Stop Smoking AdvisorinBradford inBradfordPUBLISHED TUE 11 MAR 2025

Band 4: £26,530 to £29,114 a year pa PERMANENT
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustrCboXq6F

Impactful Role, You will have a direct influence on improving patients' health by helping them quit smoking, which can significantly enhance their quality of life.

Collaborative Environment, You will work as part of a dedicated Lung Cancer nursing team, allowing for teamwork and the sharing of knowledge and strategies to support patients effectively.

Professional Development, The role offers opportunities for ongoing education, training, and awareness, ensuring that you stay up-to-date with the latest evidence-based practices in smoking cessation.

Community Engagement, You will connect with internal and external partners, providing a chance to collaborate with various organizations and make a difference in the local community.

Variety of Responsibilities, The role includes delivering behavioral support, providing information and guidance, and designing and implementing services, keeping your work diverse and engaging.

Supportive Framework, Working under Trust protocols ensures that you are operating within a structured environment that prioritizes quality and evidence-based practices.

Continuous Improvement, You will play a vital role in assessing feedback and making actionable changes, contributing to the enhancement of the stop smoking service for better patient outcomes.

Join our dedicated Smoking Cessation team at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Stop Smoking Advisor and make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients seeking to quit smoking. This role is perfect for compassionate individuals, especially women who thrive in caregiving roles and are passionate about helping others overcome health challenges. You’ll work closely with the Lung Cancer nursing team, providing essential support and guidance to smokers, while delivering evidence-based behavioural therapies and Nicotine Replacement Therapy tailored to each patient’s needs.

In this pivotal role, you will not only provide personalised advice and training on smoking cessation but also play a key part in shaping our stop smoking service to ensure it meets the highest standards. Collaborate with a range of internal and external partners, gather feedback, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. If you’re ready to inspire change and support our community in their journey to a smoke-free life, we welcome your application. Together, let’s create a healthier future for Bradford!

Impactful Role, You will have a direct influence on improving patients' health by helping them quit smoking, which can significantly enhance their quality of life.

Collaborative Environment, You will work as part of a dedicated Lung Cancer nursing team, allowing for teamwork and the sharing of knowledge and strategies to support patients effectively.

Community Engagement, You will connect with internal and external partners, providing a chance to collaborate with various organizations and make a difference in the local community.

Variety of Responsibilities, The role includes delivering behavioral support, providing information and guidance, and designing and implementing services, keeping your work diverse and engaging.

Supportive Framework, Working under Trust protocols ensures that you are operating within a structured environment that prioritizes quality and evidence-based practices.

Continuous Improvement, You will play a vital role in assessing feedback and making actionable changes, contributing to the enhancement of the stop smoking service for better patient outcomes.

Closing Date: 25.03.25 (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 26.03.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 07.04.25

We are looking to recruit an exceptional individual to join our Smoking Cessation team as a Stop Smoking Advisor. You will work as a member of the Lung Cancer nursing team providing a first point of contact for patients identified as smokers, delivering a high quality and evidence based behavioural support, including Nicotine Replacement Therapy , under Trust protocols.

Provide information, advice and guidance on stop smoking support, education and training and other associated local and organisational smoke-free activities.

Ensure specialist stop smoking information, advice and guidance is accurate and current.

Support the design, implementation and maintenance of the stop smoking service, systems and processes required to ensure that the stop smoking service can be accessed appropriately and that internal and external standards for recording and monitoring activity, including outcomes achieved, are met.

Support the delivery of an effective and high-quality staff education, training and awareness programme which meets internal and external standards for stop smoking support.

Connect with internal and external partners to get feedback on the service and provide advice and support to ensure that the service meets the needs of our patients. Take responsibility for action based on feedback to support continuous improvement of the stop smoking service.

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