Job summary
- Main area
- Community Smokefree Advisor
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-1103-25-MH
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Highbury Hospital
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Per annum (Pro Rate for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Smokefree Advisor
Band 3
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Job overview
The post holder will raise the profile of smoking cessation and harm reduction across Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Community Mental Health Teams by providing tobacco treatment and harm reduction advice and support to individuals and groups of people who require assistance to stop smoking or to reduce their harm from tobacco. They will also help to prepare smokers with planned hospital admissions.
The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly across sites and develop working relationships with specialist mental health stop smoking services and community stop smoking services.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide smoking cessation support and give tobacco treatment and harm reduction advice to community patients with varying degrees of mental illness, both in clinics and in patient homes.
To Support patients who have planned hospital admissions (to both acute wards and mental health units) with temporary abstinence whilst in hospital and liaise with the inpatient smokefree teams prior to and during admission.
Use existing systems in place for identifying patients who smoke and ensure that they receive timely interventions to support them to be smokefree or to commence a harm reduction programme.
Provide advice and support to staff, reinforcing the training provided to community teams.
Refer patients who want to stop smoking or commence a harm reduction pathway to community mental health specialist stop smoking services/or community stop smoking services
Raise the profile of smoking cessation across Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust community teams.
Ensure that Smokefree documentation is kept up to date.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide smoking cessation and harm reduction support to community patients with varying degrees of mental illness.
Provide tobacco treatment advice for harm reduction programmes.
Support patients who smoke with planned hospital admissions (to both acute wards and mental health units).
Liaise with the inpatient Smokefree teams to identify patients who have quit smoking or who have commenced a harm reduction programme and are due to be discharged to ensure a seamless service and continuity of care.
Use existing systems in place for identifying patients who smoke and ensure that they receive timely interventions to support them to be Smokefree or to commence a harm reduction programme.
Provide advice and support to community teams.
Refer patients who want to stop smoking or commence a harm reduction pathway to community mental health specialist stop smoking services/community stop smoking services.
Raise the profile of smoking cessation across Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust community mental health units.
Ensure that Smokefree documentation is kept up to date.
Attend multidisciplinary meetings with the local mental health teams on a regular basis
On occasion you may be required to cover other areas within the Smokefree team remit to support the demands of the service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
- NCSCT certified stop smoking advisor
- NCSCT Very brief advice (VBA) on smoking
- NCSCT Very brief advice - second-hand smoke
- NCSCT Very brief advice - Stop smoking medication
- NCSCT Very brief advice - Smoking for pregnant women
- NCSCT Very brief advice – Vaping
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of delivering healthcare, or specialist health advice to patients and the public. .
- Able to use own initiative within agreed protocols
- Ability to work as an effective team member.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering smoking cessation interventions including tobacco treatment support and harm reduction programmes to staff and patients.
- Experience of working in NHS secondary care
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS.
- Understanding of the key determinants of health and means of influencing these to reduce health inequalities.
- Understanding of factors contributing to health inequalities.
Desirable criteria
- Specialist knowledge relating to tobacco control and tobacco dependency treatment.
- Good knowledge and understanding of evidence-based training
- Knowledge of patient engagement techniques for service
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal).
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and coordinate own workload
- Basic Keyboard skills.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office i.e. Outlook, Database, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering smoking cessation interventions.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- A combination of sitting, walking and standing with a requirement for some physical effort, transporting promotional/educational materials from time to time and set up of clinics and groups.
- Health and physical abilities sufficient for the post (if necessary, with reasonable adjustments with respect to the Equality Act 2010).
Training
Essential criteria
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office i.e. Outlook, Database, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel to patient homes and clinics and for this reason will require the use of their own transport (i.e a car)
- On occasion you may be required to cover other areas within the Smokefree team remit to support the demands of the service.
- Requirement to complete Mandatory Training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Evans
- Job title
- Smokefree Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01159691300
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