Outreach Stop Smoking Advisor

Everyone Health Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Greater London is seeking a passionate outreach stop smoking practitioner to deliver smoking cessation programs across Southwark. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and registered as an NCSCT Stop Smoking Practitioner with experience in community services. This rewarding role involves face-to-face delivery, patient support, and community promotion of smoking cessation. You'll be motivated to make a difference while working within a dynamic team and receiving in-house training. Closing date for applications is January 16, 2026.

Qualifications

• Strong enthusiasm and motivation to make a difference.
• Excellent communication skills and focus on detail.
• Experience working with special populations like homeless individuals.

Responsibilities

• Support and facilitate smoking cessation programmes.
• Deliver face-to-face clinics and manage cohort of patients.
• Promote smoking cessation through community engagement.

Skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Experience in community-based smoking cessation service

Behaviour change models experience

Knowledge of smoking cessation interventions

Understanding of addiction behavior

Time management and planning

Motivation and support skills

Knowledge about diverse populations

Public awareness raising

Building relationships with groups

Education

NCSCT registered as Stop Smoking Practitioner

Job description

The outreach stop smoking practitioner is responsible for supporting and facilitating the delivery of smoking cessation programmes within the Healthy Communities integrated lifestyle service for over 18’s in Southwark.

We have opportunities for a new practitioner across Southwark for face to face delivery in community locations.

You will receive your own cohort of patients in Face to Face clinics to support and maintain and will help to improve the accessibility of Southwark’s Stop Smoking Service through the pro-active promotion of the smoking cessation programme and referral pathways to key health care providers, allied professionals, community events, local agencies, and the general public.

This can be a challenging but extremely rewarding role for the right candidate. You will be part of both the smoking cessation team as well as the wider service team. You will also receive additional in-house training including data security, first aid and safeguarding.

Strong enthusiasm, motivation, and the desire to make a big difference. This is the role for you!

The Ideal Candidate: ideally completed and registered with the NCSCT as a Stop Smoking Practitioner and have experience working in this role.

We would like to hear from you if you:

• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Possess a minimum of 1 year experience working in a community-based smoking cessation service.
• Are experienced in using behaviour change models within a work context.
• Can demonstrate a clear understanding of the range and appropriate use of different smoking cessation interventions.
• Display strong knowledge of the harmful effects of smoking, smoking as an addiction behaviour, withdrawal, and relapse.
• Are flexible with good time management and planning skills.
• Are interested in motivating and supporting both individuals in virtual and community-based settings.
• Have sound knowledge of delivering smoking cessation interventions and advising on smoking cessation to special populations e.g. people experiencing homelessness and Traveller communities.
• Can raise public awareness and provision of consistent healthy lifestyle messaging, on issues relevant to the health of the community and in a multi-cultural setting.
• Have experience in building strong links and relationships with a diverse range of groups, organisations, and agencies.

FITNESS TO PRACTISE

Applicants will need to confirm if:

• They’re currently subject to a fitness to practise investigation or proceedings by a regulatory or licensing body
• They’ve been removed from any professional register or licensing register
• They’ve had conditions or sanctions placed on their registration
• They’ve ever had restrictions placed on their clinical practice as part of the revalidation process

Is this role for you?

If you are and would like to be part of an innovative and ambitious team, we would very much like to hear from you.

You should have an outstanding record, excellent communication skills, and a focus on detail and quality.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Closing date: January 16, 2026 11:00 pm