Smoke Free Lead - Health Visiting Service

An exciting opportunity to provide leadership and specialist expertise to reduce smoking prevalence and protect children and families from the harms of tobacco smoke across Bristol and South Gloucestershire. As Smoke Free Lead within the Public Health Nursing Service, you will work at a service and system level with Health Visitors, to support the consistent identification of smoking, strengthening evidence-based behaviour change conversations, and promote effective referral to local stop smoking services. The role plays a key part in supporting the implementation of the Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council Smoke Free Homes pathways. Working collaboratively with local authority partners and health visiting service leads, you will lead workforce development, contribute to quality improvement and support monitoring of outcomes, with a strong focus on reducing health inequalities. You will be line managed by a Chartered Health Psychologist, offering supervision and a psychologically informed approach to public health practice.,

• Providing specialist leadership and expertise in smoking cessation, tobacco control and behaviour change within the Public Health Nursing Service.
• Working with Health Visitors at a service and system level to support consistent identification of smoking, brief interventions and referral to stop smoking services.
• Leading and supporting implementation of the Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council Smoke Free Homes maternity and health visiting pathways with local authority partners.
• Designing, delivering and coordinating training and workforce development to build confidence in behaviour change conversations.
• Contributing to quality improvement, monitoring and reporting, using data to inform service development and demonstrate impact.
• Maintaining partnership working across BNSSG to align practice with local and national public health priorities.
  
  Strong leadership, influencing and communication skills, with the ability to work across organisational boundaries.
• Sound knowledge of behaviour change theory, evidence-based smoking cessation practice and approaches to reducing inequalities.
• Experience in training, coaching or workforce development to support practice change.
• Analytical and organisational skills to support pathway development, monitoring and service improvement.
• A proactive, reflective and collaborative approach, with a commitment to prevention, equity and continuous improvement.
  
  Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire. Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive. We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve. Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.