Job overview

The healthy Lifestyle Service sits within Long Term Conditions Department. The objectives of the department are to support those who suffer from long term conditions through the direct treatment of those conditions of the behaviours that cause or exacerbate those conditions.

 Within the Ealing Smokefree Service, we focus on delivering evidence-based smoking cessation (or harm reduction) interventions to reduce the impact that tobacco use has on an individual health outcomes.

The successful candidate will help us achieve this objective by delivering evidence-based intervention to some of the most vulnerable people in the community and inpatient setting.

The successful candidate will be expected to support in promotional activities such as representing the service and health and wellbeing events.

Main duties of the job

·       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  

Working for our organisation

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.