Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Medicine Care Group as a new Smoking Cessation service is being set up.  This will focus on providing inpatients with support to help them stop smoking.  We are looking for a Band 3 Smoking Cessation Advisor to work as part of a small team delivering this support.

The successful applicant will be responsible for undertaking face to face smoking cessation assessments with inpatients and liaising with the clinical and community teams involved in the patients’ care and onward cessation journeys.  We are looking for a motivated and confident individual with excellent communication skills to be one of a team of 2 advisors working on the Medicine wards.  Training will be provided, but the post holder will be expected to be computer literate (basic level).  Experience of working in an NHS/Health care setting would be beneficial or a role where frequent engagement with the public was key. 

• NVQ III /RSA III or relevant equivalent experience
• Desirable NCSCT Level 2 Smoking Cessation
• Basic Math’s and English skills (minimum Functional Level 2)

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.