Band 4 Tobacco Dependency Advisor - Community
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working with the Trust's Tobacco Dependency Service team to provide behavioural support and treatment for community service users who smoke. The post holder will support the day-to-day running of the Community Tobacco Dependency Service, ensuring safe and evidence-based care. They will also help community teams develop a smokefree culture and adhere to the Trust's Smokefree policy. The advisor will support the delivery of key performance indicators for tobacco dependency, recording and reporting activities and results.
Essential criteria
- Higher Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care or an equivalent qualification in a relevant health related subject, or a commitment to working towards and further experience to diploma level.
- Good level of secondary education for maths and English at GCSE or equivalent level.
Desirable criteria
- NCSCT Smoking cessation e-learning Smoking cessation level 2 training
- Understanding of the drivers of ill health and mental health.
- Experience of working within a mental health setting or with people with mental health conditions or Learning Disabilities.
- Evidence of previous team working.
- Knowledge of tobacco dependency treatments available.
- Experience working with people in a behaviour change context.
- Experience of running groups.
- Skills/Knowledge
- Computer literacy skills including email and Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and Power point).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to develop the skills of others and to contribute to a learning environment.
- Ability to challenge the gaps in knowledge.
- Ability to accept delegation and work without direct supervision.
- Ability to use carbon monoxide monitors.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Trust's core values.
- Ability to communicate across various levels of staff groups.
- Ability to deliver training sessions.
- Training & Qualifications
- Higher Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care or an equivalent qualification in a relevant health related subject, or a commitment to working towards and further experience to diploma level.
- Good level of secondary education for maths and English at GCSE or equivalent level.
- NCSCT Smoking cessation e-learning Smoking cessation level 2 training
- Understanding of the drivers of ill health and mental health.
- Experience of working within a mental health setting or with people with mental health conditions or Learning Disabilities.
- Evidence of previous team working.
- Knowledge of tobacco dependency treatments available.
- Experience working with people in a behaviour change context.
- Experience of running groups.
- Skills/Knowledge
- Computer literacy skills including email and Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and Power point).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to develop the skills of others and to contribute to a learning environment.
- Ability to challenge the gaps in knowledge.
- Ability to accept delegation and work without direct supervision.
- Ability to use carbon monoxide monitors.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Trust's core values.
- Ability to communicate across various levels of staff groups.
- Ability to deliver training sessions.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
The principal role of the post holder will be to work with the Trust's Tobacco Dependency Service team and Tobacco Dependency Project Lead to provide behavioural support and treatment in relation to tobacco smoking for our community service users.
They will support the day to day running of the Community Tobacco Dependency Service to ensure safe, well organised and evidenced based care is offered routinely to all identified smokers and provided to all that access the service. This will include an understanding of working with service users subject to the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act legislation.
They will support community teams to develop a smokefree culture and to adhere to the Trust wide Smokefree policy, by supporting staff with smoking related issues, providing tobacco dependency related resources and signposting patients and staff to appropriate information and services alongside promoting training.
They will support the delivery of the service key performance and reporting indicators for tobacco dependency, recording and reporting activities and results contributing to achieving all performance indicators, essential standards, and quality outcomes.
Travel is required within the designated service location, including regional travel. The Tobacco Treatment Service will operate five days a week.
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