and health improvement.
• Work with people to change their behaviour to improve their health.
• Manage and organise their time and activities to give smokers support to stop smoking, this may be face to face in group settings or one to ones and over the telephone.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Engage with people in local areas which have identified health inequalities:
• Identify and make contact with people in the local community to work with.
• Work with existing groups and support the development of new groups in order to identify and engage with individuals.
• Develop and maintain relationships with people who are most at risk of poor health outcomes.
• Promote the equality and value the diversity of individuals.
• Build up and maintain knowledge of contacts and agencies within the community.
2. Communicate with individuals about health and health improvement:
• Provide information to people about stopping smoking and health related issues.
• Enable people to develop their knowledge and skills about health and well-being.
• Signpost individuals to other agencies for information, support and resources as necessary.
3. Enable people to change their behaviour to improve their health:
• Help people to understand how smoking affects their health.
• Help people to make a personal health plan which includes changes they want to make.
• Support people in achieving their personal health plan by offering encouragement and motivation on a weekly basis.
• Provide weekly support for people to maintain their behaviour change.
4. Manage and organise own time and activities to support individuals in the community:
• Plan own time and activities to meet the reasonable needs of individuals in the community.
• Respond effectively to referrals within stated timescales self-referrals from the individuals, and those from colleagues /other workers/GPs.
• Keep adequate electronic records using Quit Manager of the work undertaken as agreed with line manager.
• Alert specialist advisors or line manager to any issues in work (including concerns about individuals or work in the community) and maintain confidentiality.
• Actively contribute to ways in which local services can be improved to improve the health and well-being of the local community/barriers that individuals are experiencing in changing their behaviour.
• Contribute to the development of the Specialist stop smoking service targets and any plans that may be developed by attending meetings as appropriate with co workers and sharing information.
• Take an active part in developing own knowledge and skills.
• Seek advice and support as and when appropriate.
• Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others.
• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures.

To participate in an annual performance and personal development review. To undertake any other duties consistent with the grade. To maintain good working relationships with all levels of staff within the Acute Care Business Unit to ensure these administrative duties are carried out efficiently and effectively in order to meet the needs of the service.

Trust Values:

The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g., service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respect at all time. The post holder must at all times act in accordance with the Trusts Values:

• We put the person first and in the centre.
• We know that families and carers matter.
• We are respectful, honest, open and transparent.
• We improve and aim to be outstanding.
• We are relevant today and ready for tomorrow.

Safeguarding:

Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy. Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.

Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy:

All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to: ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns; maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct; understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and Trust Data Protection Policy; comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually; receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed; understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy; recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity; ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participating in relevant training; comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision); demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement; abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached; work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards; adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds; being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact; Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly; In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.