Job Introduction

Do you want to help build a brighter future for communities and individuals in Hammersmith & Fulham doing a highly rewarding job. Turning Point are currently expanding to provide smoking cessation services for the residents of the Borough. We have a range of roles for people passionate about supporting others to make change. We have roles both in our targeted stop smoking provision (focused on local residents with mental health issues, substance use issues, those engaged in the criminal justice system as well as pregnant women and new parents) as well as our wider provision providing smoking cessation support for anyone who needs it. 

As a Stop Smoking Practitioner, we offer a starting salary of rising each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, rising to. (Dependent on experience you may be offered a starting salary above the initial starting salary).

You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey and clearly defined career pathways that will enable you to achieve your long-term goals and work to your strengths.

Role Responsibility

• Provide high standards of care and support to help people to stop smoking;
• Be an ambassador within the wider multi-disciplinary service in raising aware of smoking cessation and the importance in providing targeted work in the community;
• Identify and engage with individuals from agreed target groups and communities;
• Liaise with key partner organisations such as; community organisations, mental health service providers, hospitals, maternity care, to promote a strong awareness of the service and embed effective referral pathways
• Be actively involved in the awareness, promotion and marketing of the smoking cessation service;
• Maintain an up to date knowledge of public health research and best practice to disseminate to colleagues and key partners;
• To build and maintain competence across the multi-disciplinary service for the delivery of very brief advice and practitioner level smoking cessation practice, including the provision of evidence-based, effective interventions;
• Caseload management of individuals accessing the Smoking Cessation Service, in line with best practice including knowledge of NRT, joint work with pharmacies and to provide advice to GPs on prescribing options where appropriate;
• Ensuring focus on professional development, take part in regular supervisions, audits and observations as required;
• Support the development of competency across local partners by providing training on VBA;
• Contribute to achieving contractual KPIs;

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills (verbal/written). Ability to adapt to respond to staff, commissioners/partners and people we support;
• Strong organisational, time management and prioritisation skills;
• Ability to remain calm and resilient in high pressure environments;
• In-depth understanding of smoking cessation delivery.
• Competent in delivering smoking cessation interventions at NCSCT practitioner level
• Understanding and ability to successfully deliver methods in smoking cessation including best practice behaviour change approaches and pharmacotherapy delivery.
• Understanding and ability to successfully apply effective community engagement principles to own and others work
• Up to date with the broad health improvement agenda including understanding and adopting appropriate policies, principles, research and best practice guidelines to ensure successful delivery.

Desirable:

• Previous experience within a similar service/team
• In-depth understanding of the needs of people with a higher prevalence of smoking e.g. drug and alcohol issues, mental health issues, prison leavers/probation, pregnant women
• Competent in delivering smoking cessation interventions at NCSCT specialist practitioner level

About us

As a leading health and social care provider with more than 300 locations across England, we take real pride in the services we offer.

We run all of our services on a not-for-profit basis; instead, we invest every penny back into our services and people. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we work constantly to improve the lives of the people we support.

What Benefits Will I Receive?

We know reward looks different to each person and so whether its ways to make your money go further, a culture supporting recognition and celebration, or opportunities to boost your career – we want to support you in every way we can with our total reward package that includes:

•    25 days’ paid holiday a year + Bank Holidays, increasing with each year of service up to 27 days + Bank Holidays. Plus the option to buy additional holidays and spread the cost.

•    Join our team and discover the comprehensive benefits we offer by following this link to explore all the exciting perks available to our employees. Turning Point Benefits

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date.

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