Treating Tobacco Dependency Lead
Listed on 2026-10-17
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Healthcare
Community Health, Health Education & Promotion, Public Health, Healthcare Administration
Main area Treating Tobacco Dependency Service Grade NHS AfC
- Band 5 (Subject to AFC Banding Confirmation) Contract Fixed term: 33 months (2 years and 9 months / to 31st March 2029 (whichever ends soonest)) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
-UHMB
Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Lancaster Infirmary (with cross bay working) Town Lancaster Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59
NHS AfC- Band 5 (Subject to AFC Banding Confirmation)
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overviewBand 5 Full Time (37.5 hours per week) | Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) Base | Cross-Bay Working
Are you passionate about tackling health inequalities and helping people live healthier lives?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Treating Tobacco Dependency Lead (Band
5) to lead and develop UHMBT's Stop Smoking Service.
Based at Royal Lancaster Infirmary with cross-bay working, you'll lead a team of practitioners, develop services, support clinical teams and help patients across Morecambe Bay access life-changing tobacco dependency treatment.
If you have strong leadership skills, experience supporting behaviour change, and a drive to improve health outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the jobLead the Trust's Treating Tobacco Dependency Service, providing operational leadership and support to Stop Smoking Practitioners across UHMBT. Deliver evidence-based smoking cessation interventions, monitor service performance, develop pathways with internal and external partners, support achievement of national and local targets, and drive continuous service improvement to improve patient outcomes and reduce health inequalities.
Working for our organisationWe operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent , improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care , advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesThe post holder will provide day-to-day leadership of the Treating Tobacco Dependency Service across UHMBT, supporting delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan agenda and Trust Smoke Free Policy. Responsibilities include clinical support, staff supervision, performance monitoring, data reporting, service development, education and training, stakeholder engagement and delivery of contractual KPIs. The role will support patients, staff and partners to improve smoking cessation outcomes across the Trust.
Qualifications- Degree or equivalent relevant experience
- NCSCT Level 2 Smoking Cessation Training or willingness to undertake within 3 months of appointment
- Health promotion or Quality Improvement qualification/training/experience
- Ability to travel independently across Trust sites
- Flexible and adaptable approach to meet changing service needs
- Experience working within a healthcare, caring or community setting
- Experience providing healthcare advice, behavioural change support or health promotion interventions
- Experience developing effective…
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