Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Smoking Cessation Co-ordinator to join the Smoking Cessation team on a 6 month fixed term contract. Hours can be flexible.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who’s role will involve face to face mainly ward based communication, working closely with all staff and establishing and maintaining a robust, accessible and flexible support team for Staff and Patients.
Previous experience/knowledge of smoking issues essential.
Main duties of the job
You will support implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan for Treating Tobacco Dependence within Secondary Care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To support the development and implementation of the Treating Tobacco Dependence Service for inpatient services and be responsible for delivering the objectives, improving health outcomes, supporting in-house tobacco treatment advisors • To be responsible for delivering and teaching evidenced based practice and will develop and maintain networks to share good practice and learning from each other across neighbouring Trusts and beyond. • To be responsible for the development, implementation and local audit of services, policies, guidelines, training and pathways which will include data collection, performance management and quality assurance of the programme. • To work alongside and support all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, Local Authority Public Health Stakeholders, Clinical Teams in local Trusts, Smoking Cessation Advisors and other health professionals and service providers engaged in this field of work. • The postholder represents the RSCH in the Surrey Tobacco Alliance , Surrey Heartlands tobacco control programme and other cross-Surrey stakeholder gatherings
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in relevant subject e.g. Nursing/Public Health/Allied Health Professional
- Smoking Cessation NCSCT trained (or willing to undertake
Desirable
- Nurse Prescribing Certificate
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience of providing smoking cessation support
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit
- Ability to use hospital information systems and analyse data
- Experience of service development
- Experience of teaching and delivering training and educational sessions to healthcare professionals
- Public health and the wider smoking cessation and tobacco control agenda
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This advert is for Smoking Service Co-ordinator with Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £41,957 - £50,387 (per annum) pro rata including High Cost Area Supplement. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (FTC). The application deadline is 27 Jul 2026.
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