Job summary
- Main area
- Admin
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (funding until Mar 2025 to cover leaver)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 159-LWH-120-25
- Employer
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Liverpool Women's Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Smokefree Pregnancy Practitioner
Band 4
Job overview
The Cheshire & Merseyside Women’s Health and Maternity is hosted by Liverpool Women’s Hospital and is the lead for the Local Maternity System. The partnership is developing new models of care and services across Cheshire and Merseyside, designed for the population with a focus on the needs of the individual and is a work stream of the Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership (HCP).
The Partnership was an Acute Care Collaboration Vanguard site as part of NHS England’s New Care Models programme, one of seven pioneer sites to develop Choice and Personalisation in maternity services and one of seven Early Adopter sites for the national maternity review.
The partnership has a well-established collaborative network and has progressed significantly to implement a range of transformational priorities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with the Lead Midwife for Treating Tobacco Dependence, and other key members of the maternity team, to deliver evidence-based behavioural support and treatment to a caseload of pregnant women who are tobacco dependent, in a variety of clinical settings, using the support of interventions such as Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).
This role is intended to tackle the health inequalities that arise from addiction and the post holder will be an integral member of the maternity team, working alongside Midwives, Obstetricians and other Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), to deliver safe and individualised care in a flexible and innovative manner.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust delivers the highest standards of care for women, babies and families. Each year we deliver over 7,500 babies, carry out over 49,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly & preterm newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles and have over 4,000 genetic appointments taking place. We believe that this along with a strong dedication to research & innovation makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
We have some of the leading experts in their field, which has been showcased on national TV and news, making our teams famous across the world for professionalism, skill & compassion.
The Trust is constantly innovating and evolving it’s services to provide the most cutting edge and modern care possible. As well as developing services on our current site we have long-term aspirations for the future. We have recently launched a number of new strategies which provide a detailed long-term plan for our services.
Check out why Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work using the links below:
Video: https://vimeo.com/556197652
Online brochure: https://www.liverpoolwomens.nhs.uk/media/4121/recruitment-pack-great-place-to-work-16pp-v4-final.pdf
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Overview of Key Responsibilities
Educate individuals about the risks of smoking in pregnancy
Promote smoke free homes and cars whilst advising women and their families about the harms of second-hand smoke
Inform individuals about the benefits of stopping smoking in pregnancy
Conduct a pre-booking telephone call with all individuals who have self-reported themselves as smokers upon referral to maternity services
Respond effectively to internal and external referrals into the Maternity Treating Tobacco Dependence Service within agreed timescales
Develop personalised treatment plans for pregnant women who are tobacco dependent, in line with the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT) Standard Treatment Programme for Pregnant Women, to support complex behaviour change
Work flexibly in a range of settings, as required, for the delivery of tobacco dependency treatment (e.g., hospital, community hubs, home visits). This may involve individual, telephonic, on-line and group work sessions
Conduct a daily ward round to identify maternity inpatients who may require tobacco dependency treatment and access to Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Conduct and interpret Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring to a high standard
Dispense NRT according to the Trust protocol
Use the Maternity Information System (MIS) to provide real time feedback to the referring professional regarding women’s treatment plans and progress with their quit attempts
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE level English and Mathematics or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health-related studies
- OR substantial successful experience delivering stop smoking interventions and support
Desirable criteria
- NCSCT trained Stop Smoking Practitioner
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to patients or members of the public
- Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers (in a paid or voluntary capacity)
- Experience of providing help, support and/or counselling on either a one-to-one basis or as part of a group setting
- Experience of working within multi-professional team environments
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering tobacco dependence treatment
- Experience of working in maternity services
- Experience of developing and delivering successful health promotion interventions
- Experience of data collection and using tools to measure impact of services
- Experience of working with vulnerable people
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- A good level of understanding of evidence-based practice in relation to smoking cessation, the consequences of smoking and benefits to quitting
- An understanding of human behaviour that contributes to making healthy lifestyle changes and decisions’
- The ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with professionals/individuals from a variety of different professional backgrounds
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and listening skills.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and coordinate own schedule without direct supervision
- Ability to recognise and work within limits of competence and seek advice when needed
- Ability to use Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook
- Accurate and sufficient record keeping
- Evidence of continual personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using an electronic clinical record system/database
- A basic understanding of audit and evaluation
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies and processes
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to actively listen, emphasis with people and provide personalized support in a non-judgmental way
- Commitment to reducing health inequalities
- Ability to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence. Motivating others to reach their potential
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies and stakeholders
- Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals
- Ability to demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Assertive and confident
- Innovative
Desirable criteria
- Ability to provide motivational coaching to support people’s behaviour change
Other
Essential criteria
- Enhanced DBS
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet demands of the job
- Access to own transport
- Current driving license and ability to travel to different locations within a specified time frame
- Good attendance record and satisfactory sickness record
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Lim
- Job title
- Lead Midwife for Smoking in pregnancy
- Email address
- [email protected]
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