Smoking Cessation Advisor

Cambridgeshire County Council; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension

Mileage

Wellbeing package

4 weeks additional annual leave

Bank holiday flex

Volunteering hours

IDEAL network

Employee Recognition Awards

Car Lease

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking a Smoking Cessation Advisor to join a specialist team delivering a homeless-focused cessation service. You will meet individuals in hostels, day centres, and other community settings, providing flexible, trauma-informed support and nicotine replacement options.

The role includes record-keeping and multi-agency collaboration. Applicants should have at least 2 years in health or social care and ideally NCSCT Stop Smoking Practitioner experience, with

Qualifications

• Relevant health or social work qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience in the field of smoking cessation in the community.
• Experience working with people facing multiple disadvantage, such as homelessness, mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, contact with the criminal justice system or domestic abuse.
• Able to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently; a driver preferable, with access to your own vehicle.
• Provide a personal supporting statement explaining how you meet the personal specification and what you can bring to the service and team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 1:1 smoking cessation advice using a flexible, trauma‑informed outreach approach with harm reduction focus.
• Offer vape and/or NRT and follow-up consultations per NCSCT and NICE guidelines, including CO monitoring.
• Maintain accurate up-to-date records on case management systems and provide information as required by the service.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Health & social care experience

NCSCT Stop Smoking Practitioner (adv)

Education

Health or social work qualification or demonstrable experience

Job description

Smoking Cessation Advisor

Company: Cambridgeshire County Council

Salary: £35,570 to £37,562 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Cambridge, PE29 3AD

Job type: Fixed term (1 year) – Full-time

Posting date: 5 Nov 2026

Closing date: 29 Nov 2026

Interviews to be held: Friday 11th December 2026

Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a successful programme delivering a bespoke smoking reduction and cessation service for people experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage across Cambridgeshire. The service is grant funded by Public Health on an annual basis with the programme expected to last until March 2029.

Benefits

• Annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
• Wellbeing package covering all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, accessible to your family
• 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro‑rate) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Flexibly take your bank holidays to better suit your personal circumstances
• Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year to make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts, as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

What you will be doing

You will be working with the Specialist Smoking Cessation Team Lead and two other advisors to deliver the service, meeting individuals in hostels, homeless day centres, temporary accommodation and across drug and alcohol support settings, the probation service or anywhere else where they can be reached in the community.

The role involves providing 1:1 smoking cessation advice using a flexible, trauma‑informed, assertive outreach approach and focusing on harm reduction, recognising nicotine dependence and readiness to reduce smoking over time, with up to 26 weeks of intensive support.

Individuals are offered a vape and or Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT) and follow‑up consultations as per NCSCT and NICE guidelines, including smoking status validation using CO monitoring.

You will maintain accurate up‑to‑date records on the relevant case management systems and collect and provide information in line with service requirements.

About you

You will be passionate about working face‑to‑face with individuals to improve their health outcomes. You have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in health and social care and preferably experience as a NCSCT Stop Smoking Practitioner.

You will have a high level of interpersonal skills and undertake multi‑agency work with partner organisations, providers, individuals, families and carers.

Requirements

• Relevant health or social work qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience in the field of smoking cessation in the community.
• Interest in working with people facing multiple disadvantage, such as homelessness, mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, contact with the criminal justice system or having experienced domestic abuse.
• Able to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently; a driver preferable, with access to your own vehicle.
• Provide a personal supporting statement ensuring you explain how you meet the personal specification, what interests you about the role and what you can bring to the service and team.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network "IDEAL" and self‑organised peer support groups, help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected and empowered.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and invite candidates to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive.

Contact

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