Tobacco Dependency Advisor

Job summary

Please note this role is currently only being advertised to staff members who are currently working within the Kent and Medway ICS.

Do you enjoy talking to patients and wish you could spend more time with them, helping them make a good recovery? We are looking for staff with experience in working with patients and an understanding on how hospitals work to join a small team of Tobacco Dependency Advisors. The team works together with other professional groups supporting patients during and after their hospital stay. We are looking for non clinical people who can relate to patients, has excellent people skills and can help motivate patients to make steps towards better health and is able to engage with the wider healthcare team.

We have hours available for 0.6 wte (3 days), Monday-Friday office hours at Tunbridge Wells Hospital and in Maidstone Hospital. You may be expected to work across site.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Plan and deliver stop smoking advice and support sessions with indirect supervision, including advice on stop smoking medications.

Take referrals, including self-referrals into the service and work with patients to identify the most appropriate tobacco dependency treatment pathway.

Support individuals to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing and support them in initiating and sustaining appropriate behavioural changes to improve their health

Engage in the data collection.

Support the delivery of the service.

Foster good working relationships with tobacco dependency service team and staff within other teams and partner agencies to strengthen service delivery

Communicate effectively with patients over telephone.

Communicate effectively with a range of staff across disciplines, grades and organisations.

Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, relatives and colleagues.

Contribute to the long-term development of the secondary care tobacco dependency treatment service.

The ability to safely move and handle displays and training equipment.

Manage booking and running telephone follow ups with patients post discharge, providing continuity of support for the patient.

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working?We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:

• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility

And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below