Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2025
Exciting opportunities are available for 4 experienced, enthusiastic, dynamic, and motivated Specialist Stop Smoking Practitioners. This role will contribute to the provision of our Stop Smoking and Stop Smoking in Pregnancy service, delivered across the county of Staffordshire.
The main functions of this role are:
- Be responsible for supporting the Stop Smoking and Stop Smoking in Pregnancy service to deliver and develop the programme throughout Staffordshire.
- To delivery face to face and virtual appointments for all those eligible for the Stop Smoking and Stop Smoking in Pregnancy service, using behaviour change techniques to promote a healthy lifestyle.
- To work with Community Midwives, Early Help, Family Hubs, 0-19 services, Intensive Family Support, Building Resilient Families and Communities, Local Authorities and other stakeholders to increase referrals and reduce health inequalities.
The successful candidate will:
- Have the ability to be flexible and work under pressure to achieve service delivery targets.
- Have least a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with expectant families, families and targeted populations.
- Have experience with one to one or group delivery of a service provision.
- Be able to demonstrate putting service users first and delivering a high-quality service.
- Have knowledge of the risks and harms of smoking with patients living with children between 0-3 years old and/or
- Have knowledge of the risks and harms of smoking with patients living in areas of deprivation and/or
- Have knowledge of the risks and harms of smoking in pregnancy and secondhand smoke and/or
- Have knowledge of the risks and harms of smoking for those living in either social rented or private rented accommodation.
Is this role for you?
If you are and would like to be part of an innovative and ambitious team, we would very much like to hear from you.
You should have an outstanding record, excellent communication skills, and a focus on detail and quality.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Closing date: April 19, 2024 5:00 pm