HMQ Hospital Advisor/Practitioner

at  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

The Smoking Cessation Advisor is responsible for delivering a hospital smoking cessation service to patients attending Prince Charles, Royal Glamorgan, Princess of Wales, and other health board sites.
As part of this service, the post holder will provide intensive behavioural support and advice to smokers who wish to stop smoking.
The post holder is responsible for working with patients and staff where applicable to develop a treatment plan and this will involve working with other clinical staff to identify patients and ensure they are provided with adequate nicotine replacement therapy.
The post holder is responsible for maintaining and inputting patient records into a database and ensuring patients receive adequate follow-up support once they are discharged.
The Smoking Cessation Advisor is responsible for delivering a hospital smoking cessation service to patients attending Prince Charles, Royal Glamorgan, Princess of Wales, and other health board sites.
As part of this service, the post holder will provide intensive behavioural support and advice to smokers who wish to stop smoking.
The post holder is responsible for working with patients and staff where applicable to develop a treatment plan and this will involve working with other clinical staff to identify patients and ensure they are provided with adequate nicotine replacement therapy.
The post holder is responsible for maintaining and inputting patient records into a database and ensuring patients receive adequate follow-up support once they are discharged.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

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We listen, learn and improve
We treat everyone with respect
We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
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