Stop Smoking Advisor (Development Role 3-4) in St Helens

You’ll support people who want to stop smoking, helping them improve their health and wellbeing through personalised advice and encouragement that can make a lasting difference. Based within a supportive community health team, you’ll work with individuals, groups and partner organisations to help reduce health inequalities and promote healthier lifestyles. This is a great opportunity to build skills in behaviour change, health improvement and community engagement while supporting people to make positive changes. The role includes a structured development pathway, training and ongoing support to help you grow in the position.

Main duties of the job

• Provide one-to-one and group support to help people become smoke free
• Give practical advice on the health impacts of smoking and healthy lifestyle choices
• Build relationships with healthcare professionals, community groups and partner organisations
• Keep accurate records, monitor progress and contribute to service evaluation
• Support community events and awareness activities that promote healthier living

What we’re looking for

• Strong communication and listening skills with a person-centred approach
• Experience working with people, community groups or voluntary organisations
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage your own workload
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and maintaining accurate records
• A commitment to learning, development and supporting people from all backgrounds
• Flexibility to meet service needs, including occasional evening or weekend work

Qualifications

• Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development
• Willingness to complete the NCSCT CHCP Health Trainer training course
• NVQ level 3 or working towards an equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Training completed in motivational coaching/interviewing or equivalent experience

Knowledge

• An understanding of the role of voluntary and community sector organisations and the contributions they make to the health and wellbeing of individuals
• Knowledge of local communities, including resources and assets, VCSE and community services in the locality as well as a commitment to work collaboratively with all local agencies
• Knowledge of factors influencing behaviour and behaviour change approaches
• An understanding of the factors that can impact on an individual’s health and wellbeing
• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities, individuals, their families and carers
• An understanding of community development and asset based approaches, building on existing community and personal assets
• An understanding of the importance of accurate record keeping and knowledge of information governance requirements
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements in relation to processes for risk assessment in relation to venues and home visits
• Knowledge of the personalised care approach
• An understanding of health and social care infrastructure and how services are provided to the local population
• Have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies
• Have a specialist knowledge of one of the wider determinants of health (for example mental health, housing, debt/finance) and commitment to continually develop further knowledge, skills and expertise within this area
• An understanding of the barriers and challenges that people may face to become Smokefree and how to overcome the challenges in connecting to and accessing local activities and support

Experience

• Demonstrable experience working with community groups, voluntary organisations in some capacity or working in a GP practice
• Knowledge and experience of IT systems including the ability to use Microsoft office; Outlook, Excel, Word and Power Point
• Experience of data collection and involvement in service monitoring and evaluation
• Experience of working and supporting individuals on a one to one basis
• Experience and ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
• Experience of building relationships and partnerships
• Experience of working collaboratively with other health care and non-health care professionals to meet patient needs

City Health Care Partnership CIC is an independent, co-owned Community Interest Company providing high quality local health and care services at several sites across Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Knowsley and St Helens. Commissioned by the NHS and local authorities, we are a socially responsible business. Our profits are re-invested into our services, our staff, and the communities we work in. We employ nearly 2,500 people and have over 1.7 million patient contacts each year across more than 50 different services. Our vision is to lead and inspire through excellence, and expertise in all that we do, and we are looking for exceptional people to work with us to provide the highest possible care to the people who use our services.