Tobacco Treatment Advisor

We are recruiting a Tobacco Treatment Advisor to join the Trusts established QUIT team offering a specialist mental health tobacco treatment service in Barnsley. The post holder will be responsible for providing help and support for mental health inpatients, community patients and Trust staff to cut down or stop smoking as part of the QUIT Service and Healthy Hospitals Programme., Work across acute mental health inpatient wards and community mental health settings in Barnsley, offering evidence-based practical support

- Work independently and as part of a small team to plan, deliver and document treatment care plans in a timely manner for mental health patients and NHS staff accessing the QUIT Service in Barnsley

- Engage people living with severe mental health illness in behaviour change and individualised care for tobacco dependence and smoking cessation.

- Use interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain good working relationships with patients and staff in NHS settings.

- Proactively raise awareness of the QUIT Service, Smokefree Policy and support that is available to patients and staff

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with people with severe mental health conditions and working within NHS hospital or community settings. They will be motivated, able to work on their own initiative and be enthusiastic about promoting the Trusts QUIT Service and Smokefree Policy through day-to-day work. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential, as is the ability to use IT/computers to complete admin and data tasks to a good standard.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.