Senior Smoke Free Practitioner
About this role
Exciting Leadership Opportunity: Senior Smoke Free Practitioner
Agency: Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency
Client: Change Grow Live (CGL) - Smokefree Lancashire
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £27,811.31 - £30,268.05 Per Annum (CGL points 22 to 25)
Closing Date: 18th October 2026 (Interview Date: 9th November 2026)
About the Role
Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency is proud to partner with Change Grow Live (CGL) to recruit a dedicated and experienced Senior Smoke Free Practitioner to join the Smokefree Lancashire service in Preston.
In this vital permanent role, you will provide expert stop-smoking advice, information, and personalized quit plans while taking on a key leadership role. Alongside delivering 1-1 and group support sessions and pharmacotherapy, you will provide line management, supervision, and appraisals to specialist team members, helping drive service targets and community engagement across the region.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Management: Provide effective line management, regular supervision, and appraisals to Specialist practitioners and volunteers.
Specialist Service Delivery: Lead a specialist team delivering brief advice, structured smoking cessation programmes, and tailored interventions to diverse populations.
Community Engagement: Promote the benefits of stopping smoking, engage with the wider community and partner agencies, and encourage appropriate referrals.
Operational Support: Support the Service Manager in achieving key service targets, leading on tailored work-streams, and ensuring high standards of care.
Essential Criteria
Leadership Experience: Proven experience of providing line management, supervision, and appraisals to staff or volunteers in a health or social care setting.
Smoking Cessation Knowledge: In-depth understanding of the harmful effects of smoking, national guidelines, and available treatments/interventions.
Core Skills: Experience carrying out client assessments, strong teamwork abilities, and confident verbal and written communication skills.
Requirements: Proactive and flexible professional. Must hold the legal Right to Work in the UK (note: this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check).
Key Benefits & Perks
Annual Leave: 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing by 1 extra day for each year of service during the first five years (up to 30 days).
Wellbeing Support: Dedicated weekly 'Wellness' hour, access to a Wellness Hub, and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
Financial & Career Support: Contributory pension scheme, extensive training, career progression pathways, and a generous refer-a-friend scheme.
Key Dates & Next Steps
Closing Date for Applications: 18th October 2026
Interview Date: 9th November 2026
Note: Change Grow Live reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received. Early application is strongly recommended.