Smoking Cessation Nurse/Advisor
- Employer
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Fulham
- Salary
- £42,471 to £50,364 a year Per Annum Incl HCAS
- Closing date
- 1 Jun 2023
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Job summary
We are recruiting a new Smoking Cessation Nurse/Advisor on a 12 month FTCwho will be pivotal in helping our patients give up smoking and/or the use of other tobacco containing products through Evidence-based interventions. The NHS Long term Plan commits to support every person admitted to hospital who smokes by offering tobacco dependence treatment. This includes expectant mothers throughout antenatal care. This role will be within the hospital inpatient team whilst a separate maternity led service will be supporting pregnant women.
Main duties of the job
1) Provide high quality smoking cessation behavioural support and pharmacological advice in accordance with evidenced based practice to those who want to give up smoking or use of other tobacco products.
2) Ensure patients have equitable access to the service, providing individualised care.
3) Ensure patients requiring tobacco dependence support are seen in a timely manner, and patients are fully informed of follow up care/appointments.4) Maintain good relationships with patients requiring tobacco dependence support, respond promptly to requests and ensure a high degree of confidentially, complying with the Trust's PROUD values.
5) Pro-actively raise awareness of the support that is available to patients through an on-going communications plan
6) Utilise a range of motivational, influencing and negotiating skills to increase motivation for patients wanting to give up smoking and for compliance with the Smoke-free policy.
About us
About the Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people.Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment. Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a �30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious �60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1) Provide high quality smoking cessation behavioural support and pharmacological advice in accordance with evidenced based practice to those who want to give up smoking or use of other tobacco products.
2) Ensure patients have equitable access to the service, providing individualised care.
3) Ensure patients requiring tobacco dependence support are seen in a timely manner, and patients are fully informed of follow up care/appointments.4) Maintain good relationships with patients requiring tobacco dependence support, respond promptly to requests and ensure a high degree of confidentially, complying with the Trusts PROUD values.
5) Pro-actively raise awareness of the support that is available to patients through an on-going communications plan
6) Utilise a range of motivational, influencing and negotiating skills to increase motivation for patients wanting to give up smoking and for compliance with the Smoke-free policy.
Person Specification
Role Specification
Essential
Desirable
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
289-EI-1448
We are recruiting a new Smoking Cessation Nurse/Advisor on a 12 month FTCwho will be pivotal in helping our patients give up smoking and/or the use of other tobacco containing products through Evidence-based interventions. The NHS Long term Plan commits to support every person admitted to hospital who smokes by offering tobacco dependence treatment. This includes expectant mothers throughout antenatal care. This role will be within the hospital inpatient team whilst a separate maternity led service will be supporting pregnant women.
Main duties of the job
1) Provide high quality smoking cessation behavioural support and pharmacological advice in accordance with evidenced based practice to those who want to give up smoking or use of other tobacco products.
2) Ensure patients have equitable access to the service, providing individualised care.
3) Ensure patients requiring tobacco dependence support are seen in a timely manner, and patients are fully informed of follow up care/appointments.4) Maintain good relationships with patients requiring tobacco dependence support, respond promptly to requests and ensure a high degree of confidentially, complying with the Trust's PROUD values.
5) Pro-actively raise awareness of the support that is available to patients through an on-going communications plan
6) Utilise a range of motivational, influencing and negotiating skills to increase motivation for patients wanting to give up smoking and for compliance with the Smoke-free policy.
About us
About the Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people.Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for - our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment. Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate. We have recently completed a �30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious �60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1) Provide high quality smoking cessation behavioural support and pharmacological advice in accordance with evidenced based practice to those who want to give up smoking or use of other tobacco products.
2) Ensure patients have equitable access to the service, providing individualised care.
3) Ensure patients requiring tobacco dependence support are seen in a timely manner, and patients are fully informed of follow up care/appointments.4) Maintain good relationships with patients requiring tobacco dependence support, respond promptly to requests and ensure a high degree of confidentially, complying with the Trusts PROUD values.
5) Pro-actively raise awareness of the support that is available to patients through an on-going communications plan
6) Utilise a range of motivational, influencing and negotiating skills to increase motivation for patients wanting to give up smoking and for compliance with the Smoke-free policy.
Person Specification
Role Specification
Essential
- Experience as a Tobacco Cessation Advisor/Nurse
- Experience working in Inpatient Hospital Setting
- IT/Electronic Records Experience
Desirable
- Audit Skills
- Respiratory Experience
- Experience Organising and delivering educational learning
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
289-EI-1448
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