Tobacco Dependency Advisor | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Margate; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare provider in Margate is seeking a dedicated professional to support patients in their journey to quit smoking. The role includes advising clinical staff on smoking cessation methods, maintaining stock of Nicotine Replacement Therapy, and promoting healthy lifestyles. Ideal candidates will have experience in health support services and the ability to work independently. Join us in making a difference in our community's health and wellbeing. This position offers the chance to contribute to vital health initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in health support services or similar roles.
• Understanding of smoking cessation programmes and solutions.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to clinical staff in smoking cessation.
• Work with the specialist Lead to deliver stop smoking support.
• Maintain stocks of Nicotine Replacement Therapy for service users.
• Promote health and lifestyle advice to service users.
• Develop and implement stop smoking services in various settings.
• Escalate safeguarding issues to the appropriate agencies.

Job description

Supporting people in a smoke‑free journey can be an emotive topic. The post requires conversations to be held about potential harm and risk to the person in order to highlight the importance of quitting smoking. Support will be available with this from the Lead and other obstetric colleagues.

We confirm that the details of the above post as presented are correct. This is a description of the duties of the post as it is at present. This is not intended to be exhaustive. The job will be reviewed on a regular basis in order to ensure that the duties meet the requirements of the service and to make any necessary changes.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to clinical staff, using the support of interventions such as CO monitoring, behavioural support, practical and social support, and Nicotine Replacement Therapy/QUIT programme.
• Work with the specialist Lead to deliver stop smoking support, and assist with administration of the smoke free data collection and collation.
• Order and maintain stocks of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and issuing it to service users as per agreed guidance.
• Promote the general health and wellbeing of people who use the service through offering healthy lifestyle advice and support.
• Seek out opportunities to develop and implement stop smoking services in a range of health and community settings.
• Work with minimal indirect supervision operating within the assessed level of competence and being accountable for all aspects of own work.
• Escalate and record any possible safeguarding issues to the relevant agencies and seek support in this from the inhouse safeguarding team and lead.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day‑to‑day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

This advert closes on Friday 19 Dec 2025