# Smokefree Advisor

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** St Mary's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Health improvement practitioner
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Secondment: 5 months (End date 31 March 2027)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08T09:00:46.963Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Leeds/Leeds_York_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Healthy_Living_Service/Healthy_Living_Service-v8351779
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8351779?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To support the delivery of smokefree interventions across all Trust sites.

The Smokefree advisor will work closely with the Senior Smokefree Advisor and other members of team to contribute to the work of the healthy living service in particular the Smokefree Agenda for the Trust and the support for service users requiring smoking cessation.

Please note, this post involves travel to all inpatient sites including Newsam Centre (LS14 6UH), The Mount (LS2 9LN), Asket House & Asket Croft (LS14 1PP), Clifton House (York) (YO30 5RA) and Red Kite View (LS12 3QE).

### Main duties of the job

- Support the delivery of safe and effective evidence based smokefree and healthy living interventions across the trust including supporting teams to adhere to the local working procedures and policies.
- Manage a smokefree caseload and referrals to meet the needs of the diverse range of service users across the trust.
- Provide a high standard of care that treats all service users with compassion, dignity and respect during all clinical interactions and support the healthy living advisors to uphold the same.
- Plan and deliver smokefree interventions on both 1:1 and group basis.
- Act as an advisor to colleagues on matters relating to smokefree and healthy living.
- To provide personalised smokefree and healthy living plans and interventions for individuals with complex physical health and mental health needs.
- Communicate effectively the smokefree and healthy living messages to a range of service users and staff through an appropriate methods at various levels and styles.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of smokefree service/healthy living and physical health agenda. Working in partnership with services in the trust, local communities and organisations and wider network.
- Provide interventions to service users in relation to smokefree and healthy living.
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### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

### Values

**Desirable**

- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Relevant training and experience in health promotion related to smokefree or healthy living

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience delivering smokefree agenda within mental health setting.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NCSCT practitioner level 2

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10677223)
- [person specification (pdf, 224.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10677224)
- [reasonable adjustments (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2928)
- [guide to values based recruitment (pdf, 498.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2929)

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