Maternity Tobacco Dependency AdvisorNHS

Job summary

We have a rare and exciting opportunity to join our Tobacco Dependency in Pregnancy team. We are seeking an enthusiastic and confident advisor to support pregnant people and their families to stop smoking; contributing to important work to reduce smoking and tackle health inequalities for the population of Tameside and Glossop.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Lead Midwife for Tobacco Dependence and other team members to promote and support Smoke Free Pregnancy in line with regional and national best practice.

Using a flexible and innovative approach you will provide smoking cessation advice and support to service users in both hospital and community settings via face to face and telephone contacts, and should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to fulfil this role. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to engage with people and communities to motivate and support change in behaviour.

In this role you will be expected to work well within a team but also independently and without direct supervision. You should be well-organised and able to manage and prioritise your work to meet the needs of the service and the people you support.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with the Lead Midwife for Tobacco Dependence and other team members to provide individualised stop smoking support to women and families in a flexible and innovative way. This post will contribute to tackling inequalities in health through promoting and supporting people to stop smoking. It focuses on engaging with people in communities and offering them practical support to change their behaviour to achieve their own choices and goals.

The post holder will play a key role in the collecting, collating and reporting of Smokefree Pregnancy data. The post holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.

Job description

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.