JOB TITLE: Behaviour Change Specialist- Smoking Cessation
SALARY: £28,000 FTE
LOCATION: South Cambridgeshire
HOURS: 37.5 hours
ABOUT THE ROLE
This isn't just a desk job. You'll be out in communities — in GP surgeries, pharmacies, schools, hospitals and specialist services — guiding people through one of the most meaningful changes they'll ever make.
As a Smoking Cessation Behaviour Change Specialist at MoreLife UK, you'll be each client's dedicated point of contact, delivering evidence-based stop-smoking support and helping them build healthier habits around physical activity, nutrition, alcohol and stress.
Around 80% of your week is client-facing: one-to-one sessions, drop-in clinics and group support, both in person and remotely. The rest is outreach, training community advisors, and tackling health inequalities with priority groups — including young people, maternity clients, and people living with mental health conditions.
If you're someone who thrives on making a real, measurable difference in people's lives and wants a role with genuine variety and community impact, this is it.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Deliver tailored stop-smoking and harm-reduction interventions (one-to-one, group and remote)
- Provide pharmacological and behavioural advice in line with NICE and NCSCT guidance
- Support clients using varied forms of tobacco — including vaping, shisha and chewing tobacco
- Assess readiness to change, manage complex cessation cases and ensure thorough follow-up
- Run outreach activities and smoke-free homes initiatives across the community
- Mentor volunteers and primary care staff, and deliver professional training sessions
- Support smoking prevention work with children and young people
- Maintain accurate electronic client records and meet KPIs
- Work flexibly to meet demand — some evening and weekend work may be required (TOIL provided)
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Essential:
- NCSCT-trained smoking cessation advisor (required)
- Experience in smoking cessation, behaviour change or health improvement
- Comfortable working in a target-driven environment without losing empathy or professionalism
- Confident managing complex cases and maintaining electronic client records
- Knowledge of NICE guidance, NCSCT standards and evidence-based treatment programmes
- Understanding of smoking harms, addiction, withdrawal, relapse and harm reduction
- Strong planning, organisation and client engagement skills
- Able to travel between sites across Cambridgeshire with required equipment
- Non-smoker or ex-smoker
Desirable:
- Qualification in health promotion, health psychology or health inequalities (or equivalent experience)
- Knowledge of motivational interviewing, health coaching or COM-B
- Experience delivering health and wellbeing programmes or staff training
WHAT YOU'LL GET
- £28,000 salary (FTE)
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Hybrid and flexible working, including compressed hours option
- Mileage and travel expenses reimbursed
- Pension plan
- CPD training funded
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Coaching and supervision support
- Access to learning platforms and resources
- Internal promotion opportunities
- Recommend-a-friend scheme
- Eye test and contribution towards eyewear
- Annual flu jab
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Lone working support and digital safety app
- Staff recognition, awards and social events
- Volunteering day
ABOUT MORELIFE UK
MoreLife UK delivers specialist weight management and health improvement services for children and adults across community, healthcare and workplace settings.
We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive team where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- An enhanced DBS check is required for this role
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK — visa sponsorship is not available
Pay: £28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Paid volunteer time
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- do you understand that this is a full-time permanent position with a requirement to travel in and around Cambridge?
Experience:
- Smoking Cessation Advisor: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Location:
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (preferred)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
