Tobacco Dependency Treatment Advisor

Job overview

• Tobacco Dependency Treatment Advisors will be integral members of the newly formed Tobacco Dependency Treatment Service, providing smoking cessation interventions within the CURE model for treating tobacco dependence.
• The implementation of the CURE model will ensure that all service users with who are admitted to trust wards will be screened for their smoking status and smokers will be offered NRT, including on admission
• Service users will be referred for an opt out discussion with a Tobacco Dependency Treatment Advisor, who will offer specialist motivational and behavioural support, the development of a personalised plan, facilitate access to appropriate pharmacotherapy, and provide ongoing follow up support.
• Tobacco Dependency Treatment Advisors will promote the Smoke Free policy to service users and staff across inpatient, outpatient and community mental health services, supporting service users to successfully stop smoking, whilst acting as a Smoke Free Champion.
• Tobacco Dependency Treatment Advisors will support the development and the day-to-day running of the Tobacco Dependency Treatment Service to ensure safe, well organised, and evidence-based care is offered routinely to all identified smokers and provided to all that access the service.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver tobacco harm reduction (smoking cessation) assessments, advice, and support sessions, including advice on stop smoking medications and vapes, working within recommended protocols and guidelines. This will involve face to face sessions in a variety of settings and venues across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See PS and JD

• Tobacco Dependency Treatment Advisors will be integral members of the newly formed Tobacco Dependency Treatment Service, providing smoking cessation interventions within the CURE model for treating tobacco dependence.
• The implementation of the CURE model will ensure that all service users with who are admitted to trust wards will be screened for their smoking status and smokers will be offered NRT, including on admission
• Service users will be referred for an opt out discussion with a Tobacco Dependency Treatment Advisor, who will offer specialist motivational and behavioural support, the development of a personalised plan, facilitate access to appropriate pharmacotherapy, and provide ongoing follow up support.
• Tobacco Dependency Treatment Advisors will promote the Smoke Free policy to service users and staff across inpatient, outpatient and community mental health services, supporting service users to successfully stop smoking, whilst acting as a Smoke Free Champion.
• Tobacco Dependency Treatment Advisors will support the development and the day-to-day running of the Tobacco Dependency Treatment Service to ensure safe, well organised, and evidence-based care is offered routinely to all identified smokers and provided to all that access the service.