Job summary
Contract: Permanent - Part-time 22.5 hours per week
Band 4
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a motivated Tobacco Dependency Advisor, working within the Whittington Maternity Unit. The successful post holders will be integral to the running of our Maternity Tobacco Dependency Service.
We are looking for a dynamic team player who will bring enthusiasm to our project whilst working with our patients to help treat their tobacco dependency throughout pregnancy Training will be provided to implement an in-house model within Maternity Services. The service is a key part of achieving the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle Version 3 and the NHS Long Term Plan.
The post holder will provide behavioural change support and nicotine replacement therapy to treat tobacco dependency and support patients to develop bespoke tobacco dependency and quit smoking treatment care plan. You will work with patients on a 1:1 basis and follow systems and processes to ensure service users and staff can access evidence-based Tobacco Dependency interventions and to record these results.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within the maternity department at Whittington Health, supporting the Smoke-free pregnancy midwife and Tobacco Dependency project manager in implementing the in-house maternity tobacco dependence treatment services. The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will deliver evidence-based inventions, utilising behavioural changes techniques and pharmacotherapy support to provide tailored tobacco dependency treatment.
The post holder will be responsible for creating personalised quit plans and assisting pregnant service users to access the support they need for their quit attempt throughout pregnancy. They will also collect data in accordance with the metrics required by the ICS and NHSE monitoring. They will support the training and development of staff to embed tobacco dependence treatment into care pathways across the trust.
The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will play a key role within a wide multidisciplinary team, to raise awareness of the harm caused by tobacco usage and the effects on long term physical and mental health, particularly for people with serious mental illness and long-term conditions. The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will help develop links with other local & regional Maternity Tobacco Dependency services in order enhance cross organisational working.
About us
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.
Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing.
We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.
For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within the maternity department at Whittington Health, supporting the Smoke-free pregnancy midwife and Tobacco Dependency project manager in implementing the in-house maternity tobacco dependence treatment services. The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will deliver evidence-based inventions, utilising behavioural changes techniques and pharmacotherapy support to provide tailored tobacco dependency treatment.
The post holder will be responsible for creating personalised quit plans and assisting pregnant service users to access the support they need for their quit attempt throughout pregnancy. They will also collect data in accordance with the metrics required by the ICS and NHSE monitoring. They will support the training and development of staff to embed tobacco dependence treatment into care pathways across the trust.
The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will play a key role within a wide multidisciplinary team, to raise awareness of the harm caused by tobacco usage and the effects on long term physical and mental health, particularly for people with serious mental illness and long-term conditions. The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will help develop links with other local & regional Maternity Tobacco Dependency services in order enhance cross organisational working.
Key Relationships
The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will work under direct supervision of the Tobacco Dependency Project Manager.
- Public Health Midwife Smoking in Pregnancy Midwife
- Womens Health Clinical Governance Manager
- Matron for Maternity Outpatients
- Consultant Midwife for Public Health and Education
- Tobacco Dependency Project Manager
- Associate Medical Director for Patient Safety and Learning from Deaths
- Integrated ConsultantRespiratory Physician
- NCL Programme Director for Prevention
- NCL Tobacco Programme manager
- Executive Medical Director & Office Team
- Quality Improvement Team
- Health Psychology Team Lead
- Lead Respiratory Pharmacist, Community Pharmacists, and wider Pharmacy team
- Lead Consultant Surgeon for Treatment of Tobacco Dependence
- Lead Obstetrician for Treatment of Tobacco Dependence
- Midwife Champion(s) for Treatment of Tobacco Dependence
- Behaviour Change Training Team Lead (ADP)
- Tobacco Dependency Service Providers
- Social Prescribers, Clinical Champions, and Care Navigators
- Local Community Service Teams
- Clinical leads and teams across the trust
Duties and Responsibilities
- Delivering 1:1 and Maternity Tobacco Dependency interventions.
- Develop a personalised care plan of tobacco dependence treatment to include behavioural support and NRT to support the woman / pregnant person to remain smokefree, including:
- 1:1 meetings / telephone appointments in keeping with recommended schedule
- Offering nicotine replacement therapy and ensuring continued supply
- Recording quit status and conducting CO testing.
- To support the Tobacco Dependency Service operationally in line with NICE and other local and national guidelines.
- Support the project manager, midwife champion and consultant midwife in integrating tobacco dependency treatment as part of routine care in maternity services at the Whittington,
- Provide counselling regarding the use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy, pharmacotherapy, and behavioural change support.
- Manage incoming referrals to the in-house Maternity Tobacco Dependency Service
- Manage outgoing referral to Local Community Tobacco Dependency Providers after pregnancy.
- Communicate regular project updates to the Tobacco Dependency project manager and this could in include sensitive and complex information.
- Completing carbon monoxide monitoring with maternity clients.
- Ensure that smoking status and treatment plans are inputted correctly into electronic patient record and this information is communicated to all appropriate services.
- To support health promotional events and national campaigns such as: No Smoking Day, World No Tobacco Day and Stoptober.
- Always maintain confidentiality.
- To competently use trust IT systems to update patient records and service outcomes.
