Senior Stop Smoking Advisor

Are you passionate about behaviour change? We have an exciting role available at Yorkshire Smokefree as a Senior Stop Smoking advisor to help achieve our commitment to reduce the prevalence of smoking and tackling health inequalities for the people of Doncaster.

We are offering a flexible and varied role, working as part of a dynamic fast paced team, hybrid working including some working from home and within the community, opportunity to join the NHS pension scheme and holiday entitlement as well as working for a progressive and inclusive Trust.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form., The successful applicant will work collaboratively with the service manager and team to deliver the smokefree agenda within the service specification. The role requires delivery of stop smoking advice and support to services users in a variety of settings including face to face, telephone, and groups. A credited stop smoking intermediate level 2 qualification or have equivalent NCSCT level 2 is essential.

Passionate & committed with a determination to succeed.

An excellent communicator who is able to influence & motivate others.

Committed to working flexibly and responsively.

Confident to work collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders and partners across the health, education & social care sector.

Demonstrate understanding of the wider smokefree agenda.

Ability to promote national & local campaigns to increase service engagement.

If you enjoy working as part of a team and passionate about our mission & objectives, then we would like to hear from you.

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 were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were 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.