Inpatient Smokefree Advisor
| Posting date: | 05 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 September 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG6 9DR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9186-25-1046 |
Summary
The post holder will provide tobacco treatment advice and harm reduction support to individuals and groups of people who require assistance to reduce their harm from tobacco or for temporary abstinence whilst in hospital. Use existing systems in place for identifying patients who smoke and ensure that they receive timely interventions to support them to be smokefree or to commence a harm reduction programme. Provide advice and support to ward staff to assist in the implementation of the Smokefree policy within inpatient mental health units, reinforcing the training provided to inpatient teams. Refer patients who want to stop smoking or commence a harm reduction pathway to community specialist stop smoking services upon discharge. To liaise with the community Smokefree team for patients who have planned hospital admissions. Identify and support ward smoke free champions to promote the smoke free message through their day to day work. Organise and facilitate promotional events on an occasional basis Raise the profile of smoking cessation across Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust inpatient mental health units. Ensure that Smokefree documentation is kept up to date.