Specialist Stop Smoking Advisor

Smokefree Lancashire has been commissioned to deliver the stop smoking service across Lancashire. With an estimated 131,000 smokers in Lancashire, our goal is to make smoking cessation a priority for everyone. We provide advice and information to people who want to quit smoking and develop personalised plans during one-to-one support sessions. We also offer groupwork sessions, pharmacotherapy and deliver training to our partner agencies.

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

Smokefree Lancashire has been commissioned to deliver the stop smoking service across 12 districts of Lancashire. Our goal is to make smoking cessation a priority for everyone. We provide advice and information to people who want to quit smoking and develop personalised plans during one-to-one support sessions. We also offer groupwork sessions, pharmacotherapy and deliver training to our partner agencies.

We have an exciting opportunity for 4 Specialist Advisors to join our Smokefree Lancashire service. The new post holders will join our dedicated team, providing advice and information to people who want to quit smoking.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• To promote the benefits of stopping smoking and the stop smoking service.
• To work as part of the specialist team providing brief advice and structured programmes.
• Work as part of the NRT and E-cigarette protocol.
• Support key workstreams to ensure that services are appropriately tailored and targeted to specific groups
• Engage with the wider community to increase understanding of the impacts of smoking on health and wellbeing and encourage appropriate referrals.
• Ensure all interventions are recorded accurately through record management systems

About you:

• Understanding and knowledgeable of the harmful effects of smoking
• Ability to maintain accurate records of work undertaken
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Respond flexibly to the demands of the post
• Communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Show capacity to work alone and ability to keep calm under pressure
• Respond appropriately and proactively to potential challenges in engaging peers and professionals 

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days” 
• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities 
• Refer a friend scheme and receive £250 in vouchers if candidate is successful.  

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications 

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Smokefree Lancashire, then we would love to talk to you.