Health Improvement Advisor – Tobacco Dependency ( Chesterfield Royal Hospital - Inpatients & Maternity) (2 Posts)

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Derbyshire County Councils Public Health Department to support the delivery of a new Integrated Care System (ICS) programme - Tobacco Dependency Treatment.

We are looking to appoint two Health Improvement Advisors to deliver Tobacco Dependency Treatment based at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. One to be based in inpatients and one in maternity supporting pregnant women and partners/household members who are receiving care from Chesterfield Royal Hospital working alongside maternity healthcare professionals. 

This is a unique opportunity to join a new, dynamic, and growing service which is looking for individuals with a passion and ability for supporting people addicted to tobacco.

You will require excellent communication and listening skills, with a knowledge of behaviour change and a good understanding of factors affecting health. You will require experience of working independently and the role also requires partnership working and promotion. A good level of IT literacy will also be required to navigate IT systems and ensure high quality data. Knowledge and experience of tobacco dependency would be advantageous for this role.

The roles will include working 5 days of 7 and may include evening and weekend working. For further information about the roles and responsibilities, please see the job and personal profile. Please use the job and personal profile requirements as headings in the section ‘suitability for the job’.

If you have a passion to make a difference, please contact Dee Thornhill 07812473066 or Charlotte Goodlad 07971655876 for a confidential and informal discussion about the roles

Derbyshire County Council at this time do not possess a visa sponsorship licence, and as a result, we are unable to review applications from individuals who do not possess the right to work in the UK. If you believe that your visa status enables you to work in the UK independently, please provide your share code and date of birth upon application and we will conduct the necessary checks to confirm status.

Provisional Interview Dates: 27-29th August 2024

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.