Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent part-time (0.6WTE) Tobacco Dependency Advisor to join the Trust's Tobacco Dependency Treatment Service. Based within the Specialist Respiratory Nursing Team at Harrogate Hospital, you will be part of a team supporting adult inpatients who smoke and providing them with the best opportunity successfully to quit.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will deliver treatment for tobacco dependency as part of the Trust's commitment to the NHS Long Term Plan for tobacco. This recognises tobacco dependency as a clinical condition, rather than a social or lifestyle choice, which can be treated with pharmacological and behavioural support as part of a patient's care pathway in hospital.

You will support all patients identified as smokers to remain smokefree during their admission through one-to-one bedside consultations and ensure ongoing support beyond discharge.

You will provide evidence-based behavioural support, specialist advice and recommendations on nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and other stop smoking medications to patients, working closely with a wide range of healthcare professionals.

You will also record the outcomes of each patient intervention and initiate onward referrals to community stop smoking services using the Trust's electronic databases.

Working for our organisation

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East. 

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you! 

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service. 

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application. 
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.  
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.