Job summary
We are seeking a
dedicated Stop Smoking Specialist to help deliver our stop smoking service and
strengthen our commitment to supporting people to quit smoking and reduce their
risk of cancer. In this role, you will provide expert advice and support to
service users affected by tobacco addiction, using evidence-based approaches
aligned with national guidance and best practice.
Main duties of the job
As part of
our expanding team, you will play a key role in implementing our strategy to
ensure people across Yorkshire receive the highest standards of prevention,
diagnosis and treatment. You will deliver evidence-based smoking cessation
interventions to individuals referred into the service, offering support,
guidance and motivation through facet to face appointments, virtual sessions or
telephone consultations to maximise successful quit outcomes.
You will
work collaboratively with colleagues to manage referrals and will develop
strong working relationships with our Active Together Services, which
are being rolled out across Yorkshire, as well as with NHS Trusts where we fund
inpatient smoking cessation programmes.
About us
About
Us
Yorkshire
is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
Yorkshire
Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and
those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.
Thanks
to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative
new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs
are helping more people survive cancer in Yorkshire, and beyond.
As an
inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich
diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking
action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We
offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age,
disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and
maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
The Benefits
We
offer all employees a wide range of benefits
including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus
Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years service), flexible working
arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career
progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within
walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a
whole lot more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Stop Smoking
Specialist
The role holder will be able to choose whether their office base is Hornbeam
or Hull, depending on their geographical location. Flexible working is offered.
About Us
Yorkshire
is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
Yorkshire
Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and
those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.
Thanks
to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative
new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs
are helping more people survive cancer in Yorkshire, and beyond.
As an
inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich
diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking
action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We
offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age,
disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and
maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
The Benefits
We
offer all employees a wide range of benefits
including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus
Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years service), flexible working
arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career
progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within
walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a
whole lot more.
We've
got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and were looking for
people who are aligned with these. As our Stop Smoking Specialist, you will put
people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues
and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make
positive solutions happen.
The Role
As a Stop Smoking Specialist, you will help to deliver
our stop smoking service and underpin our commitment to support people to stop
smoking and reduce the risk of cancer. You will provide specialist advice and support to our service users
around tobacco addiction and provide evidence-based approaches in line with
national guidance and good practice to help them to quit smoking.
Supporting the Services Manager and Head of Services, you will be vital in the
implementation of our strategy to ensure people
in Yorkshire receive the best prevention, diagnosis and treatment. You will deliver evidence-based
stop smoking interventions to patients referred into the service, providing support, advice and guidance either face to face,
virtually or by telephone to maximise quitting outcomes. You will work as
part of a team to respond to referrals
and work with our Active Together
Services, which are being rolled out across Yorkshire, and NHS Trusts where we
fund in patient smoking cessation programmes.
Specifically,
you will:
-
Autonomously deliver smoking
cessation assessments, advice and support, minimising harm from tobacco and
health-related issues in line with best guidance and protocols.
-
Undertake client assessments, making
appropriate pharmacotherapy decisions, provide ongoing client support and undertake
4 and 12 week follow-ups.
-
Advise on stop smoking medications
to patients, including all forms of NRT, vapes (e.cigarettes) as well as
non-nicotine treatments.
-
Manage a stock
of NRT and Vaping Starter kits.
-
Help patients
who smoke to quit, communicating in a sensitive, client centred manner.
- Contribute
to the monitoring and evaluation of the service, including the completion of
the minimum data set aligned to NHS England mandatory requirements. This will
include following up with patients following discharge to monitor stop smoking
outcomes.
-
Manage
caseload of patients and be responsible for all associated tasks, including
follow-up appointments, and managing diary commitments.
-
Communicate
effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written
information and instructions when sharing information, delegating, or handing
over responsibility for care to ensure that smoking cessation records are kept
up to date and accurate.
-
Work collaboratively and co-operatively with
other members of the team and observe operational policy and procedures
requirements.
- Work with the
Services Manager and Head of Services to ensure that public and patient insight
and involvement is captured, which will shape the development, delivery and
evaluation of our service to make sure they are patient centred.
Application
Before applying,
please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more
about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
To
apply, please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the
role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, (recruitment@ycr.org.uk) before 9 February 2026. Please read
ourprivacy
noticebefore
applying.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible
employer. We welcome any discussion for
flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an
individuals circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively
encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all
backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application,
please contact us at recruitment@ycr.org.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Stop Smoking
Specialist
The role holder will be able to choose whether their office base is Hornbeam
or Hull, depending on their geographical location. Flexible working is offered.
About Us
Yorkshire
is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
Yorkshire
Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and
those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.
Thanks
to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative
new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs
are helping more people survive cancer in Yorkshire, and beyond.
