Tobacco Dependency Advisor

Integrated Care System; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Tobacco Dependency Advisor to support tobacco dependency treatment in their Emergency Department. The role involves working directly with patients, assessing their needs and helping them to quit smoking through evidence-based interventions. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in a health setting. The position is fixed term for 6 months with a salary of £24,937 to £26,598 annually, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a health or voluntary community setting.
• Knowledge of behaviour change methods.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Tobacco Dependency team to provide behavioral support and treatment.
• Support the day to day running of the Tobacco Dependency service.
• Ensure safe, well organized, evidenced based care.

Skills

Experience in health or voluntary community setting

Knowledge of behaviour change methods

Motivational behaviour training

Education

Level 3 qualification in relevant subject or equivalent experience

Certificate/Professional qualification in a related area

Level 2 smoking cessation training

Job description

Go back Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Tobacco Dependency Advisor

The closing date is 21 August 2025

An exciting opportunity to work with Northumbria Healthcare Public Health team's tobacco dependency treatment service. This team is key to delivering the ambitions of the NHS Long Term plan to provide treatment for tobacco dependency for all patients admitted to hospital, making a significant contribution to public health and reducing health inequalities.

This post holder will specifically support work in our Emergency Department and our in patient wards at NSECH. Travel to other hospital sites may also be required.

We welcome applications from those with practical experience in a health and care setting.

Main duties of the job

This post will involve working directly with patients to assess their needs related to tobacco dependency and to work with them to identify treatment and support to enable them make a successful quit attempt. Support may be face to face, remote consultation or via telephone.

Other duties will include supporting the wider public health team in developing and delivering training packages on tobacco dependency and a range of public health issues.

To support the day to day running of the tobacco dependency service to ensure safe, well organised and evidenced based care is provided to all that access the service. Provide support in a range of settings as required.

To support the delivery of the service key performance and reporting indicators for tobacco dependency.

Organise own workload and work unsupervised in a busy team. Maintain a high standard of work and prioritise own workload according to the needs of the service, individual needs including equality, diversity and social inclusion in all aspects of work.

Take referrals, including self-referrals into the service and working with patients to identify the most appropriate tobacco dependency treatment pathway.

Identifying and engaging with individuals and groups from target areas.

Supporting individuals to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing and supporting them in initiating and sustaining appropriate behavioural changes to improve their health.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Job responsibilities

To work with the Tobacco Dependency team and Public Health team to provide behavioural support and treatment in relation to tobacco smoking.

To support the day to day running of the Tobacco Dependency service to ensure safe, well organized and evidenced based care is provided to all that access the service. Provide support in a range of settings as required for the delivery of smoking cessation service.

To support the delivery of the service key performance and reporting indicators for tobacco dependency.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in relevant subject or equivalent experience
• Certificate/Professional qualification in a related area
• Level 2 smoking cessation training
• Motivational behaviour training

Experience

• Experience of working in a health or voluntary community setting.
• Knowledge of behaviour change methods.

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearpro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Reference number

319-7388925JN-HAS

Job locations

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital