Lewisham Stop Smoking Service has a 0.4 wte (two days per week) permanent vacancy for a Specialist Stop Smoking Advisor .
This exciting role contributes to the delivery of the LGT Stop Smoking Service objectives and the wider objectives of the Trust by providing high-quality, expert stop smoking interventions to service users across the borough.
With NCSCT and SCTRP qualifications a s well as extensive experience delivering stop smoking interventions, the Stop Smoking Service Specialist Advisor will deliver community-based smoking interventions for a range of priority groups such as Pregnancy, Mental Health, and Routine and Manual Workers at a range of venues.
The role will incorporate the requirement to support organisations to develop clear, effective pathways to assess, advise, and refer smokers for specialist support. Experience designing and delivering training and creating referral pathways is also required .
PLEASE NOTE: We may not be able to offer sponsorship for this post
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who can produce results in a challenging environment. As the SSS Specialist Advisor it will be your responsibility to provide high intensity stop smoking interventions as a part of the community stop smoking team.
This role requires an ability to manage time and resources effectively to ensure that you hit targets and provide highly effective support for smokers who access the stop smoking service.
Candidates with experience of delivering community-based stop smoking interventions would be ideally suited to this role, as would individuals with experience providing stop smoking interventions in acute settings.
The Lewisham Stop Smoking Service is comprised of advisors, facilitators, coordinators, and administrators within Lewisham Hospital. T he team will sit within the LGT Stop Smoking Services alongside the Tobacco Dependence Treatment Team to form an integrated treatment pathway for inpatients as they are discharged to the community.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream
Deliver an acute -based stop smoking service for all smokers including those who are pregnant, are living with a severe physical or mental health condition, or experience inequalities ( as identified by the CORE20+5 or VITAL 5 approaches)
Provide effective stop smoking support for people who live, work, study or have a GP in Lewisham
Contribute to the service KPI’s for all identified groups of smokers
Develop expertise in effective treatment programmes for people with a range of smoking related health conditions
Oversee the planning and delivery of outreach/promotional activity within the service
Understand nicotine addiction and the specific difficulties faced by smokers accessing services from L GT NHS Trust
Motivate clients to stop smoking and stay stopped
Give information on the benefits of smokefree homes for family health
Use evidence-based approaches based on NICE guidance, OHID guidance and recommendations from the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training
Develop good working relationships with professional staff and managers e.g. GP’s/pharmacists, LGT ward and community service s , Lewisham Council
Plan and create promotional material for distribution through community partnership forums and local comm s teams to actively promote services
Plan and deliver a comprehensive training programme to promote a systematic, proactive approach to stopping smoking across the Trust and within the local community.
Ensure that community services /departments are providing Very Brief Advice (VBA) to refer patients for support
Work with other referrers in the community /hospital to i ncrease the number of smokers using the service by designing and implementing bespoke referral pathways to the service
