Tobacco Dependency Advisor

Everyone Health; Stafford; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting full-time opportunity at Everyone Health for a Tobacco Dependency Advisor based in Stafford, supporting inpatients with smoking cessation. This role demands a proactive individual ready to engage with patients, develop treatment plans, and make a meaningful impact in health improvement. The ideal candidate will have the required training or willingness to gain it, along with a minimum of one year's experience in relevant care settings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in community, primary care, and inpatient settings.
• Experience working with adults in a group environment for positive lifestyle change.
• Experience using behavior change models appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Support inpatients with Stop Smoking or Temporary Abstinence at bedside.
• Deliver personalized treatment plans and provide pharmacotherapy.
• Coordinate discharge plans for patients.

Skills

Adaptability

Communication

Motivation

Education

NCSCT Smoking Practitioner registration

NCSCT VBA training modules

Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Training

COM-B Training

Job description

Full Time Role (40 hours/week) Permanent. Salary: £26,208

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Inpatient Tobacco Dependency Service, based at University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM)/ County Hospital Stafford.

This is a unique opportunity to join developing services, as well as support and contribute toward the existing Staffordshire Integrated Stop Smoking Service at Everyone Health Staffordshire. These roles are full time and delivering the service over Monday-Friday, with some flexibility to deliver evening and weekend work on a rotational basis.

The Tobacco Dependency Advisor will be responsible for supporting inpatients, to deliver Stop Smoking or Temporary Abstinence support at bedside, and provide personalised treatment plans, provision of pharmacotherapy and a discharge plan.

This will be a challenging but extremely rewarding role. If you are enthusiastic, motivated, and looking to make a big difference, then this is the role for you!

The Ideal Candidate would:

• NCSCT Smoking Practitioner registered (or willingness to obtain this – training will be provided).
• NCSCT VBA training modules
• Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Training
• COM-B Training
• Full UK Driving license and access to a car for work, with ‘business purposes’ insurance.

We would like to hear from you if you:

• Being able to demonstrate putting service users first and delivering a high-quality service.
• Evidence of being adaptable and quick thinking.

• Minimum of 1 year experience working in community, primary care and in-patient settings.
• Experience of working with adults in a 1-2-1 and group environment, to support positive lifestyle change.
• Experience of using behaviour change models within a work context
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural setting with patients of different cultures, genders and ages.
• Experience of working to challenging performance targets and achieving excellent outcomes.

To apply:

For more information and to download the job description please visit our website http://www.everyonehealth.co.uk/about-us/employment-opportunities/ and email your CV and supporting statement to [e-mail]

Closing date: 30th July 2025 Interview Date: TBC

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