Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be a part of the Guy's and St Thomas' Acute Tobacco Dependence Treatment Team. We are looking for an experienced Tobacco Dependence Specialist who will enjoy working as part of a small team delivering tobacco dependence treatment to patients across our two hospital sites. The post holder will be involved in continuing the development and delivery of our services to meet the Long Term Plan for tobacco, including ward based interventions, outpatient clinics and MDT training. This will help to achieve the Trust commitment to drive a culture change towards prevention and to bring the promotion of optimised physical health and wellbeing into the mainstream.



The post holder will be expected to support the delivery of the tobacco dependence treatment sections of the Trust initiatives aimed at promoting and improving the health of patients including the LTP project and Vital 5 programmes.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

To ensure that staff in the target clinical areas are trained in very brief advice (VBA) either through online package or face to face training.



To monitor ward staff compliance with the core care, including screening on admission and initial withdrawal management, and further support staff with any issues resulting in non-compliance of this target



Provide appropriate clinical interventions to patients to support time-limited withdrawal management and long-term smoking cessation



To be responsible for delivery of the targets set.



To set up, manage and deliver tobacco dependence outpatient clinics



To be engaged and proactive with the further development and roll out of the tobacco dependence treatment programmes developed by the Trust throughout the hospital.



We are a small friendly team which has become well-established with a wealth of experience in tobacco dependence, led by the Trust's Values:



Caring - we put patients first

We provide patient and person-centred care. We care about others' needs and wellbeing. We listen. We are compassionate to ourselves and others. We reflect on our actions. We are respectful and welcoming.



Ambitious - we innovate and strive for excellence

We innovate and strive for excellence. We act with integrity. We act on staff and patient feedback. We seek ways to improve the care and experience of others. We are efficient. We are committed to growth. We find new ways to deliver excellence.



Inclusive - we respect each other and work collaboratively

We respect each other and work collaboratively. We act on diverse views. We put ourselves in 'others' shoes'. We are building an anti-racism organisation. We seek opportunities to collaborate. We show sensitivity towards diversity of culture.



To assess inpatients tobacco dependence, devise a treatment plan and ensure tobacco dependence care is given throughout the inpatient stay and post-discharge



To uphold and actively support the Trust's smoke-free status



Ensure targets are met



To deliver a range of effective tobacco dependence services using ward-based and out patient clinic-based support and provide telephone support for those smokers who are unable to attend face to face appointments.



To manage a caseload of clients independently and prioritise service user needs



Develop expertise in effective treatment programmes for people with a range of smoking related health conditions



Plan and deliver a comprehensive and bespoke training programme to promote a systematic, proactive approach to tobacco dependence across the Trust.



To utilise a range of different approaches to raise awareness of tobacco dependence services and to use all possible opportunities to generate referrals for patients



To promote and facilitate the development of seamless care pathways and referral systems between professionals in acute settings, midwifery, community health services and primary care.



To support the integration of the tobacco dependence service into broader health development initiatives



To contribute to the ongoing development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of the tobacco dependence treatment service



Please see attached job description for full duties and responsibilities