Stop Smoking Specialist
| Posting date: | 01 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £28,743.60 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £28743.60 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 April 2026 |
| Location: | Harrogate, HG2 8PA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0184-26-0000 |
Summary
Stop Smoking Specialist The role holder will be able to choose whether their office base is Hornbeam or Hull, depending on their geographical location. Flexible working is offered. About Us Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this. Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer. Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer in Yorkshire, and beyond. As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships. The Benefits We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more. We've got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and were looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Stop Smoking Specialist, you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen. The Role As a Stop Smoking Specialist, you will help to deliver our stop smoking service and underpin our commitment to support people to stop smoking and reduce the risk of cancer. You will provide specialist advice and support to our service users around tobacco addiction and provide evidence-based approaches in line with national guidance and good practice to help them to quit smoking. Supporting the Services Manager and Head of Services, you will be vital in the implementation of our strategy to ensure people in Yorkshire receive the best prevention, diagnosis and treatment. You will deliver evidence-based stop smoking interventions to patients referred into the service, providing support, advice and guidance either face to face, virtually or by telephone to maximise quitting outcomes. You will work as part of a team to respond to referrals and work with our Active Together Services, which are being rolled out across Yorkshire, and NHS Trusts where we fund in patient smoking cessation programmes. Specifically, you will: Autonomously deliver smoking cessation assessments, advice and support, minimising harm from tobacco and health-related issues in line with best guidance and protocols. Undertake client assessments, making appropriate pharmacotherapy decisions, provide ongoing client support and undertake 4 and 12 week follow-ups. Advise on stop smoking medications to patients, including all forms of NRT, vapes (e.cigarettes) as well as non-nicotine treatments. Manage a stock of NRT and Vaping Starter kits. Help patients who smoke to quit, communicating in a sensitive, client centred manner. Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of the service, including the completion of the minimum data set aligned to NHS England mandatory requirements. This will include following up with patients following discharge to monitor stop smoking outcomes. Manage caseload of patients and be responsible for all associated tasks, including follow-up appointments, and managing diary commitments. Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating, or handing over responsibility for care to ensure that smoking cessation records are kept up to date and accurate. Work collaboratively and co-operatively with other members of the team and observe operational policy and procedures requirements. Work with the Services Manager and Head of Services to ensure that public and patient insight and involvement is captured, which will shape the development, delivery and evaluation of our service to make sure they are patient centred. Application Before applying, please visit our Careers Page to view the full role profile and find out more about working for Yorkshire Cancer Research. To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role to Claire Wooldridge, Head of People, (recruitment@ycr.org.uk) before 9 February 2026. Please read ourprivacy noticebefore applying. Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individuals circumstances against the needs of the charity. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us at recruitment@ycr.org.uk.