Job Summary
Thank you for your interest in the Tobacco Dependency Advisor. This pack provides you with all the information you may need to apply for this vacancy. West London NHS Trust has grown significantly in the last two years with investment in mental health services and this growth is set to continue over the next five years. The Trust expanded its portfolio to include community services in Ealing and beyond, through our integrated care services. We further enhanced our services to a Borough based structure to include Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow and Ealing.
We are incredibly proud that more staff than ever would recommend us as a place to work and we have seen a 28% increase in staff engagement in the national staff survey over the last five years. We are on a significant journey of transformation in the quality of services provided, through greater co‑production with service users and carers, and addressing long‑standing inequalities. Increasingly, we are leading and collaborating closely with integrated care partnerships including working towards giving a stronger voice to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
I am looking for a candidate with the drive, enthusiasm and vision to lead our ongoing expansion and transformation of mental health and community health services.
Main duties of the job
- Support smokers who wish to make a planned quit attempt.
- Support smokers who do not wish to quit during an inpatient stay, to manage temporary abstinence from tobacco.
- Deliver one‑to‑one, drop‑in and group‑based treatment to patients and staff who smoke.
- Carry out a comprehensive assessment of a smoker\'s needs, including the severity of tobacco dependency, patient preference for treatment, assessment and recommendation for the use of stop smoking pharmacotherapies.
- If authorised to administer NRT under the Trust\'s Patient Group Direction for NRT or following consultation with a prescriber, facilitate access to pharmacotherapy in line with Trust protocols.
- Liaise with prescriber (ward, community, primary care) regarding potential interactions of stopping (and restarting smoking) and psychotropic medication.
- Provide intensive psychological, behavioural and social support to assist the smoker.
- Understand the personal relevance of smoking in a mental health setting.
- Cope with cravings, maximise motivation and commitment, maintain abstinence, maximise mental health and maximise physical health.
- Collaborate with the smoker and their primary nurse to support their care plan.
About Us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024‑25 is over £500m. The Trust is rated as \'Good\' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as \'Outstanding\'.
Details
- Date posted: 29 December 2025
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £35,763 to £43,466 a year (inclusive of HCAS)
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 15 months
- Working pattern: Full time
- Reference number: 222‑ICS‑456
- Job locations: Ealing Hospital, Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3HW
Job Responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
- NCSCT Smoking Cessation Training, Level 2
- Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience of working in a mental health service
- Qualification in Health Psychology, Promotion, Counselling or related subject
Essential Experience
- Experience delivering smoking cessation support
- Working in the statutory or voluntary sector in health related work
- Working within an outcome‑based environment
Desirable Experience
- Providing evidence‑based psychology interventions
- Working with mental health service users
- Experience of working in the statutory or voluntary sector
Essential Knowledge
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Initiative and ability to be proactive in developing work
- Well‑organised, able to co‑ordinate, prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to work sensitively with people from a wide range of backgrounds
- Able to develop good therapeutic relationships with clients
- Knowledge of theoretical and practical approaches to smoking cessation and mental health
- Good IT skills, including use of electronic patient database
- Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships
- Basic reporting and auditing experience
Desirable Knowledge
- Ability to support strategic planning and policy development
- Ability to effectively deliver and evaluate training
- Research, monitoring, evidence‑based evaluation of intervention
Other Requirements
- Ability to travel to different community locations across the London Borough of Ealing
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Employer details
- Employer name: West London NHS Trust
- Address: Ealing Hospital, Uxbridge Road, Southall, UB1 3HW
- Website: https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk
