Job summary
We welcome applications for candidates who want to work as part of the Smokefree Team at South London and Maudsley . The advertised role is based at The Pier Road Project, a community drug and alcohol advice and treatment service for adults living in the London Borough of Bexley.
This role provides an exciting, new, development opportunity to support people who are accessing treatment via The Pier Road Project and who are identified as tobacco dependent, to cut down and quit smoking! This is a new service, and there is lots of scope foA`r the successful candidate to help shape and inform how to provide the best route to care for people that are referred.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to senior clinical posts, education and training, and clinical research. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in addictions and tobacco dependence.
Main duties of the job
The primary role of the successful candidate will be to deliver tobacco dependence treatment to people who are referred. This will include face-to-face appointments (in clinic at The Pier Road Project, and potentially home visits or visits in the community), as well as telephone consultations. Treatment will include Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT), Vapes, and stop smoking medications (cytisine and varenicline), as well as frequent opportunities for motivational and behavioural support.
All treatment will and engagement will need to be recorded, and the successful candidate will participate and contribute to frequent data review / audit, to inform further development of this new service and be able to provide assurance to the Local Authority who are funding this work.
The role will lend itself to applicants who are enthusiastic, hardworking, practical, organised, and who can employ pragmatism when required; which, will help them to be able to deliver the best-possible care for the communities we serve.
Flexible working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work 15 hours flexibly, Monday to Friday in the time frames from 8:00 to 5:00 giving you the very best of good work life balance.
About us
The Smokefree Team is located across all four main hospital sites and Lorraine Hewitt House (an addictions advice and treatment service in Lambeth). Despite working in separate locations, the team meet at least on a monthly basis for business update meetings and additional clinical supervision (with external support provided by clinical-academics working in the nicotine research group at King's College London). In addition, the team work collaboratively on a range of programme wide improvement and implementation projects. They team are locally line-managed within their corresponding directorates, with additional support and input from the Smokefree Team Lead and the Smokefree & Healthy Hospital Programme Lead.
Each hospital site in unique and the individual members of the Smokefree Team are proactive in addressing localised challenges. In addition, each member of the team is involved in research activity and is committed to delivering evidence-based care. Communication is a core component of the Smokefree Programme strategy, and the team also participate and contribute in local, Trust-wide, and occasionally national efforts to update clinical colleagues and the wider hospital communities with updates on progress and care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Treatment Provision
Deliver evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment through one-to-one, group, and drop-in sessions.Carry out comprehensive assessments and recommend appropriate stop smoking medications or alternatives (e.g., vapes).Work flexibly across multiple sites, including patient accommodation, using digital tools like text messaging to enhance support.Collaborate with clinical teams, carers, and families to tailor treatment plans.Maintain safe use and stock control of treatment equipment, especially vapes.
2. Service Development
Contribute to the implementation and success of SLaMs Smokefree Policy and strategic goals to reduce smoking.Collect and manage service data to support evaluation and improvement.Act as a resource for staff, offering guidance and signposting where needed.Support research initiatives and help recruit participants for smokefree-related studies.
3. Leadership and Supervision
Serve as a role model and ambassador for the Smokefree Programme.Share best practices and attend regular supervision and training.Support the development of colleagues and promote smoking cessation training.
4. Communication
Engage regularly with a wide range of stakeholders including patients, carers, nursing and medical staff, service managers, and researchers.Maintain clear, respectful, and inclusive communication across all interactions.
5. Personal and Professional Development
Stay up to date with the latest evidence and innovations in tobacco dependence treatment.Participate in training, supervision, and professional networks.Uphold ethical standards and respect the diverse backgrounds of patients and staff.
Accessibility and Inclusion: We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and accessibility needs. The role involves travel across sites and flexible working, and we are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support all applicants and employees.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Treatment Provision
Deliver evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment through one-to-one, group, and drop-in sessions.Carry out comprehensive assessments and recommend appropriate stop smoking medications or alternatives (e.g., vapes).Work flexibly across multiple sites, including patient accommodation, using digital tools like text messaging to enhance support.Collaborate with clinical teams, carers, and families to tailor treatment plans.Maintain safe use and stock control of treatment equipment, especially vapes.
2. Service Development
Contribute to the implementation and success of SLaMs Smokefree Policy and strategic goals to reduce smoking.Collect and manage service data to support evaluation and improvement.Act as a resource for staff, offering guidance and signposting where needed.Support research initiatives and help recruit participants for smokefree-related studies.
3. Leadership and Supervision
Serve as a role model and ambassador for the Smokefree Programme.Share best practices and attend regular supervision and training.Support the development of colleagues and promote smoking cessation training.
4. Communication
Engage regularly with a wide range of stakeholders including patients, carers, nursing and medical staff, service managers, and researchers.Maintain clear, respectful, and inclusive communication across all interactions.
5. Personal and Professional Development
Stay up to date with the latest evidence and innovations in tobacco dependence treatment.Participate in training, supervision, and professional networks.Uphold ethical standards and respect the diverse backgrounds of patients and staff.
Accessibility and Inclusion: We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and accessibility needs. The role involves travel across sites and flexible working, and we are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support all applicants and employees.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Specialist Tobacco Dependence Advisor - Level 2 (NCSCT) trained or equivalent
- Professional registration e.g., nursing, psychology, OT.
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD, particularly in relation to Tobacco Dependence Treatment
Experience
Essential
- Experience of successfully helping smokers to quit
- Experience of working with service users who smoke who have complex physical and/or mental health diagnoses, ideally in a community mental health setting
- Experience of working autonomously and lone-working activity
Desirable
- Experience of carrying out service audits
- Experience of multi-professional and cross sector partnership working
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral, written, and presentational communication skills
- Computer literate, including, Excel, Word and PowerPoint and ability to use databases
- Knowledge of brief interventions in substance abuse/alcohol
- Ability to manage own workload, prioritise work, delegate where appropriate and work well in a challenging environment
- Adaptable to different working situations, can work with people of all capabilities and attitudes
Desirable
- Knowledge of mental health disorders and their treatment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Specialist Tobacco Dependence Advisor - Level 2 (NCSCT) trained or equivalent
- Professional registration e.g., nursing, psychology, OT.
Desirable
- Evidence of CPD, particularly in relation to Tobacco Dependence Treatment
Experience
Essential
- Experience of successfully helping smokers to quit
- Experience of working with service users who smoke who have complex physical and/or mental health diagnoses, ideally in a community mental health setting
- Experience of working autonomously and lone-working activity
Desirable
- Experience of carrying out service audits
- Experience of multi-professional and cross sector partnership working
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Excellent oral, written, and presentational communication skills
- Computer literate, including, Excel, Word and PowerPoint and ability to use databases
- Knowledge of brief interventions in substance abuse/alcohol
- Ability to manage own workload, prioritise work, delegate where appropriate and work well in a challenging environment
- Adaptable to different working situations, can work with people of all capabilities and attitudes
Desirable
- Knowledge of mental health disorders and their treatment
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
