Emergency Department Stop Smoking Advisor

Provide Community (Provide Cic); King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Provide CIC is seeking a Tobacco Dependence Advisor to support the Emergency Department Stop Smoking Service across Norfolk's Trusts. Based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the role includes identifying smokers among patients and visitors, delivering Very Brief Advice, offering vape starter kits and non-judgemental support to start quit journeys.

Flexible across sites with travel to Norfolk acute hospitals; ideal for candidates with healthcare support or lifestyle services experience and an interest

Qualifications

• Essential: Knowledge of tobacco dependence and health impacts.
• Essential: Understanding of brief interventions and behaviour change.
• Essential: Ability to engage patients and provide non-judgemental support.

Responsibilities

• Promote the new Stop Smoking service across Norfolk Acute Trusts.
• Identify and engage adult patients and visitors who smoke and deliver VBA.
• Provide evidence-based, brief advice tailored to Emergency Department settings.
• Offer free vape starter kits to support quit attempts.
• Record engagement and referrals for monitoring and evaluation.
• Maintain contact with patients post-engagement and track quit progress.

Skills

Tobacco dependence knowledge

Brief intervention delivery

Non-judgemental communication

Patient engagement

Behaviour change understanding

Team collaboration

Education

Health/health promotion qualification

Car owner/driver

Tools

IT literacy (Word/Outlook)

Job description

Provide CIC is seeking a Tobacco Dependence Advisor to support the Emergency Department Stop Smoking Service across Norfolk's Trusts. Based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the role includes identifying smokers among patients and visitors, delivering Very Brief Advice, offering vape starter kits and non-judgemental support to start quit journeys.

Flexible across sites with travel to Norfolk acute hospitals; ideal for candidates with healthcare support or lifestyle services experience and an interest