The government has announced new funding to support current smokers to quit smoking, with £70 million additional funding per year for local authority-led stop smoking services (SSS) and support.

West Sussex County Council Public Health (WSCC PH) will be receiving approximately £1.075 million for 2024/25, ring-fenced for smoking cessation. Although the exact amount for each subsequent year is yet to be determined, this funding will continue until 2028/29.

We are seeking multiple Smoking Cessation Advisors to join the team. You will be a key member of the in-house smoking cessation service, supporting individuals to quit smoking tobacco. This will include providing support in a variety of different ways, including via telephone and face to face, in a range of venues including community settings and workplaces.

The Opportunity

Salary: £30,296 to £33,024 per annum (£12,118 to £13,209 per annum, pro rata)

Working Pattern: Fixed term or Secondment (until 31/12/2026), full time 37 hours per week and Permanent, part-time 14.8 hours per week

Location: Based within the Crawley area, could work from other local council hubs, i.e. Chichester, Worthing and Horsham, Countywide travel expected

Interviews: 28 and 29 November 2024

As a Smoking Cessation Advisor, the support you provide will include the facilitation of a range of smoking cessation medications, including e-cigarettes, combined with appropriate behavioural support to enable residents to stop smoking tobacco. You will manage your own case load of clients and support in triaging new clients into the service. You will also be responsible for following up with clients at certain periods and supporting those who may have relapsed.

Broader areas of your role include supporting service promotion and working to reduce smoking prevalence with key groups.

You will need to be able to travel independently, as the role will require you to move between venues across West Sussex County.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking applicants with the enthusiasm for improving health and wellbeing outcomes for West Sussex residents, particularly to support a reduction in risk factors known to harm health.

• You will need to be able to work quickly, accurately and proactively to deliver high quality smoking cessation behavioural support and facilitate a range of medications including vapes.

• You will have excellent organisational skills, with the ability to work to deadlines and respond to service user needs in a timely manner.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Working for us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential,

have access to a range of benefits including:

• an excellent local government pension scheme
• generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
• a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role

For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05430.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Helen Simmons (Advanced Public Health Practitioner - Smoking Cessation Service) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.