Smoking Cessation Advisor inCardiff inCardiff PUBLISHED 23 AUG 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board ‘Help Me Quit’ team.  ‘Help Me Quit’ is the Free NHS Stop Smoking Service in Wales. Our innovative and dynamic team offer expert advice and specialist behavioural support to clients providing one to one and group sessions in the community.

  We are looking to recruit two smoking cessation advisors.  One of the roles will focus on supporting pregnant people to quit smoking working closely with maternity colleagues.   Both roles will involve working at various sites across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The posts are temporary until the end of March 2025 in the first instance.

This is a fantastic time to join ‘Help Me Quit’.  We are a supportive and compassionate team committed to development, innovation and quality of our services. If you are a highly motivated individual with the ability to enthuse and motivate others we are keen to hear from you.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

For an informal discussion about the posts please contact Deb Parsons, Senior Smoking Cessation Advisor :

  • The post holder is responsible for delivering a smoking cessation service to residents within Cardiff and Vale UHB geographical area.
  • The post holder is responsible for working autonomously with clients to develop a treatment plan in order to deliver support and help them stop smoking.
  • The post holder will provide intensive behavioural support and pharmacological advice to clients.
  • The post holder is responsible for planning and organising their own workload effectively, this will include the management of a caseload.
  • The post holder will be responsible for maintaining and inputting patient records into a digital database and ensuring that referrals are processed and patients are contacted within the adequate target time frame.


Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is
“Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”,
and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Deb Parsons Job title: Senior Smoking Cessation Advisor Email address: Telephone number: 029 21836505
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board ‘Help Me Quit’ team.  ‘Help Me Quit’ is the Free NHS Stop Smoking Service in Wales. Our innovative and dynamic team offer expert advice and specialist behavioural support to clients providing one to one and group sessions in the community.

We are looking to recruit two smoking cessation advisors.  One of the roles will focus on supporting pregnant people to quit smoking working closely with maternity colleagues.   Both roles will involve working at various sites across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The posts are temporary until the end of March 2025 in the first instance.

This is a fantastic time to join ‘Help Me Quit’.  We are a supportive and compassionate team committed to development, innovation and quality of our services. If you are a highly motivated individual with the ability to enthuse and motivate others we are keen to hear from you.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

For an informal discussion about the posts please contact Deb Parsons, Senior Smoking Cessation Advisor :

  • The post holder is responsible for delivering a smoking cessation service to residents within Cardiff and Vale UHB geographical area.
  • The post holder is responsible for working autonomously with clients to develop a treatment plan in order to deliver support and help them stop smoking.
  • The post holder will provide intensive behavioural support and pharmacological advice to clients.
  • The post holder is responsible for planning and organising their own workload effectively, this will include the management of a caseload.
  • The post holder will be responsible for maintaining and inputting patient records into a digital database and ensuring that referrals are processed and patients are contacted within the adequate target time frame.


Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is
“Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”,
and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Deb Parsons Job title: Senior Smoking Cessation Advisor Email address: Telephone number: 029 21836505


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