Tobacco Dependency Inpatients Lead

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Tobacco Dependency Inpatient Lead to join our small, motivated team. Working across UHSussex Trust sites, the successful post holder will be integral to delivering the Inpatients Tobacco Dependency Services in our hospitals whilst supporting the Tobacco Dependency Midwifery Lead to deliver the Maternity pathway of the NHS Long Term plan.

All people admitted to hospital who smoke will be offered tobacco treatment and support. You will work with colleagues and stakeholders throughout the Trust and with system partners to deliver the programme in line with the national requirements and the Integrated Care Board's local objectives. The post holder will manage a team of Health Improvement Advisors for Tobacco Dependency, work with admitting staff to train and support in Very Brief Advice and offering Nicotine Replacement within 2 hours of admission and ensure effective referral pathways are in place with external stakeholders. They will be key in leading by example to embed a Smoke Free culture across UHSussex sites.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual, who is passionate about health promotion and health behaviour change, to enable our patients to treat their tobacco dependency throughout pregnancy or following an admission to our hospitals. The service is a key part of achieving the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Version 3 and the NHS Long Term Plan.

You will have extensive line management experience, exceptional communication and interpersonal skills and experience of training and facilitation. You will be able to evidence successful programme management and delivery, ability to work to deadlines and within budgets. You will be familiar with data management and reporting. You will demonstrate a passion for health promotion and health behaviour change.

This role will deliver the key aims of the Tobacco Dependency Programme as per the NHS Long Term Plan and the Saving Babies Lives bundle by delivering Tobacco Dependency Treatment programmes in both Maternity and Acute Inpatient settings. Working as part of a team to cover all sites across University Hospitals Sussex Foundation Trust, this post will have a focus on acute inpatients whilst working closely in partnership with the Tobacco Dependency Maternity Lead, with an expectation for cross-cover between the roles and shared line management responsibility for a team of Health Improvement Advisors for Tobacco Dependency., At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

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