Tobacco Addiction / Physical Health Practitioner

This newly created position is an exciting addition to our Tobacco Addiction team and wider population & health equity work. This role is pivotal in taking our mental health inpatient tobacco addiction support services to a new level, by adopting a more holistic person-centred physical health approach. The role sits alongside our tobacco addiction support services already provided across the Trust, so you'll have a team of peers to connect with. You will, however, be skilled at working alone. The fixed term contract role is for an initial 1-year period. With the right outcomes and impact, we'd hope to extend that timeframe.Main duties of the job We're looking for an exceptional colleague who can deliver tobacco addiction support services, alongside more holistic physical health interventions, to our mental health inpatient population. This is a new role within the Trust, for an initial period of one year, so we're looking for somebody to hit the ground running, who can, for example:

• Develop strong and trusted relationship with service users and colleagues alike.
• Deliver meaningful person-centred tobacco addiction and physical health support interventions.
• Continue to develop the service in a way that allows individuals to engage in the support on offer, that allows them to improve their physical health, quit smoking, and sustain mental health recovery.
  
  This role is the ideal next step for an experienced Stop Smoking Practitioner looking to grow and develop their portfolio of skills. You will have autonomy to make the role your own, within an agreed scope and with support, and be able to demonstrate your impact. We're looking for a positive, energised and engaging colleague who can pick up and run with our aspiration for a healthier population.
Knowledge of the NHS structure and tobacco addiction support services is a must. Ideally you will have experience of working with people who, traditionally, may not proactively access healthcare solutions of this nature.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence