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Specialist Stop Smoking Practitioner

3 months ago

Paignton, Torbay, United Kingdom ABL Health Ltd Full time

Role Purpose:
This role is extremely rewarding in making a difference in peoples lives.

The role of the Stop Smoking Practitioner and Health Coach is to support the delivery of evidenced-based, equitable stop-smoking services, and health behaviour change, to help to reduce the inequalities throughout Torbay.

This will include the delivery of services within areas of most deprivation. It is essential that the postholder can work flexibly, independently and as part of a team.

Your key responsibilities will be:
Motivate and empower clients to make changes to address their addiction. Explain to clients the principles of the Nicotine and Stop Smoking Service to enable them to make informed choices.

Deliver evidence-based stop-smoking interventions; these include one-to-one, drop-in, group sessions, telephone, or online support; these must follow the NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme.

Work with other professionals to embed smoking cessation as part of routine client care.

Maximise the impact of smoking cessation on health gains and reduce health inequalities.

To support clients to make changes with regard to their general health, including diet, physical activity, alcohol reduction, social isolation and general mental wellbeing.

Deliver evidence-based healthy behaviour advise; these include one-to-one, drop-in, group sessions, telephone, or online support To provide personalised, person centred care and support.

To understand the health and equalities data analysis, including service data identifying the local need to inform local service needs.


Provide high-quality, efficient and cost-effective services throughout a diverse range of community settings Lead peer support group sessions for successful quitters following intervention to prevent relapse.

Provide evidence-based education in all aspects of smoking cessation and behavioural change as well as ongoing motivational support. Work with individuals to set realistic, sustainable goals. Ensure all client and service records are up to date, accurate and satisfy the ABL Health documentation policies.


You will be a motivated, passionate, organised, and proactive individual with experience in smoking cessation or addiction and/or health coaching.

This role will be demanding as services develop and should become integrated in all settings. You must use your judgement to prioritise competing demands and workload effectively to specific timescales.