Job Title: Tobacco Dependency Advisor (QEH)
Employer: Provide CIC
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Kings Lynn, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 28,392 to 31,157 £ / Year
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Description

• Support the delivery of a new Emergency Department Stop Smoking Service across three acute hospitals in Norfolk.

• Identify and engage adult patients and visitors who smoke, helping them access appropriate smoking cessation support.

• Provide brief advice, guidance and evidence-based interventions to encourage people to stop smoking.

• Offer vape starter kits as part of the service’s smoking cessation and harm-reduction approach.

• Work primarily at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn, with flexibility to travel to other hospital sites.

• Help improve public health by supporting individuals to make positive, long-term lifestyle changes.

Responsibilities

• Promote the stop-smoking service across Norfolk’s three hospital emergency departments.

• Identify adults who smoke and provide Very Brief Advice (VBA) about stopping smoking.

• Deliver non-judgemental, evidence-based advice and brief interventions.

• Offer free vape starter kits in line with the service’s guidance.

• Record patient engagement, quit attempts and referrals accurately.

• Contact patients within 48 hours of initial engagement and provide at least weekly follow-up before their 28-day quit date, for up to six weeks.

• Work towards monthly performance targets and key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Collaborate with healthcare professionals and other service partners to improve patient engagement and outcomes.

• Travel between hospital sites when required.

Requirements

• NCSCT Practitioner training, or willingness to undertake relevant tobacco-dependency training.

• A relevant qualification in health, healthcare or health promotion, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Must own a car and be able to drive.

• Experience providing healthcare, health advice or health promotion to patients or members of the public.

• Experience working in a healthcare, hospital, community or other customer-facing environment.

• Good understanding of tobacco dependency, the health consequences of smoking and the benefits of quitting.

• Knowledge of behaviour change, smoking cessation interventions and barriers to engagement.

• Desirable:

  • Experience supporting people who are reluctant or uncertain about changing their behaviour.

  • Experience delivering smoking cessation or tobacco-dependency services.

  • Experience working in an acute NHS or secondary-care setting.

  • Familiarity with IT systems such as Word, Excel, Outlook or PharmOutcomes.

  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are required.

Benefits

• Competitive NHS Band 4 salary.

• Full-time employment with a 12-month fixed-term contract.

• Opportunity to develop skills in smoking cessation, health promotion and behaviour change.

• Relevant tobacco-dependency training for candidates willing to undertake it.

• Experience working with healthcare professionals across three acute hospital sites.

• Opportunity to contribute to public health initiatives and improve patient outcomes.

• Inclusive working environment with staff networks and equal-opportunity policies.

• Potential support with professional registration costs during the first year, if UK clinical registration is required for the appointed role.

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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