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Are you looking for a rewarding challenge? Would you like to be part of making positive changes to someone’s life?

Smoking remains one of the biggest causes of death and ill health in the UK. Help us to become smoke free by 2030.

We have the opportunity for a Smoking Cessation officer to join our established Health and Wellbeing Team, working with individuals to provide behaviour change intervention to help them quit smoking.

You will help to develop and establish pathways for people who would like to quit smoking. There will be a focus on supporting people who are on a respiratory health pathway which includes targeted lung checks in addition to people experiencing levels of deprivation due to income deprivation, barriers to housing and services and who are affected by issues relating to mental health, homelessness and substance misuse.

You will provide:

• One to one and group work with a focus on behaviour change
• Provide access to aids and NRT to aid quitting.
• Deliver a rolling 12-week program of support for those wanting to quit.

Within the role, you will need to able to adopt a behaviour change approach and have the personal skills to build trusting and authentic relationships with individuals in our community. You will work in a non-directive style, help people to stop smoking and motivate them to make positive changes, whilst also understanding and reducing any barriers to change.

Who we are looking for… 

The successful candidate will be able to:

• Provide a range of interventions to support people to become 12-week nicotine free
• Report on outcomes and quit rates
• Develop effective and collaborative relationships with partners.
• Work alongside people to reduce health inequalities by understanding inequality and identify ways in which they can address and sustain changes into the future.
• Understand and challenge behaviours, raise awareness and build personal responsibility.

We would love to hear from anyone who could be a great asset to our team. If this sounds like you, then please apply today! 

What can we offer you!

Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk) 

Would you like to find out more?

For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below documents:

• Post Specification
• Role Profile 

If you have any queries about this role or would like an informal chat about this opportunity, then please contact Caroline Calvert at caroline.calvert@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.