• These Stop Smoking Practitioner roles are hybrid working, with contractual work bases at County Hall Taunton and Brympton Way Yeovil.
• We have 6 x full time equivalent posts available and welcome job share and part – time applications.
• These roles will work within our Smokefree Somerset service and will target groups with a high smoking prevalence e.g. social housing, substance misuse and long term health conditions.
• These are 3 years fixed term appointments.
• Annual leave entitlement for this grade is 30 days.

We’re working to improve the lives of people here in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that joining a dynamic public health team, which has an excellent reputation. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Providing specialist support and advice to smokers within specific target groups with a high smoking prevalence.
• Deliver group, 1-1 in clients homes and telephone support sessions.
• Work as part of a multi-Disciplinary team to ensure that every Somerset family has the opportunity to be smokefree.

We offer ongoing support, training, and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Can communicate with a wide range of people both in group and 1:1 settings and build relationships with individuals and families across a range of backgrounds.
• Have experience of managing a caseload and maintaining concise records.
• Have access to/use of a vehicle is an essential requirement for this post.
• Have a motivational interviewing qualification and / or experience.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Tracey Hellyar 01823 357324 / 07468 491307 or via email at tracey.hellyar@somerset.gov.uk.

Interviews will take place on 7^th August 2024.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you!

An Enhanced DBS check will be required.