Stop Smoking advisor

What's on Offer:

• Salary up to 28k per annum
• A Temporary to Permanent position
• The chance to learn and develop with a well-established team
• Working with a worldwide organisation
• Benefits: 24/7 medical advice
• Gym membership Discounts
• Retail discounts
• On-site parking
• Canteen

My Client is an exciting fast-paced, growing community health organisation. Based near Durham, they have seen year on year success, with further growth and investment plans for 2025. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Stop Smoking Advisor to join their Team on a Temporary to Permanent basis.

Job responsibilities:

• Effectively engage with smokers and people who live with/support them, in our target demographic groups that include Routine and Manual workers, Social Housing Tenants and Residents and those benefiting from Adult Social Care.
• Build positive working relationships that help local people understand who we are and what we do and generate referrals into our Smokefree Durham Service.
• Motivate and empower clients to make changes, to address their smoking addiction. .
• Deliver evidence-based stop smoking interventions, these may include: one to one, drop ins, group sessions, telephone, or on-line support, these should be in accordance with the NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme.
• Maximise the impact of smoking cessation on health gains and reduce health inequalities.
• Provide high quality, efficient and cost-effective services throughout a diverse range of community and health settings.
• Provide a flexible, adaptable stop smoking service that meets the needs of our clients including those who have mental health conditions and/or problems with drugs or alcohol.
• Attend stakeholder meetings as required.
• Attend all relevant training, internal and external, to support the role.

Role Requirements:

• Understand smoking addiction and the impact it has on peoples' health.
• Trained (or willing to train) as an NCSCT certified stop smoking practitioner.
• Positive and proactive outlook
• Highly organised
• To be flexible and adaptable
• Effective communication skills,
• Build strong relationships, foster trust and co-operation with clients, colleagues, partners, and community stakeholders.
• Demonstrable ability to achieve individual and team targets.
• Confident using ICT equipment and software, including Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, and Client based systems such as 1S4H.
• Due to the size of our County and the limitations of the public transport systems we require a Full driving license holder, with business insurance and access to vehicle for work purposes (mileage is reimbursed following ABL Health policy).

***Please note that due to the location of the clients premises, your own transport is advised***

If you have the experience required then please get in contact with us to discuss further with a member of our team on (phone number removed).

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