Smoking Cessation Advisor
Swansea Bay University Health Board, Mount Pleasant, Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot
Smoking Cessation Advisor
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Swansea Bay University Health Board, Mount Pleasant, Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 21 Mar | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 238319332b0744798060c8f765fab272
Full Job Description
This role will support Maternity, Outpatients, Inpatients, Community patients, and relevant teams, to provide advice and support, to safely and sustainably, stop smoking., Responsible for the delivery of smoking cessation behaviour support to clients on a one to one or group basis in line withevidence-based guidelines.Work collaboratively with individuals and local partners, stakeholders and health professionals including GP surgeries andpharmacies to deliver a specialist smoking cessation service across the health board footprint, ensuring a seamless journeyfor patients across all elements of the Help Me Quit service (HMQ) in hospital and community.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our team of smoking cessation advisors, to provide specialist behavioural support and advice to smokers who want to quit.The successful candidate will need to have excellent interpersonal skills, and experience of working with patients/service users to make a positive behaviour change.
Excellent organisational skills and experience of using technology is essential. You will be responsible for accurate recording of patient/service user information electronically throughout each day.
You will also need the ability to positively influence the actions of others and must be a non-smoker or someone who has stopped for over a year.
There is a significant demand for our service outside of office hours, thus the candidate should be willing to work flexible hours including evenings and Saturdays.
We have high standards and expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening & Learning, Working Together,Taking Responsibility & Innovating, whilst ensuring trust, honesty and compassion are implicit in everything thatwe do. We are adaptable, agile and flexible and pride ourselves on being a learning organisation - one where itis safe to make mistakes, where blame is replaced by opportunity, learning and improvement. innovation is builtinto everything that we do. We recognise our people regularly and have an Appreciation Station, to encouragestaff to applaud exemplary behaviour in one another, alongside an Annual Staff Recognition Award ceremonyaligned to our values. We respect and value our people and strive for a culture of compassion and inclusivity.We are a bilingual organisation, and we have a team of Change Champions who advocate 'This is Our NWSSP'our principal change programme. Similarly, PROUD is our new staff network welcoming LGBT+ colleagues
andallies to come together in a safe space for discussions, event planning and the opportunity to build supportivenetworks. We have a comprehensive benefits package where there is something for everyone, supporting health,engagement and wellbeing and includes an Employee Assistance Programme. We have over 30 Mental HealthFirst Aiders and work in partnership with local and national organisations to ensure the well-being and resilienceof our people.
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