Job summary
An Exciting Opportunity to Join NELFT's Treating Tobacco Dependence Service
We are looking for a Treating Tobacco Dependence Advisor who is passionate about improving physical health outcomes for people with severe mental illness. This is a unique opportunity to work within our inpatient mental health settings, delivering evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and NELFT's Smoke-Free Policy.
The Role:As a Tobacco Dependence Advisor, you will work as part of a small, dedicated team to support patients during admission and post-discharge. You will provide structured behavioural support, facilitate access to pharmacotherapy, and help service users begin their smoke-free journey.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver brief advice and structured interventions for tobacco dependence.
- Provide one-to-one and group support for patients, carers, and staff.
- Facilitate access to Nicotine Replacement Therapy and other pharmacological options.
- Develop personalised care plans and ensure continuity of support after discharge.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to embed tobacco dependency treatment into care pathways.
- Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
Why Join Us?This role is central to NELFT's commitment to prevention and improving physical health for people with mental health conditions. You will help drive culture change and promote wellbeing across our inpatient services.
Main duties of the job
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Engage with patients admitted to inpatient wards, identify current smokers, and use behavioural change techniques to motivate them to participate in tobacco dependence interventions.
- Manage a caseload of patients independently, delivering structured, evidence-based support throughout their admission and post-discharge.
- Develop and utilise stop smoking resources, including written patient information, tailored to individual needs.
- Organise and manage workload effectively, ensuring clear communication with patients, carers, and colleagues.
- Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and make referrals to appropriate services as required.
- Contribute to staff training by promoting Very Brief Advice (VBA) and supporting the Smoke-Free agenda.
- Support the achievement of project targets, including referral, engagement, and quit outcomes.
- Actively participate in service development, helping to expand and embed tobacco dependence treatment programmes across NELFT inpatient settings.
About us
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have coproduced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
We are kind.
We are respectful.
We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 per annum (pro rata for part time).
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Actively uphold and promote NELFTs Smoke-Free Policy across all inpatient settings.
- Contribute to achieving project targets, including patient engagement and quit outcomes.
- Refer patients to specialist-led clinics where appropriate, ensuring continuity of care.
- Shadow Treating Tobacco Dependence (TTD) specialists to develop expertise in delivering effective treatment programmes for individuals with complex health needs, progressing to managing a small caseload.
- Raise awareness of tobacco dependence services using a range of approaches and maximise opportunities to generate referrals.
- Support the development of seamless care pathways and referral systems between inpatient teams, community health services, midwifery, and primary care.
- Assist in integrating tobacco dependence treatment into wider health improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to the ongoing development, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of tobacco dependence interventions within NELFT.
- Manage and monitor ordering of vaping products and liquids, ensuring accurate data entry and clear communication with relevant teams.
- Please see attached job description for full duties and responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Actively uphold and promote NELFTs Smoke-Free Policy across all inpatient settings.
- Contribute to achieving project targets, including patient engagement and quit outcomes.
- Refer patients to specialist-led clinics where appropriate, ensuring continuity of care.
- Shadow Treating Tobacco Dependence (TTD) specialists to develop expertise in delivering effective treatment programmes for individuals with complex health needs, progressing to managing a small caseload.
- Raise awareness of tobacco dependence services using a range of approaches and maximise opportunities to generate referrals.
- Support the development of seamless care pathways and referral systems between inpatient teams, community health services, midwifery, and primary care.
- Assist in integrating tobacco dependence treatment into wider health improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to the ongoing development, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of tobacco dependence interventions within NELFT.
- Manage and monitor ordering of vaping products and liquids, ensuring accurate data entry and clear communication with relevant teams.
- Please see attached job description for full duties and responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant health or social care qualification (e.g., Level 3 or above in Health and Social Care or equivalent).
Desirable
- Specialist Stop Smoking advisor min Level 2 NCSCT qualified including NCSCT Mental Health Module.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering 121 and group assessments to a range of targeted groups and individuals from the community.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of accurate case recording/appointment booking using electronic systems.
Desirable
- Experience supporting pharmacotherapy interventions such as Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant health or social care qualification (e.g., Level 3 or above in Health and Social Care or equivalent).
Desirable
- Specialist Stop Smoking advisor min Level 2 NCSCT qualified including NCSCT Mental Health Module.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering 121 and group assessments to a range of targeted groups and individuals from the community.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of accurate case recording/appointment booking using electronic systems.
Desirable
- Experience supporting pharmacotherapy interventions such as Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).
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).
