Tobacco Dependency Practitioner

University-Hospitals-of-North-Midlands-Nhs-Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust recruits a Band 4 Stop Smoking Advisor to support pregnant women and families, including CO monitoring and NRT guidance, aligned with maternity services to promote smokefree pregnancies.

You will work across clinical and community settings, maintain accurate records, and contribute to reducing health inequalities through practical lifestyle advice and signposting to services.

Qualifications

• NVQ L3 or 4 or equivalent health related studies or substantial smoking cessation experience delivering intervention and support

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver stop smoking advice and support sessions, including advice on stop smoking medications, working within approved protocols

Skills

One-to-one support

Counselling

Group sessions

Health advice

Independent working

MDT collaboration

Pregnant women smoking cessation

Electronic records

Education

NVQ L3/4 or equivalent

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Stoke Town Stoke on Trent Salary £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/09/2026 23:59

Band 4

Job overview

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

The post holder will work with the maternity tobacco dependency treatment services lead and other members to provide individualised stop smoking support to women and families in a flexible and innovative way. This post will contribute to tackling inequalities in health through promoting and supporting people to stop smoking. It focuses on engaging with people in communities and offering them practical support to change their behaviour to achieve their own choices and goals.

Main duties of the job

Specifically, the post holder will:

Provide intermediate stop smoking support throughout pregnancy and the post-natal period, using the support of interventions such as CO monitoring and Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

Work with the specialist Maternity Tobacco Dependency Treatment Services Lead to deliver all elements of the Smokefree pregnancy agenda including administration, data collection and collation.

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.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To plan and deliver stop smoking advice and support sessions, including advice on stop smoking medications, working within recommended protocols and guidelines. This may involve individual, telephone, on-line and group work sessions in a variety of settings and venues
• Identify and approach women who are eligible for tobacco dependence conversations and treatment in a variety of different settings. These may be in a clinical area, virtually or in a person’s home. Follow women through their engagement with the stop smoking service to promote integrated care with maternity services.
• Develop individually tailored support plans including recommending treatments based on assessed needs.
• Provide general health, lifestyle advice and support to people using the service e.g. healthy eating, physical activity, stress management. This will include individual and group-based interventions, signposting and referring to other health, community, and voluntary services.
• Participate in educating pregnant women about the benefits of stopping smoking in pregnancy and give support to those women wanting to quit. Promote smoke free homes and support and advise women and families about passive smoking.
• Deliver Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring to a high standard and engage in the data collection and collation of CO rates in pregnancy and post-partum.
• Maintain accurate up to date and comprehensive records at all times.
• Ensure that the relevant equipment is provided and maintained on an agreed schedule. Report any failings of equipment or other environmental factors to the Maternity Tobacco Dependency Treatment Services Lead.
• Please see attached job description and person specification for further information

Qualifications

• NVQ L3 or 4 or equivalent health related studies or substantial smoking cessation experience delivering intervention and support

Knowledge and skills

• Experence in providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice
• Ability to work independently
• experience of providing one to one support and /or counselling or as part of a group session
• The ability to build and maintain good relationships with the MDT
• Experience of offering smoking cessation support to pregnant woman and people
• Experience of using electronic clinical record systems

Important information about your application

• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of your start date to ensure sufficient time for the operational and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

In line with the change of Immigration rules on 8th January 2026 if you require Sponsorship through the Skilled Worker Visa you must be able to provide B2 English evidence before a Certificate of Sponsorship can be issued.

Visa eligibility notice:
The UK Home Office has imposed an emergency brake on specific visa routes.

• Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals.
• Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan.
  As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes.

UHNM supports the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist in preparing your supporting statement. However, we reserve the right to reject applications where AI has been used in a misleading manner, for example, by implying experience or understanding that the applicant does not possess or where its use is excessive or unfair. If AI has been used to support your application, you must declare this within your submission.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Trish Burgess Job title Lead Tobacco dependency practitioner- maternity Email address [emailprotected]