As an
inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich
diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking
action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We
offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age,
disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and
maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
The Benefits
We
offer all employees a wide range of benefits
including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus
Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years service), flexible working
arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career
progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within
walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a
whole lot more.
We've
got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and were looking for
people who are aligned with these. As our Stop Smoking Specialist, you will put
people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues
and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make
positive solutions happen.
The Role
As a Stop Smoking Specialist, you will help to deliver
our stop smoking service and underpin our commitment to support people to stop
smoking and reduce the risk of cancer. You will provide specialist advice and support to our service users
around tobacco addiction and provide evidence-based approaches in line with
national guidance and good practice to help them to quit smoking.
Supporting the Services Manager and Head of Services, you will be vital in the
implementation of our strategy to ensure people
in Yorkshire receive the best prevention, diagnosis and treatment. You will deliver evidence-based
stop smoking interventions to patients referred into the service, providing support, advice and guidance either face to face,
virtually or by telephone to maximise quitting outcomes. You will work as
part of a team to respond to referrals
and work with our Active Together
Services, which are being rolled out across Yorkshire, and NHS Trusts where we
fund in patient smoking cessation programmes.
Specifically,
you will:
-
Autonomously deliver smoking
cessation assessments, advice and support, minimising harm from tobacco and
health-related issues in line with best guidance and protocols.
-
Undertake client assessments, making
appropriate pharmacotherapy decisions, provide ongoing client support and undertake
4 and 12 week follow-ups.
-
Advise on stop smoking medications
to patients, including all forms of NRT, vapes (e.cigarettes) as well as
non-nicotine treatments.
-
Manage a stock
of NRT and Vaping Starter kits.
-
Help patients
who smoke to quit, communicating in a sensitive, client centred manner.
- Contribute
to the monitoring and evaluation of the service, including the completion of
the minimum data set aligned to NHS England mandatory requirements. This will
include following up with patients following discharge to monitor stop smoking
outcomes.
-
Manage
caseload of patients and be responsible for all associated tasks, including
follow-up appointments, and managing diary commitments.
-
Communicate
effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written
information and instructions when sharing information, delegating, or handing
over responsibility for care to ensure that smoking cessation records are kept
up to date and accurate.
-
Work collaboratively and co-operatively with
other members of the team and observe operational policy and procedures
requirements.
- Work with the
Services Manager and Head of Services to ensure that public and patient insight
and involvement is captured, which will shape the development, delivery and
evaluation of our service to make sure they are patient centred.
Application
Before applying,
please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more
about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
To
apply, please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the
role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, (recruitment@ycr.org.uk) before 9 February 2026. Please read
ourprivacy
noticebefore
applying.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible
employer. We welcome any discussion for
flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an
individuals circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively
encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all
backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application,
please contact us at recruitment@ycr.org.uk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- About You
- To be considered for this role, you will need:
- To be educated to GCSE (or equivalent) grade C or above in English and Maths.
- To be National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training (NCSCT) Level 2 trained.
- To have demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development.
- To have intermediate theoretical knowledge of stop smoking support, gained through Level 2 NCSCT.
Experience
Essential
- To have substantial experience of providing smoking cessation support in a stop smoking service with good levels of quit rates.
- To have experience of working in Health and Social Care setting or community.
- To have experience of providing healthcare, healthcare advice or health improvement/promotion advice to patients or members of the public.
- To have experience of using Microsoft Office software and patient management systems such as Quit Manager.
- To have proven IT skills, including data entry, accurate reporting of agreed care plans, and experience using IT infrastructure to support effective handover of care.
- To have good knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice in stopping smoking, the consequences of smoking and the benefits of quitting.
- To be able to build and maintain good working relationships with professionals/individuals from different professional/cultural backgrounds.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- About You
- To be considered for this role, you will need:
- To be educated to GCSE (or equivalent) grade C or above in English and Maths.
- To be National Centre for Smoking Cessation Training (NCSCT) Level 2 trained.
- To have demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development.
- To have intermediate theoretical knowledge of stop smoking support, gained through Level 2 NCSCT.
Experience
Essential
- To have substantial experience of providing smoking cessation support in a stop smoking service with good levels of quit rates.
- To have experience of working in Health and Social Care setting or community.
- To have experience of providing healthcare, healthcare advice or health improvement/promotion advice to patients or members of the public.
- To have experience of using Microsoft Office software and patient management systems such as Quit Manager.
- To have proven IT skills, including data entry, accurate reporting of agreed care plans, and experience using IT infrastructure to support effective handover of care.
- To have good knowledge and understanding of evidence-based practice in stopping smoking, the consequences of smoking and the benefits of quitting.
- To be able to build and maintain good working relationships with professionals/individuals from different professional/cultural backgrounds.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
