Job Description

As our new Tobacco Dependency Advisor, you'll work in our mental health services to support patients to reduce or stop smoking. As a developmental post, we will support and encourage your career progression within our Trust.



People with severe mental illness are more likely to experience poorer physical health than the general population. In Coventry and Warwickshire, we want to be a lead for reducing health inequalities and this an exciting post to support this ambition.



You'll be at the forefront of this work, providing 1:1 behavioural stop smoking support and advice for people who wish to quit and to support temporary abstinence during a hospital admission. This will be for all acute adult inpatients, using the support of interventions such as brief advice, Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).



You'll also deliver tobacco harm reduction assessments, advice and support sessions, including advice on stop-smoking medications, working within recommended protocols and guidelines. This will involve face-to-face sessions in a variety of settings and venues across the Trust.



You'll promote the general health and wellbeing of people who use the service by signposting them to healthy lifestyle advice and support services.



This role offers a genuine opportunity to reach a wide number of people with severe mental illness and address one of the biggest determinants of physical health; smoking.



For more information on this role please see the attached job description and person specification for more information. This will give you a better overview of the role and requirements.



At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.



We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us



flexible working opportunities



excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more



salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more



discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes



wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more



staff networks and support groups



We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.



For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.



Person Specification



Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust's Values



Obtained an educational level of GCSE level A - C English and Maths or equivalent.



Smoking Cessation Training or willing to undertake within the 3 months of stating in post.



Preferable NVQ/Diploma Level 3 or equivalent higher apprenticeship in healthcare. Experience of assessing patient needs and responding with relevant care plans



Experience of supporting smoke free pathways



Experience working as part of a team



Experience of using computer systems and electronic records.



Experience in working with patients in the delivery of the health promotion agenda.



Ideally, experience of supporting patients who wish to give up smoking. Good knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice in smoking cessation, the consequences of smoking and the benefits of quitting



Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with professionals / individuals from different professional backgrounds



Excellent communication (written and verbal) and listening



Competent IT skills experience with WORD and EXCEL



Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner



Ability to organise and prioritise workload



Ability to write accurate and legibly in patient notes



Ability to communicate in situations where patients may be difficult or dismissive



Enthusiastic



Proactive



Flexible



Professional leadership qualities



Flexibility to meet service needs



Commitment to embed coproduction, lived experience and trauma informed approaches



Able to take initiative when working alone



Compassionate and caring nature



Able to adapt to changing circumstances



Recognition of own limitations



Demonstrates enthusiasm