Cheswold Park Hospital
Senior Stop Smoking Advisor
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Job Summary
Are you passionate about behaviour change? We have an exciting role available at Yorkshire Smokefree Wakefield as an advisor to help achieve our commitment to reduce the prevalence of smoking and tackling health inequalities for the people of Wakefield.
We are offering a flexible and varied role, training, working as part of a dynamic team, hybrid working including some working from home, within the community and from our base in Agbrigg, generous pension and holiday entitlement as well as working for a progressive and inclusive Trust.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our team in Wakefield. The successful candidate will deliver stop smoking advice and support to service users in a variety of settings including face to face, telephone, groups and on a mobile health bus. They must have experience of providing help, support, or counselling within a one to one and group setting and have behaviour change experience.
Although it is desirable to have an accredited Stop Smoking Intermediate Level 2 qualification or the equivalent NCSCT level 2 qualification, full training in smoking cessation and behaviour change techniques will be provided.
If you have good people skills, the ability to support and motivate others and work well in a team setting, we would like to hear from you.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.
At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, we are unable to sponsor anyone for a skilled worker visa for this role.
We are happy to accept applications from candidates who can prove their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes. Such applications will be considered alongside all other applications.
About Us
We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being a foundation Trust means we are accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we're run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
We do reserve the right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Details
Date posted
04 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
7 months
Working pattern
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Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9378-W1525
Job locations
Agbrigg and Belle Vue Community Centre
Montague Street
Agbrigg
WF15BB
United Kingdom
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
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. The post holder will provide smoking cessation advice and support to individuals and groups of people who want to stop smoking.
Specifically The Post Holder Will:
- Seek out opportunities to develop and implement stop smoking services in a range of health and community settings.
- Promote the general health and wellbeing of people who use the service through offering healthy lifestyle advice and support.
- Work with people to change their behaviour to improve their health.
Organisational Chart:
Structure may differ slightly between service areas.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
The postholder will:
1.1 Care/service/function provision: e.g., To deliver excellent levels of customer service to people, and address or report, in a timely and proactive manner, where these standards have not been met.
- To plan and deliver smoking cessation advice and support sessions, including advice on stop smoking medications, working within recommended protocols and guidelines. This will involve individual, telephonic, on-line and group work sessions in a variety of settings and venues, working closely with the central Yorkshire Smokefree telephonic Hub staff as required.
- Develop individually tailored support plans including recommending treatments based on assessed needs.
- Provide information to people about stopping smoking and health-related issues in line with best guidance and protocols.
- Provide general health and 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.
- Responsible for the delivery of stop smoking support to specific client groups (e.g. pregnant women, routine and manual workers)
- Deliver very brief, brief and awareness training in stopping smoking as required.
- To be involved in practice awareness raising sessions in Primary Care, Secondary Care and Community settings.
- To be involved in the roll out of Quit Manager training for internal staff and advisors within Primary Care, Secondary Care and Community settings.
- To be involved in monitoring and evaluation of attendance at smokefree support sessions and contribute to the completion of the minimum data set requirement. This will include following up quitters who do not attend for planned support.
- To be involved in the marketing and promotion of the service alongside other colleagues. This may involve attending events on evenings/weekends.
- Undertake specific project and/or development activities in conjunction with the Service Manager and Specialist Advisors.
- Maintain accurate client electronic records, using Quit Manager, in line with Trust guidelines.
- Respond effectively to referrals within stated timescales self-referrals from the individuals, and those from colleagues /other workers/GPs.
- Ensure administrative duties are carried out efficiently and effectively in order to meet the needs of the service.
- To be involved in monitoring and evaluation of client feedback, offering recommendations as part of the team to improve services.
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Person Specification
Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate understanding of human behaviour in relation to making healthy lifestyle changes
- Good knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice in smoking cessation, the consequences of smoking and the benefits of quitting
- Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with professionals / individuals from different professional backgrounds
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and listening skills.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and coordinate own work
- Enthusiasm and ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Understand and maintain confidentiality issues
Desirable
- Knowledge of existing smoking cessation services
- Advanced Information technology skills
- Knowledge of the basic principles of health promotion and issues of health inequality.
- Basic understanding of audit and evaluation.
- Training skills.
- Experience of using QuitManager or an electronic clinical record system.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE level English and Mathematics or equivalent
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent in health related studies OR substantial successful experience of delivering stop smoking interventions in a range of settings
Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing help, support and/or counselling on a one to one or group basis
- Ability to work and communicate in group settings.
- Experience of providing healthcare, healthcare advice or health promotion advice to patients or members of the public
- Significant experience in community development work or in working with people to change their behaviour
- Experience of using Microsoft Office software i.e.: Word, Outlook, Excel
Desirable
- Evidence of post-qualification stop smoking work
- Experience of developing and delivering successful health promotion activities
- Experience of working in Primary and secondary care settings
Training
Essential
- Smoking Cessation Training Level 2 delivered by an NHS Stop Smoking Service or the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (or to undertake within 3 months of starting in post)
- Willing to undertake training and development as required to carry out duties of the post
Desirable
- Specific training on healthy lifestyle activities e.g
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