Stop Smoking Practitioner - Hospital in Liverpool

Training will be given to ensure staff / applicants are equipped to deliver effective services.

Responsibilities

• Work with colleagues in the team and local hospital contacts to ensure the service is promoted and referred into and ensure that smoking cessation is embedded as part of routine client/patient care.
• Motivate and empower clients to make changes to address their addiction.
• Explain to clients the principles of the nicotine and Stop Smoking Service to enable them to make informed choices.
• Deliver evidence-based stop smoking interventions, including one-to-one, drop-in, group sessions, telephone, or online support, in accordance with the NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme.
• Understand the analysis of health and equalities data including service data identifying local need to inform local service development.
• Provide a high quality, efficient and cost-effective service across diverse community settings.
• Lead peer support group sessions for successful quitters following intervention to prevent relapse.
• Provide evidence-based education in all aspects of smoking cessation and behavioural change, with ongoing motivational support.
• Work with individuals to set realistic sustainable goals.
• Ensure all client and service records are up to date, accurate and comply with ABL Health documentation policies.

You will be a motivated, passionate, organized, and proactive individual with significant experience in smoking cessation or addiction. This role will be demanding as services develop and should become integrated in all settings. Use judgement to prioritise competing demands and workload effectively to specific timescales.

Duties and Responsibilities

This post will work under the line management of the Head of Service. The role will be varied, challenging, and rewarding as the service becomes embedded in all local communities across the borough.

Skills and Competencies

• Be an experienced Specialist Stop Smoking Practitioner within the community. (Training will be given)
• Experience of working with, evolving and developing services.
• Positive and proactive outlook with the ability to motivate, engage and support others to achieve the highest standards and outcomes.
• Adept in communication; a strong communicator who adapts the message to fit the needs of the audience including clients, staff, and volunteers at all levels.
• Build strong relationships, foster trust and cooperation among colleagues, stakeholders throughout community settings.
• Quality driven; you naturally seek high standards and actively seek to improve them.
• Value and remain open to new ideas and perspectives.
• Due to the nature of this role and potential for regular travel across the Borough, applicants must have a driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Standard Information and Governance

Information Governance: Employees of ABL Health must comply with the provisions of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. The postholder must not disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or the organisation’s lawful business practices, during or after employment. The postholder will be required to comply with processing requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 where appropriate and to adhere to ABL’s information security and records management policies.

Health, Safety and Safeguarding

Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 requires proactive risk management, incident reporting, and safeguarding responsibilities. ABL is committed to safeguarding children/young people and adults; all employees, temporary staff and volunteers must adhere to safeguarding policies and report concerns as appropriate.

Work Environment and Training

ABL is Smoke-Free. Smoking is not permitted on any premises or surrounding land. The postholder must attend mandatory training identified for their role. The duties outlined are indicative and may be modified as service demands change.

Equality, Diversity & Human Rights

It is the responsibility of every person to support equality and diversity and to respect human rights, in line with the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. ABL is an equal opportunities employer. Sponsorship for this role is not available.