# Tobacco Dependence Advisor Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/tobacco-dependence-advisor-specialist/df7e6d74-0c67-4761-9c09-a0113fbea635 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/tobacco-dependence-advisor-specialist/df7e6d74-0c67-4761-9c09-a0113fbea635.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Norwich - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T15:30:43.713Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Tobacco_Dependency_Advisor/Tobacco_Dependency_Advisor-v8022349 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8022349?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a compassionate, motivated Tobacco Dependence Specialist  Advisor to join our Physical Health Corporate Team. This role offers an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to people’s physical health, wellbeing and recovery. You will deliver evidence‑based tobacco dependence service to inpatient service users and staff across Norfolk & Waveney, using a flexible approach that includes face‑to‑face working, clinics and  telephone support. You will work closely and collaboratively  with our multidisciplinary teams to provide behavioural support, facilitate access to pharmacotherapy and e‑cigarettes, and promote adherence to the Trust Smokefree Policy and ensure the wellbeing of our patients. You will also contribute to staff training, service development, data collection and quality improvement, supporting continuity of care across inpatient settings. ### Main duties of the job The primary focus of the role is to provide a comprehensive tobacco dependence treatment service to patients and service users. Providing confidential one to one advice for staff who smoke, is also expected. The post-holder will also assist with staff training to ensure a consistent approach and adherence with tobacco dependence treatment plans and compliance with the Smokefree policy. The post-holder will be expected to work remotely providing telephone/digital support as well as face to face dependant on client’s preferences and national guidance. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! ## Job Details We are looking for a compassionate, motivated Tobacco Dependence Specialist Advisor to join our Physical Health Corporate Team. This role offers an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to people’s physical health, wellbeing and recovery. You will deliver evidence‑based tobacco dependence service to inpatient service users and staff across Norfolk & Waveney, using a flexible approach that includes face‑to‑face working, clinics and telephone support. You will work closely and collaboratively with our multidisciplinary teams to provide behavioural support, facilitate access to pharmacotherapy and e‑cigarettes, and promote adherence to the Trust Smokefree Policy and ensure the wellbeing of our patients. You will also contribute to staff training, service development, data collection and quality improvement, supporting continuity of care across inpatient settings. ## Job Description The primary focus of the role is to provide a comprehensive tobacco dependence treatment service to patients and service users. Providing confidential one to one advice for staff who smoke, is also expected. The post-holder will also assist with staff training to ensure a consistent approach and adherence with tobacco dependence treatment plans and compliance with the Smokefree policy. The post-holder will be expected to work remotely providing telephone/digital support as well as face to face dependant on client’s preferences and national guidance. ## Responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to manage own workload, prioritise and work within a challenging environment ### Knowledge **Essential** - Health improvement theory, practice and evidence base **Desirable** - Knowledge of relevant guidelines relating to tobacco ### Experience **Essential** - Ability to communicate the benefits of stopping smoking - Ability to support behaviour change and apply behaviour change techniques **Desirable** - Previous experience of working within mental health services - Experience of service pathway development or Quality Improvement - Experience in delivering smoking cessation treatment within the hospital environment or working within substance misuse services ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to degree level or equivalent - Stop smoking advisor level 2 trained - Professional qualification e.g. public health, health promotion, nursing, psychology, OT **Desirable** - Experience as a Tobacco Dependence Advisor - Experience as a Counsellor or Health Promotion Role - Level 1 and Level 2 Making Every Contact Count or willingness to undertake it ## Documents - [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863) - [tobacco dependence advisor organogram (pdf, 58.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10308893) - [tobacco dependence advisor specialist (pdf, 290.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10308894) - [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028) - [tobacco dependence advisor specialist - person specification (pdf, 208.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10308895) ## 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.