Health Improvement Lead

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A NHS healthcare provider in Bradford is seeking an enthusiastic healthcare professional to support the Tobacco Dependency Service. This role involves training staff, advising patients, and working within a multidisciplinary team to promote physical health. The ideal candidate should be a registered healthcare professional and be committed to improving health outcomes. Flexible working options and benefits are available.

Benefits

Increased mileage rates

Health and wellbeing support packages

Development and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of training, coaching, and supervision to healthcare professionals.
• Promote and evaluate the Tobacco Dependency Service.
• Provide specialist advice to patients and staff.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, engaging and innovative healthcare professional to support our Healthy Hospital programme within Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).

The NHS Long Term Plan commits that all people admitted to hospital who smoke will be offered NHS-funded tobacco treatment services as well as other healthy lifestyle support. BDCFT is committed to reducing the impact of smoking related illnesses on people with serious mental illness. The postholder will support the Health Improvement Manager in delivering the in-house Tobacco Dependency Service and work towards improving the physical health offer to all inpatients in areas such as oral health, reducing alcohol intake, increasing physical activity and health screening programmes.

Closing date 21 October 2025. Shortlisting 22 October 2025. Interview w/c 27 October 2025 (TBC).

This Will Involve

• Delivery of training, coaching and supervision to healthcare professionals and health and wellbeing coaches within the inpatient areas
• Promote, develop, monitor, and evaluate the opt-out Tobacco Dependency Service
• Provide specialist advice to patients, staff, relatives, and carer

This post is open to any registered healthcare professional and the successful post holder will work in a multidisciplinary team comprised of nurses, doctors, pharmacy staff, psychologists, AHPs, support workers and other staff to implement smoke-free environments.

Our Values

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care – We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen – We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver – We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

Benefits

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increased mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ekta Gupta; Job title: Health Improvement Manager; Email address: [e-mail]