Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team as a Maternity Specialist Stop Smoking Practitioner with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. As part of the new Tobacco Reduction Service, you will support women to stop smoking, improving outcomes for their babies and long-term health outcomes for families. Smoking during pregnancy is the leading modifiable risk factor for poor birth outcomes, including stillbirth, miscarriage, and pre-term birth. With the risk of still birth increasing by 47% in pregnant smokers, these risks continue into the postnatal period with the risk of Sudden Infant Death being 3 times more likely. In this role you can make a real difference.
You will provide advice and support to women who want to stop smoking and have a positive impact on pregnancy outcomes, playing a key role integrating tobacco treatment into routine maternity care.
You will be motivated, passionate, organised and proactive with significant experience in smoking cessation and/or working within maternity services. This role will be demanding, and it will be essential that you use your own judgement to prioritise competing demands and workload effectively to specific timescales.
This is an exciting time to join our team and the wider Smoking in Pregnancy network within the county. As we move towards the merger of the hospital trusts you will be enabling the provision of excellent care and service for all of those families giving birth in Somerset.
Main duties of the job
- To embed smoking cessation into routine maternity care for all those who were smoking at conception/continue to smoke during pregnancy assisting maternity teams to provide interventions in line with NICE and NCSCT guidance.
- To be responsible for assessment, planning and delivery of a programme of tobacco reduction interventions to women on the maternity wards and clinics, and refer seamlessly into Mums2Be Smokefree.
- To support planning, delivery and recording of an effective stop smoking intervention that is matched to patient need. Ensuring a secure, confidential record system is maintained allowing prompt access to individual patients records when necessary.
- To liaise with maternity staff ensuring a timely and appropriate service of high quality is delivered according to demand, need and availability.
- Be an autonomous practitioner, responsible for assessing and agreeing patient requirements, including planning appropriate activities and products to meet those needs.
- To prioritise women effectively establishing and managing own caseload.
- To share with women the advantages and disadvantages of smoking cessation, pharmaceutical products and e-cigarettes and their use during pregnancy.
- To keep up to date with the changing evidence base relevant policy pronouncements including NICE guidance, clinical developments and changes in guidance.
- To undertake training to acquire the specialist skills needed to develop the role.
About us
We're building a Trust that reflects the communities we serve. We're strongly committed to equality and diversity, both in our organisation and in the services we provide. We want everyone here to be proud of and valued by our community. So, we'll support you, your health and wellbeing in every way we can, every day.
With our support, the support of your colleagues and by supporting them in return, you can develop and achieve your full potential. That support and respect includes offering you the option to work flexibly, enabling you to better achieve a genuine balance between your work life and your personal life.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To liaise with and empower pregnant woman/person to develop, implement and evaluate their own stop smoking or harm reduction plan, considering scientific evidence, NICE guidance, and the experiences of the individual patient.
- Following assessment of the pregnant woman/person, to provide tailored support and motivational interviewing to pregnant woman/person, to gain commitment to quit.
- To work within a framework of flexibility, acknowledging individual preferences and accommodating the needs of each individual.
- To educate and motivate woman/pregnant person in relation to tobacco control, particularly with respect to neonatal outcomes, second-hand smoke and approaches to minimising risk.
- To develop and maintain effective communications and working relationships with all key smoking cessation and tobacco control partners.
- To liaise with and influence relevant health and other professionals to ensure that the service retains a high profile and acts as a key priority service for those accessing maternity and neonatal services.
- To continually promote the service, including distributing promotional literature, attendance at events and presentations to groups when requested.
- To support the planning, delivery and recording of an effective intervention that is matched to the woman/pregnant persons needs.
- To ensure that a secure, confidential record system is maintained that allows prompt access to individual records when necessary.
- To liaise with staff within the hospital to ensure a timely and appropriate service of high quality is delivered according to demand, need and availability.
- To prioritise woman/pregnant people according to pre-set criteria, effectively establishing and managing own caseload.
- To be autonomous and responsible for assessing and agreeing patient requirements on a daily basis, including planning appropriate activities and products to meet those needs, considering own annual leave as well as seasonal fluctuations in demand.
- To meet measurable objectives including performance and quality standards in line with Trust procedures.
- To educate and discuss with women/pregnant people the advantages and disadvantages of smoking cessation pharmaceutical products, aiding the patient to choose the product or products which best suit their lifestyle and health status.
- To keep up to date with the changing evidence base, relevant policy pronouncements including NICE guidance, clinical developments and changes as directed by management, to provide an effective, high quality, safe service for women/pregnant people.
- To undertake diverse training as the opportunity arises to acquire the specialist skills needed to develop the role.
- To ensure all records are stored correctly and confidentially in accordance with Caldicott guidelines.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To liaise with and empower pregnant woman/person to develop, implement and evaluate their own stop smoking or harm reduction plan, considering scientific evidence, NICE guidance, and the experiences of the individual patient.
- Following assessment of the pregnant woman/person, to provide tailored support and motivational interviewing to pregnant woman/person, to gain commitment to quit.
- To work within a framework of flexibility, acknowledging individual preferences and accommodating the needs of each individual.
- To educate and motivate woman/pregnant person in relation to tobacco control, particularly with respect to neonatal outcomes, second-hand smoke and approaches to minimising risk.
- To develop and maintain effective communications and working relationships with all key smoking cessation and tobacco control partners.
- To liaise with and influence relevant health and other professionals to ensure that the service retains a high profile and acts as a key priority service for those accessing maternity and neonatal services.
- To continually promote the service, including distributing promotional literature, attendance at events and presentations to groups when requested.
- To support the planning, delivery and recording of an effective intervention that is matched to the woman/pregnant persons needs.
- To ensure that a secure, confidential record system is maintained that allows prompt access to individual records when necessary.
- To liaise with staff within the hospital to ensure a timely and appropriate service of high quality is delivered according to demand, need and availability.
- To prioritise woman/pregnant people according to pre-set criteria, effectively establishing and managing own caseload.
- To be autonomous and responsible for assessing and agreeing patient requirements on a daily basis, including planning appropriate activities and products to meet those needs, considering own annual leave as well as seasonal fluctuations in demand.
- To meet measurable objectives including performance and quality standards in line with Trust procedures.
- To educate and discuss with women/pregnant people the advantages and disadvantages of smoking cessation pharmaceutical products, aiding the patient to choose the product or products which best suit their lifestyle and health status.
- To keep up to date with the changing evidence base, relevant policy pronouncements including NICE guidance, clinical developments and changes as directed by management, to provide an effective, high quality, safe service for women/pregnant people.
- To undertake diverse training as the opportunity arises to acquire the specialist skills needed to develop the role.
- To ensure all records are stored correctly and confidentially in accordance with Caldicott guidelines.
Person Specification
Role requirements
Essential
- Degree/relevant experience
- Access to a vehicle/private transport
Desirable
- Experience of delivering behaviour change interventions
- Has completed NCSCT core training
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in maternity
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in women's health
Person Specification
Role requirements
Essential
- Degree/relevant experience
- Access to a vehicle/private transport
Desirable
- Experience of delivering behaviour change interventions
- Has completed NCSCT core training
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in maternity
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working in women's health
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
