Health Link Worker

• Promote the benefits of stopping smoking and the service through a variety of outreach methods, venues, and community events.
• Pro-actively build relationships with healthcare professionals and community partners to generate referrals and develop a sustainable caseload.
• Work as part of the specialist team to deliver both brief interventions and structured stop smoking programmes to a diverse population.
• Deliver interventions in line with NRT, Varenicline, and e-cigarette protocols.
• Support key workstreams to ensure services are accessible, inclusive, and targeted to priority populations.
• Engage with professionals and the wider community to raise awareness of smoking-related harm and encourage appropriate referrals into the service.
• Accurately record all interventions using electronic record management systems.
• Keep up to date with local and national policy developments relating to smoking cessation.
• Provide support, mentoring, and training to apprentices, volunteers, students, and new team members as part of their development.
• Contribute to service delivery by supporting the Nurse Manager in achieving performance targets.
• Deliver training to new Stop Smoking Advisers and refresher training for existing staff.
• Provide ongoing mentorship and specialist advice to both internal colleagues and external professionals seeking guidance on stop smoking support.
• Undertake additional duties as required to support service objectives and outcomes.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about improving health outcomes and confident in building relationships across a wide range of services and communities.

You will have:

• Experience working within a health and/or social care environment.
• A good understanding of the harmful effects of smoking and the benefits of quitting.
• Knowledge of national smoking cessation policies and how they influence service delivery.
• An understanding of the treatments and interventions available to support smoking cessation.
• Experience of assessing individual needs and delivering tailored interventions.
• Strong communication and engagement skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships and motivate behaviour change.
• Experience of managing risk and maintaining high-quality, safe practice.
• The ability to maintain accurate and timely records using electronic systems.
• A commitment to continuous professional development and keeping up to date with emerging trends and best practice.
• Competence in using Microsoft Office and electronic recording systems.

CGL points 20 to 21 (£26,091.00 - £26,502.53)

N/A - Outside London Weighting Area

22/6/2026

14/6/2026

Charlotte Brien | charlotte.brien@cgl.org.uk

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.