# Smoking Cessation Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/smoking-cessation-practitioner/855d721d-7e4a-4b18-bf96-29272ebb2b35 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/smoking-cessation-practitioner/855d721d-7e4a-4b18-bf96-29272ebb2b35.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Lancaster Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Health improvement practitioner - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 33 months (Fixed term for 2 years 9 months / to 31st March 2029 (whichever soonest)) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 30 hours per week (Working pattern to be agreed, with flexibility required to support development of extended and 7-day service provision.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T10:11:01.968Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cumbria/Lancaster/University_Hospitals_Morecambe_Bay_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Smoking_Cessation_Practitioner/Smoking_Cessation_Practitioner-v8292069 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8292069?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 4 | 0.8 WTE (30 hours per week) | Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) Based | 7-Day Working Are you passionate about tackling health inequalities and helping people live healthier lives? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Stop Smoking Practitioner (0.8 WTE) based at Royal Lancaster Infirmary, working as part of our 7-day Treating Tobacco Dependency Service. You'll support patients to stop smoking through personalised behavioural support, specialist advice and referral into ongoing community services. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, you'll play a vital role in improving patient outcomes and reducing smoking-related harm across Morecambe Bay. If you're a motivated individual with excellent communication skills and a passion for health improvement, we'd love to hear from you. Help us create a smoke-free future for our patients and communities. Apply today. ### Main duties of the job The Inpatient Stop Smoking Practitioner role will be working with support from the Respiratory team and across all inpatient specialities, assessing and delivering specialist stop smoking advice. The post holder will receive formal supervision and annual appraisal to support development in the post. In-service training is provided and training opportunities offered relevant to the post. The role will be key to the development of current projects focused on empowering people to understand and manage their own health and wellbeing effectively, by delivering person centred care and ensuring our service meets the needs of our patients. We are a welcoming, close and supportive team who are enthusiastic regarding our work and delivering high level quality patient care. There may be some travel required cross bay to support the other sites. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/ ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to travel across Trust sites - Flexible approach to service needs ### Essential **Essential** - Experience working in a health or caring setting - Experience providing healthcare, healthcare advice or health improvement advice - Experience assessing, planning and reviewing care needs **Desirable** - Experience providing behavioural support or counselling - Experience working in a health improvement field ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent) - NVQ/Diploma Level 3 in Health Care or equivalent relevant experience - NCSCT Level 2 Training or willingness to undertake within 3 months **Desirable** - Training in health promotion interventions ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Excellent communication and organisational skills - Ability to work independently and manage workload - Good knowledge of evidence-based stop smoking practice **Desirable** - Experience using clinical systems - Understanding of health promotion and health inequalities ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 239.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10610226) - [people strategy (pdf, 109.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2942) - [lgbt network leaflet (pdf, 226.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1741) - [person specification (pdf, 190.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10610227) - [access to work information sheet (pdf, 172.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2427) - [furness general hospital accessibility plan (pdf, 174.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1024) - [royal lancaster infirmary accessibility plan 2017 (pdf, 170.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1025) - [westmorland general hospital hospital accessibility plan (docx, 112.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1026) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.