Tobacco Dependence Treatment Advisor (permanent)

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking a Tobacco Dependence Treatment Advisor to join their Acute Tobacco Dependence Treatment Team. This role focuses on delivering critical treatment to inpatients, supporting long-term smoking cessation while working collaboratively with other health professionals. Candidates should possess a degree, relevant training, and experience in public health. The position offers a chance to contribute to significant health improvements among patients.

Qualifications

• Ability to assess patients and refer those with complex needs.
• Adaptable to different working situations and interacts with diverse backgrounds.
• Experience in delivering tobacco dependence treatment programmes.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of tobacco dependence initiatives to improve health of patients.
• Provide clinical interventions for smoking cessation.
• Assist in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of treatment.

Skills

Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills

Ability to manage own workload and prioritise work

Computer literate, including Microsoft applications

Understanding of strategies to improve health and wellbeing

Skills in using acute systems (e.g., EPIC, EPR)

Education

Educated to degree level

Stop Smoking Practitioner Training

Tools

Microsoft applications

Job description

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Tobacco Dependence Treatment Advisor (permanent)

The closing date is 23 September 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be a part of the Guy's and St Thomas' Acute Tobacco Dependence Treatment Team. We are looking for two Tobacco Dependence Advisors who will enjoy working as part of a small team delivering tobacco dependence treatment to patients across our two hospital sites. The post holders will be involved in supporting the continuing development and delivery of our services to meet the Long Term Plan for tobacco, including assessing and delivering ward based interventions and supporting the development and delivery of MDT training. This position will help us to achieve the Trust commitment to drive a culture change towards prevention and to bring the promotion of optimised physical health and wellbeing into the mainstream.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to support the delivery of the tobacco dependence treatment initiatives of the Trust aimed at promoting and improving the health of patients including the LTP project, MECC and Vital 5 programmes.

Duties and responsibilities will include:

• Provide appropriate clinical interventions to inpatients to support time-limited withdrawal management and long-term smoking cessation
• To collaborate with the TDT specialists to monitor ward compliance with the LTP project
• To contribute to the training package offered to staff in the target clinical areas in very brief advice (VBA)
• To be engaged and proactive with the further development and roll out of the tobacco dependence treatment programmes developed by the Trust throughout the hospital.

About us

We are a small friendly team which has become well-established with a wealth of experience in tobacco dependence, led by the Trust's Values:

Caring - we put patients first We provide patient and person-centred care. We care about others' needs and wellbeing. We listen. We are compassionate to ourselves and others. We reflect on our actions. We are respectful and welcoming.

Ambitious - we innovate and strive for excellence We innovate and strive for excellence. We act with integrity. We act on staff and patient feedback. We seek ways to improve the care and experience of others. We are efficient. We are committed to growth. We find new ways to deliver excellence.

Inclusive - we respect each other and work collaboratively We respect each other and work collaboratively. We act on diverse views. We put ourselves in 'others' shoes'. We are building an anti-racism organisation. We seek opportunities to collaborate. We show sensitivity towards diversity of culture.

Job responsibilities

• To assist the clinical team in assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of inpatient tobacco dependence treatment, devise a treatment plan and ensuring tobacco dependence care is given throughout the inpatient stay and post-discharge follow-up
• To uphold and actively support the Trusts smoke-free status
• With support from a specialist, to manage a caseload of clients and prioritise service user needs
• Develop expertise in effective treatment programmes for people with a range of smoking related health conditions
• To utilise a range of different approaches to raise awareness of tobacco dependence services and to use all possible opportunities to generate referrals
• To promote and facilitate the development of seamless care pathways and referral systems between professionals in acute settings, midwifery, community health services and primary care.
• To support the integration of the tobacco dependence service into broader health development initiatives
• To contribute to the ongoing development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of the tobacco dependence treatment service

Please see attached job description for full duties and responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level
• Stop Smoking Practitioner Training (accredited by the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training) Level2 training

Skills / Knowledge / Ability

• Ability to manage own workload and prioritise work
• Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills
• Computer literate, including Microsoft applications, and ability to use databases
• Understanding of strategies to improve health and wellbeing and address health inequalities.
• Adaptable to different working situations and interacting with people of all backgrounds
• Able to assess patients. Triage, referring those who present with more complex needs
• Awareness of latest guidance to support the delivery of effective tobacco dependence programmes.
• Skills in using acute systems eg) EPIC, EPR, Medchart

Previous Experience

• Patient-facing work experience in a relevant discipline (e.g. public health, health promotion).
• Demonstrate experience of working within a clinical role and delivering 1-1 interventions.
• Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams in an acute setting
• Experience of delivering tobacco dependence treatment programmes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust