Tobacco Dependency Advisor
The closing date is 01 June 2025
Job summary
We are seeking to recruit a well organised, dedicated and committed Tobacco Dependency Advisor.
You will deliver and promote the inpatient Tobacco Treatment Service across all wards and departments of the hospital, working collaboratively with clinical ward staff, putting our patients at the heart of the Service.
You will be regularly working in demanding clinical environment and dealing face- to- face with vulnerable patients, many with complicated clinical needs.
Successful candidate will work unsupervised for the major of the time but will be supported by the Health Inequalities Team as required; consequently, you should have the ability to work in a team and independently.
You should have the flexibility to work on Saturdays or Sundays to enable the delivery of a 6-days-a-week service.
This is fixed term/secondment post until 31st March 2026.
Main duties of the job
- To educate and train staff to deliver Very Brief Advice (VBA)
- To deliver the Tobacco Treatment Service to inpatients
- To promote the service, by delivering and taking part in promotional events both in the hospital and at community outreach days.
- Issuing Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) to patients as appropriate.
- Accessing and inputting patient information into databases to support the monitoring of the service Key Performance Indicators.
- Referring patients to stop smoking services/community pathways
- Working as part of a team.
- Flexibility to work across 6 days a week.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Details
Date posted
20 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
10 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR251-25
Job locations
Colchester/Ipswich
Colchester/Ipswich
CO4 5JL
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester/Ipswich
Colchester/Ipswich
CO4 5JL
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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