Job summary
- Main area
- Smoking Cessation Advisor
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed term / secondment until 31.3.2025 due to funding)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (The post holder must be willing to work flexible hours that include evenings and weekends to meet the demands of the service.)
- Job ref
- 001-AC264-0824
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Woodland House
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £28,834 - £35,099 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Smoking Cessation Advisor - Pregnant women and birthing people.
Band 5
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health
and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the
next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
- We are kind and caring
- We are respectful
- We have trust and integrity
- We take personal responsibility
As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.
We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board ‘Help Me Quit’ team. ‘Help Me Quit’ is the Free NHS Stop Smoking Service in Wales. Our innovative and dynamic team offer expert advice and specialist behavioural support to clients providing one to one and group sessions in the community.
We are looking to recruit a smoking cessation advisor, focussing on supporting pregnant people to quit smoking working closely with maternity colleagues. The role will involve working at various sites across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months until 31st March 2025 due to funding. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
This is a fantastic time to join ‘Help Me Quit’. We are a supportive and compassionate team committed to development, innovation and quality of our services. If you are a highly motivated individual with the ability to enthuse and motivate others we are keen to hear from you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
For an informal discussion about the posts please contact Deb Parsons, Senior Smoking Cessation Advisor : [email protected]
Main duties of the job
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The post holder is responsible for delivering a smoking cessation service to residents within Cardiff and Vale UHB geographical area.
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The post holder is responsible for working autonomously with clients to develop a treatment plan in order to deliver support and help them stop smoking.
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The post holder will provide intensive behavioural support and pharmacological advice to clients.
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The post holder is responsible for planning and organising their own workload effectively, this will include the management of a caseload.
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The post holder will be responsible for maintaining and inputting patient records into a digital database and ensuring that referrals are processed and patients are contacted within the adequate target time frame.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Recognised professional qualification in health or social care e.g. RGN, Diploma in Counselling, CQSW or/and a Degree in a relevant subject or/and equivalent level of previous experience
- Awareness and Knowledge of health promotion and health behaviour change interventions
- Awareness of policies and procedures relating to dealing with confidential data
- Knowledge of care related procedures and practices
Desirable criteria
- Accredited smoking cessation qualification and experience in delivering smoking cessation services
- Certificate in counselling skills
- NCSCT online training module
- Brief intervention training
- Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training
- Health Promotion qualification, knowledge of behaviour change models
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing client/patient centred services in a health or social care setting
- Experience of health education / one to one behaviour change support on health issues
- Experience of working with people as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Previous experience of working in NHS, social care or community setting
- Understanding of NHS issues
- Dealing with confidential, sensitive information, appropriate maintenance and storage of records
Desirable criteria
- Significant and relevant work/social experience, which has utilised skills and knowledge that could be of benefit to the post
- Experience of working with smoking or other addictive behaviours
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Deb Parsons
- Job title
- Senior Smoking Cessation Advisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 029 21836505
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