Tobacco Dependency Advisors

The Tobacco Dependency Advisors will:
· Support the implementation of the Ottawa Model of care in an inpatient acute setting, delivering 1:1 Tobacco Dependency interventions.
· Complete follow up phone calls for clients at 7- and 28-days post discharge from hospital
· Liaise with Community Smoking Cessation services to manage referrals.
· Support the Population Health Programme manager in integrating the tobacco dependency pathway as part of routine care.
· Use professional expertise to develop a personalised suitable support plan for everyone, referring to community services as necessary.
· Organise and deliver training to ward staff, reinforcing the training provided to in-patient teams by the RFL Faculty of Population Health to embed prevention across the Trust.
· Work with patients, staff and visitors to encourage behaviour change, providing advice, resources and participating in health promotion events across the Trust.
· To competently use trust IT systems to update patient records and service outcomes.
· Support the Population Health manager to organise and attend health promotion events, in line with National Campaigns., + You must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom or meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship, and these will be considered alongside all other applications. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role meet the eligibility requirements under the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points-based system to avoid disappointment. You can view this here
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This is an exciting opportunity to join the Royal Free London Group Tobacco Dependency Team. We are recruiting Tobacco Dependency Advisors who enjoy working as part of small teams delivering the inpatient tobacco dependency pathway on the following sites: Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital. The postholder will be expected when required to travel and work within their remit across all sites within the Royal Free Group.
The Tobacco Dependency Roles will be based across the following sites. NB: the postholder will be expected as required to travel and work within their remit across all sites within the Royal Free Group.
Please rank your preferences in your application.
Please note: Royal Free Hospital attracts Inner London weighting.
Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and North Middlesex University Hospital attract Outer London weighting.

Role 1
1 FTE Royal Free London
Inner London weighting
Role 2
1 FTE Royal Free London
Inner London weighting
Role 3
0.6 FTE Barnet Hospital
0.4 FTE Royal Free London
Outer London weighting
Role 4
0.6 FTE North Middlesex University Hospital
0.4 FTE Barnet Hospital
Outer London weighting
Role 5
0.6 North Middlesex University Hospital
0.2 Chase Farm Hospital
Outer London weighting

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff., The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.