Stop Smoking Advisor

Join us on our journey to empower over a million people to change their behaviours and thrive!

At Thrive Tribe we deliver award-winning healthy lifestyle and wellbeing programmes that make people happier and healthier!  One You Surrey is an integrated healthy lifestyle service that delivers free stop smoking support and adult weight management programmes people in Surrey.

We’re looking for someone to join our team as a Stop Smoking Advisor working in our community-based Stop Smoking clinics within Farnham and the surrounding area.

Our programme is designed to support residents of Surrey access the support they need to stop smoking. This can be done through a number of approaches and will include the supply of Nicotine Replacement Therapies (NRT). Combining this, with digital, remote or face-to face appointments with Stop Smoking Advisors to support individuals to ensure their quit attempt is successful.

Like all roles at Thrive Tribe, you can expect your time at work to be fun, varied and challenging. We don’t like to stick to a firm JD as we know from experience that things change throughout the lifetime of a role and it gives our people the chance to play to their strengths.

A typical day as a Stop Smoking Advisor might include:

• Delivering evidence-based interventions that focus on smoking cessation, behaviour change, and psychological support to save lives by helping smokers to quit for good.

• Attending face-to-face stop smoking clinics within Farnham and the wider borough of Waverley

• Working with partner organisations and colleagues in Primary Care to help improve patient uptake and meet targets.

• Ensuring an excellent and safe experience for clients using our policies and procedures

• Working with colleagues across all of our Thrive Tribe services to contribute to new projects and service developments – we’re always looking to share knowledge and resources!

• Ensuring due consideration if given to Information Governance and Clinical Governance legislation, requirements and guidance.

• Helping us maintain the ethos of Thrive Tribe by driving our organisational culture forward across our services and using every opportunity to embed our values!
  

About you…

More than anything, we are looking for a team player who puts their heart in to their work. We’ve got some core values that run through everything we do, and we’d love it if they resonate with you too!

Be the change

You like helping people. You’ll be working with those who need help the most, empowering them to make positive changes to thrive. 

Be effective

You’re patient and can adapt under pressure. Always happy to make time for other people and have a great attitude. You are an exceptional communicator and keen networker with experience of building lasting relationships.

Be happy 

You recognise the power of a smile. You value a fun, supportive workplace and want to come to work raring to go (check out our rating on Glassdoor).

Be successful

You are motivated and driven. Happy working solo or as part of a team, you love generating ideas and implementing health improvement campaigns. You will be given opportunities to contribute and develop your career.

Be big-hearted 

You want to make a difference. Working with a like-minded team of optimistic people, you want to engage in meaningful work and change lives.

Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months (subject to continued funding), Part Time (16 hours).

Salary: Starting at £9,568 (£22,500 FTE) with a salary band increase per year, rising to £25,000 FTE.

Closing Date: The closing date for applications is Friday 16th January. We reserve the right to close the opportunity early should we receive enough quality applicants.

Applicants will be contacted to outline the next stages of the process. Interviews are likely to take place online via Teams w/c Monday 19th January

To apply: Please attach your CV and a covering letter outlining why you are right for the position.

Location: This role is community-based and will require regular travel to stop smoking clinics in Farnham and the surrounding area. When not working in the community, there will be some home-based working. The role requires applicants to be a car driver and have access to a car for this role.

Please note, the successful applicant will be required to have the right to work in the UK.

Learn more about Thrive Tribe: https://www.thrivetribe.org.uk/

Got a question? If you’d like an informal chat about the opportunity, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact Tutua Van Cromphaut, Stop Smoking Lead on tutua.van@oneyousurrey.org.uk

We believe that every person has the right to thrive at work, which is why we are committed to equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate. Should you require any specific accommodations in the recruitment process please let us know in your application.