Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor

JOB DESCRIPTION Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor MAIN PURPOSE The Tobacco Dependency Advisor will deliver one to one stop smoking interventions within community and hospital settings, within the maternity services. Predominantly supporting Staffordshire residents, the post holder will be required to work flexibly as the role may later involve evening/weekend work. This post will Provide information to smokers to enable them to make an informed choice to make an attempt to stop smoking and then to support the smoker with a formal evidence based quit programme. Develop and improve accessibility of the Staffordshire's Health Communities Service and Stop Smoking in Pregnancy Service through the pro-active promotion of the smoking cessation programmes and referral pathways amongst primary and secondary care services, other key health care providers, allied professionals, community development initiatives, local agencies and the general public. Provide ongoing support to a caseload of referrals, supporting each quit attempt in line with Saving Babies Lives v3, national and company standards. Contribute to the planning, delivery and development of the stop smoking in pregnancy service including specific project work. The Tobacco Dependency Advisor will be responsible for supporting Maternity inpatients and antenatal care throughout Burton Hospital, to deliver in-house Stop Smoking support, and providing personalised treatment plans, provision of pharmacotherapy and a discharge plan. This post will also In conjunction with the Clinical Delivery teams will lead, plan and deliver an appropriate and accessible cessation service within the delivery team area. Provide cessation support including in-depth one to one behaviour change support, assessing clients readiness and suitability for Stop Smoking treatments. Conduct telephone calls, maintain accurate patient notes and records, and complete service-specific administration tasks as required. Adhere to service protocols and procedures in relation to the provision of supportive pharmacotherapy medication. Collate accurate clinical records in line with national requirements NHS England, OHID and NCSCT and inputting data into the service web-based database in a timely and professional manner. Support the delivery of promotion activity across Staffordshire in line with the service marketing strategy. Work flexibly to provide a coordinated service across the localities to meet the needs of the client group. This will include work in the evening and some work on weekends where required. Maintain up to date clinical knowledge, undertake evidence-based practice and promote the use of new and innovative practice. In conjunction with delivery team lead, conduct analysis and evaluation of designated programmes in order to improve the quality of service. Be responsible for identifying issues or concerns to line manager, so that appropriate action can be taken. Contribute to ongoing needs assessment, audit and other governance programmes in relation to activities as part of the health improvement agenda. SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES In conjunction with the Clinical Delivery team lead plan and deliver an appropriate and accessible cessation service within the delivery team area. Provide cessation support including one to one and group support Be responsible for identifying issues or concerns to line manager, so that appropriate action can be taken Contribute to ongoing needs assessment, audit and other governance programmes in relation to activities as part of the health improvement agenda. To contribute to the development, delivery and evaluation of smoking cessation training. To take responsibility for own professional development in accordance with the outcomes from the annual development review, in order to meet the requirements of the Knowledge and Skills Framework and appraisal system In conjunction with the delivery team lead and specialist advisors, business & performance, marketing and remote access to support the promotion of the stop smoking service Responsible for accurate uploading of own client data onto database whilst ensuring client confidentiality. Ensure follow up of clients is done in line with service protocol Keep accurate records in accordance with trust policy and data protection To assist in keeping reports up to date, to allow analysis of data to contribute towards improving service delivery and better client care Ensuring to use Making Every Contact Count skills to increase clients motivation and adherence to stop smoking. Required to contribute to training, seminars and presentations across a range of agencies and organisations.

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