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Job overview

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Smoking Cessation Specialist Nurse to join our healthcare team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in providing specialised care and support to individuals seeking to quit smoking. This position involves assessing patients' readiness to stop smoking, developing personalised cessation plans, delivering counseling sessions, and monitoring progress. The Smoking Cessation Specialist Nurse will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to promote tobacco-free lifestyles and improve overall public health. This role requires excellent communication skills, a thorough understanding of smoking cessation methods, and a commitment to patient-centered care.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct initial assessments to understand patients' smoking history, health status, and readiness to stop.
• Identify individual needs, barriers, and motivators for quitting smoking.
• Create personalized smoking cessation plans tailored to each patient's specific needs and preferences.
• Incorporate both pharmacological (e.g., nicotine replacement therapy) and non-pharmacological interventions (e.g., behavioural therapy).
• Utilise motivational interviewing and other evidence-based techniques to support behaviour change.
• Educate patients about the health risks of smoking and the benefits of stopping smoking.
• Provide information on withdrawal symptoms, coping strategies, and the long-term health benefits of cessation.
• Regularly monitor patients' progress and adjust cessation plans as necessary.
• Maintain detailed and accurate records of patient interactions, treatment plans, and progress.
• Work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and coordinate referrals to additional support services when needed.
• Stay updated on the latest research, guidelines, and best practices in smoking cessation.
• Participate in ongoing training and professional development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality. 

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities. 

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

1. Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live