Health Promotion Practitioner/Tobacco Treatment Advisor

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Doncaster is looking for an advisor to support their Stop Smoking in Pregnancy Service. The role involves providing tailored support to pregnant women and families, engaging patients in community settings, and promoting a smoke-free lifestyle. Ideal candidates will have experience in behavioral support and be passionate about health equity. This position offers a supportive work environment with commitment to professional development and health improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with pregnant women and families.
• Ability to provide tailored support to diverse populations.
• Competence in conducting Carbon Monoxide monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Support the Stop Smoking in Pregnancy Service and Strategy.
• Provide individualised stop smoking support to pregnant women.
• Engage patients in community settings and motivate them to quit smoking.
• Act as a smokefree champion in daily work.
• Educate patients on Nicotine Replacement Therapy under supervision.
• Tackle health inequalities by guiding individuals to quit smoking.

Skills

Behavioral support

Communication skills

Patient engagement

Knowledge of nicotine replacement therapy

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.

As part of Doncaster Stop Smoking in Pregnancy Service, we offer support and interventions to people who attend our community-based services, to help them to stop smoking and become smoke free. The programme will also provide support to significant others in the family who wish to quit. The Stop Smoking in Pregnancy service programme recognises smoking as an addiction (tobacco dependency) and that it is a chronic, relapsing clinical condition that prematurely kills at least half of people who smoke and has significant consequences for the unborn child. Smoking is seen as a medical condition that can be treated, rather than as a lifestyle choice. This post will contribute to tackling inequalities in health through promoting and supporting families to stop smoking, breastfeeding and positive parenting.

Responsibilities

• Have an instrumental role to support the Trust’s Stop Smoking in Pregnancy Service and Strategy, as part of the Integrated Community Health Visiting team.
• Providing specific and individualised stop smoking support to pregnant woman and families in a flexible, holistic and innovative way. Post holder will also work closely with Maternity services to support the NHS Long Term Plan and Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle.
• Engage patients in a community and clinical setting and motivate those who smoke by offering evidence-based behavioural support.
• Act as a smokefree champion promoting smoke free message through their day-to-day work.
• As well as offering patients’ advice and support, advisers will also be expected to carry out Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring and educate and recommend appropriate Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) under direct supervision of team leader.
• This role is intended to tackle health inequalities across our Doncaster by providing an outstanding service by educating, supporting and guiding those who need intervention to stop smoking for good.

About the Trust and Benefits

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025