Service Manager (Stop Smoking)

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Live Life Better Derbyshire is seeking an experienced public health professional to lead the Stop Smoking service. The role focuses on developing and delivering comprehensive cessation support across community settings and hospitals within Derbyshire's NHS-funded framework.

The postholder will collaborate with LLBD, public health colleagues and stakeholders to advance the tobacco control agenda and help Derbyshire reach smokefree targets by 2030.

Qualifications

• Significant public health knowledge and experience.
• Experience in managing individuals and teams.
• Ability to work with LLBD, public health and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the stop smoking service within LLBD.
• Collaborate with NHS partners and hospitals to expand pharmacotherapy options.
• Lead and develop staff to achieve smokefree Derbyshire by 2030.

Skills

Public health

Stop smoking

Team management

Partnerships

Job description

We are seeking a passionate and experienced public health professional with a strong knowledge of stop smoking to become our Service Manager (Stop Smoking). Helping people to stop smoking is a key element of our wider tobacco control agenda as we aim for Derbyshire to become smokefree by 2030. The stop smoking service sits within Live Life Better Derbyshire (LLBD) that provides a range of health improvement services.

Derbyshire has an innovative stop smoking service that offers the full range of pharmacotherapy treatment options, access to the Smokefree App, and is developing tailored treatment support for priority groups. The postholder will be responsible for the further development of the service.

The stop smoking service is delivered both in community settings and at two acute hospitals for both adult inpatients and pregnant women as part of an NHS funded TDT service. You will also contribute to the wider tobacco control programme and play a key role in developing LLBD more generally.

As well as significant public health knowledge you will have experience of managing individuals and teams as well developing and delivering services. You will be a committed individual who can work in partnership with colleagues in LLBD, public health and other stakeholders across the wider Derbyshire healthcare system.

Provisional Date for Interviews 12 Nov 2026