Tobacco Dependency Advisor

To deliver and promote the inpatient Tobacco Treatment Service across all EPUT Premises working collaboratively with clinical ward staff. The post holder will be regularly work in demanding clinical environments and will be dealing face-to-face with vulnerable patients, many with complicated clinical needs., To deliver the Tobacco Treatment Service to inpatients and support onward referral into Provide EWS Services.

To provide support and brief advice with regards to smoking cessation

To educate and train staff to deliver Very Brief Advice training (VBA) to patients when promoting the benefits of stopping smoking & working with the Ward Managers and Clinical Leads

To provide brief interventions to inpatients to improve their lifestyle and advise on further support available

o Apply behaviour change techniques to support individual lifestyle changes, e.g. goals setting, confidence building

o Provide evidence based about a key public health agenda

o Ensure referral onto EWS following discharge from hospital to enhance and sustain the outcome of the interventions.

To promote the service throughout the hospital as detailed in the Standard Operating Procedure that supports the project.

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming LivesValues: Care, Innovation and CompassionMission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.