Deputy Head of Service - Stop Smoking

The postholder will provide technical, clinical, and operational leadership for smoking cessation services within One You Kent, ensuring delivery aligns with national guidance, evidence-based practice, and tobacco control strategies. They will oversee treatment models, quality assurance, practitioner competence, and workforce development, while supporting consistent standards and continuous professional development across teams. The role will lead the day-to-day operational delivery of smoking cessation services across Kent, driving performance against key targets including referrals, engagement, quit outcomes, and retention. The postholder will use performance data and insight to identify risks and improvement opportunities, produce reports in line with commissioner expectations, and contribute to demonstrating the impact of the service through annual reporting and communications activity. In addition, the postholder will support service development, innovation, and pathway redesign, while building strong relationships with healthcare professionals and partner organisations to strengthen referral pathways and collaborative working. They will ensure compliance with governance, safeguarding, and clinical standards, represent the pathway at stakeholder meetings, and deputise for the Head of Service where required.