CURE Specialist Nurse (Tobacco Dependency Team)

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England is seeking a CURE Specialist Nurse to join the Tobacco Dependency Team. The role involves providing support and treatment for tobacco dependency in various settings across Greater Manchester. Ideal candidates should be compassionate and self-motivated Registered Nurses with strong communication skills and the ability to work independently. Salary ranges from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, pro rata, with diverse opportunities for professional development and career progression.

Qualifications

• Nurse-relevant experience at Band 5 in relevant setting.
• Evidence of working independently.
• Evidence of relevant CPD.

Responsibilities

• Clinical practice including assessing inpatients and outpatients.
• Providing behavioral support for tobacco dependency.
• Liaising with outpatient services and health promotion.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Motivational skills

Ability to work autonomously

Flexibility

Education

Registered Nurse

Educated to degree level

Evidence of relevant post qualification study

Tools

Health promotion tools

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

CURE Specialist Nurse (Tobacco Dependency Team)

The closing date is 21 October 2025

The CURE Project is a comprehensive Tobacco Dependency Treatment/Support Programme for all patients that smoke and are seen by the Lung Cancer Screening Truck in an outpatient setting or admitted to hospital across Greater Manchester.

CURE is recognised nationally as best practice (referenced in the NHS Long Term Plan and the National Respiratory & Lung Cancer GIRFT reports) with MFT clinicians being instrumental in its developments to date.

The Programme is inspired by the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation, which is a validated and cost-effective secondary care smoking cessation model originating in Canada.

Data from Canada demonstrated that comprehensive secondary care treatment programme for tobacco dependency deliver immediate and highly significant reductions in admission rates and mortality.

Main duties of the job

We require an enthusiastic, compassionate and self-motivated nurse, who has an interest and awareness of tobacco dependency and smoking related conditions.

The successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate others. They will be able to work autonomously, and link in with other healthcare teams and professionals.

The post consists of dedicated time to clinical practice, assessing inpatients and outpatients providing behavioral support and treatments for tobacco dependency, liaising with outpatient services, health promotion and education, as well as providing advice/teaching to multidisciplinary teams across the Trust.

The candidate should be flexible and able to travel across MFT sites and Lung Cancer Screening Trucks across greater Manchester when required.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Experience

• Nurse-relevant experience at Band 5 in relevant setting
• Evidence of working independently
• Participating in audit / patient surveys
• Evidence of relevant CPD

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Educated to degree level or relevant experience
• Evidence of relevant post qualification study at postgraduate level or equivalent knowledge
• Non medical prescribing
• Teaching experience or mentorship qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer Annum, (Pro Rata)