Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Health Improvement Lead

The closing date is 21 October 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, engaging and innovative healthcare professional to support our Healthy Hospital programme within Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).

The NHS Long Term Plan gives a commitment that all people admitted to hospital that smokers will be offered NHS-funded tobacco treatment services as well as other healthy lifestyle support and BDCFT is committed to reducing the impact of smoking related illnesses on people with serious mental illness.

The postholder will support the Health Improvement Manager in delivering the in-house Tobacco Dependency Service as well as working towards improving the physical health offer to all our inpatients in areas such as oral health, reducing alcohol intake, increasing physical activity and health screening programmes.

Closing date 21st October 2025

Shortlisting 22nd October 2025

Interview w/c 27th October 2025 (TBC)

Main duties of the job

This will involve:

  • Delivery of training, coaching and supervision to healthcare professionals and health and wellbeing coaches within the inpatient areas
  • Promote, develop, monitor, and evaluate the opt-out Tobacco Dependency Service
  • Provide specialist advise to patients, staff, relatives, and carer

This post is open to any registered healthcare professional and the successful post holder will work in a multidisciplinary team comprised of nurses, doctors, pharmacy staff, psychologists, AHPs, support workers and other staff to implement smoke free environments.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Details

Date posted

08 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

453-25-7454164

Job locations

Lynfield Mount Hospital

Heights Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered health care professional
  • Recognised teaching or training qualification or equivalent experience

Training

Essential

  • NCSCT level 2 training and willing to undertake Level 3 training

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in delivering face to face training to health professionals, with an understanding of differing learning styles and how to adapt training to suit.
  • Experience in providing supervision to health professionals

Desirable

  • Monitoring, evaluation, and audit, including report writing
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered health care professional
  • Recognised teaching or training qualification or equivalent experience

Training

Essential

  • NCSCT level 2 training and willing to undertake Level 3 training

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in delivering face to face training to health professionals, with an understanding of differing learning styles and how to adapt training to suit.
  • Experience in providing supervision to health professionals

Desirable

  • Monitoring, evaluation, and audit, including report writing

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lynfield Mount Hospital

Heights Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DP


Employer's website

https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lynfield Mount Hospital

Heights Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DP


Employer's website

https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Health Improvement Manager

Ekta Gupta

ekta.gupta@bdct.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

08 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

453-25-7454164

Job locations

Lynfield Mount Hospital

Heights Lane

Bradford

BD9 6DP


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