Band 5 Tobacco Dependence Specialist | West London NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 29 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £35,763 - £43,466 Per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 28 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Southall, UB1 3HW |
| Cwmni: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7706070/222-ICS-456 |
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Thank you for your interest in the Tobacco Dependency Advisor. This pack provides you with all the information you may need to apply for this vacancy.
West London NHS Trust has grown significantly in the last two years with investment in mental health services and this growth is set to continue over the next five years. The Trust expanded its portfolio to include community services in Ealing and beyond, through ourintegrated care services. We further enhanced our services to a Borough base structure to include Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow and Ealing.
We are incredibly proud that more staff than ever would recommend us a place to work and we have seen a 28% increase in staff engagement in the national staff survey over the last 5 years.
We are on a significant journey of transformation in the quality of services provided, through greater co-production with service users and carers, and addressing long-standing inequalities. Increasingly, we are leading and collaborating closely with integrated care partnerships including working towards giving a stronger voice to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
I am looking for a candidate with the drive, enthusiasm and vision to lead our ongoing expansion and transformation of mental health and community health services.
· Support smokers who wish to make a planned quit attempt.
· Support smokers who do not wish to quit during an inpatient stay, to manage temporary abstinence from tobacco.
· Deliver one to one, drop in and group based treatment to patients and staff who smoke
· Carry out a comprehensive assessment of a smoker’s needs, including the severity of tobacco dependency, patient preference for treatment, assessment and recommendation for the use of stop smoking pharmacotherapies.
· If authorised to administer NRT under the Trust’s Patient Group Direction for NRT or following consultation with a prescriber, facilitate access to pharmacotherapy in line with Trust protocols.
· Liaise with prescriber (ward, community, primary care) re potential interactions of stopping (and restarting smoking) and psychotropic medication.
· Provide intensive psychological, behavioural and social support to assist the smoker
Ø Understand the personal relevance of smoking in a mental health setting
Ø Cope with cravings
Ø Maximize motivation and commitment
Ø Maintain abstinence
Ø Maximize mental health
Ø Maximize physical health
Ø In collaboration with the smoker and their primary nurse.
Ø Supporting their care plan
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Monday 12 Jan 2026