- Collaborate with the other members of the Tobacco Dependency Service in order implement and update relevant policies and pathways.
- Support the Tobacco Dependency Project Manager in monitoring and reporting on relevant KPIs.
- Provide expertise and advice to other staff on Tobacco Dependency policies, treatments, and pathways.
Promoting health and preventing ill health
- Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing.
- Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.
- Engage in public health, community development and in the reduction of health inequalities.
Provide and monitor care.
- Provide compassionate, safe, and effective assessment and advice to service users within the maternity services.
- Monitor the quit attempts of people within their care, providing follow up and evaluation in partnership with people, families, and carers.
- Contribute to ongoing assessment of Tobacco Dependency recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment or further advice.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information delegating or handing over responsibility for care. To ensure that Tobacco Dependency records are kept up to date and accurate.
- Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
Working in teams
- Play an active role as members of interdisciplinary teams.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with nurses, GPs and a range of other health and care professionals and carers.
- Working as a team to share service responsibilities.
- Attend regular team meetings.
Improving safety and quality of care
- Improve the quality of care by contributing to the continuous monitoring of people's experience of care.
- Identify risks to safety or experience and take appropriate action, putting the best interests, needs and preferences of people first.
Contributing to integrated care
- Contribute to the provision of care for people, including those with complex needs.
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
- To demonstrate a willingness to positively engage in change management.
- To act as a role model to the MDT, service users, carers, and staff.
- To participate in the induction and training of others in the Tobacco Dependency Service.
Financial Responsibility
To support the Tobacco Dependency Project Manager in the effective use of resources at all times.
Service Development and Improvement
- To comply with the Trusts requirement in attending all relevant mandatory training.
- To actively participate in quality and safety improvement initiatives.
- To participate in data collection to support the development and improvement of the service.
Communications
- To act at all times in safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality and availability of sensitive information relating to both service users and staff.
- To demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
- To communicate effectively, using a variety of methods, with members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, service users, carers and other agencies involved in the service users care.
- To maintain appropriate therapeutic boundaries with service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within the maternity department at Whittington Health, supporting the Smoke-free pregnancy midwife and Tobacco Dependency project manager in implementing the in-house maternity tobacco dependence treatment services. The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will deliver evidence-based inventions, utilising behavioural changes techniques and pharmacotherapy support to provide tailored tobacco dependency treatment.
The post holder will be responsible for creating personalised quit plans and assisting pregnant service users to access the support they need for their quit attempt throughout pregnancy. They will also collect data in accordance with the metrics required by the ICS and NHSE monitoring. They will support the training and development of staff to embed tobacco dependence treatment into care pathways across the trust.
The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will play a key role within a wide multidisciplinary team, to raise awareness of the harm caused by tobacco usage and the effects on long term physical and mental health, particularly for people with serious mental illness and long-term conditions. The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will help develop links with other local & regional Maternity Tobacco Dependency services in order enhance cross organisational working.
Key Relationships
The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will work under direct supervision of the Tobacco Dependency Project Manager.
- Public Health Midwife Smoking in Pregnancy Midwife
- Womens Health Clinical Governance Manager
- Matron for Maternity Outpatients
- Consultant Midwife for Public Health and Education
- Tobacco Dependency Project Manager
- Associate Medical Director for Patient Safety and Learning from Deaths
- Integrated ConsultantRespiratory Physician
- NCL Programme Director for Prevention
- NCL Tobacco Programme manager
- Executive Medical Director & Office Team
- Quality Improvement Team
- Health Psychology Team Lead
- Lead Respiratory Pharmacist, Community Pharmacists, and wider Pharmacy team
- Lead Consultant Surgeon for Treatment of Tobacco Dependence
- Lead Obstetrician for Treatment of Tobacco Dependence
- Midwife Champion(s) for Treatment of Tobacco Dependence
- Behaviour Change Training Team Lead (ADP)
- Tobacco Dependency Service Providers
- Social Prescribers, Clinical Champions, and Care Navigators
- Local Community Service Teams
- Clinical leads and teams across the trust
Duties and Responsibilities
- Delivering 1:1 and Maternity Tobacco Dependency interventions.
- Develop a personalised care plan of tobacco dependence treatment to include behavioural support and NRT to support the woman / pregnant person to remain smokefree, including:
- 1:1 meetings / telephone appointments in keeping with recommended schedule
- Offering nicotine replacement therapy and ensuring continued supply
- Recording quit status and conducting CO testing.
- To support the Tobacco Dependency Service operationally in line with NICE and other local and national guidelines.
- Support the project manager, midwife champion and consultant midwife in integrating tobacco dependency treatment as part of routine care in maternity services at the Whittington,
- Provide counselling regarding the use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy, pharmacotherapy, and behavioural change support.
- Manage incoming referrals to the in-house Maternity Tobacco Dependency Service
- Manage outgoing referral to Local Community Tobacco Dependency Providers after pregnancy.
- Communicate regular project updates to the Tobacco Dependency project manager and this could in include sensitive and complex information.
- Completing carbon monoxide monitoring with maternity clients.
- Ensure that smoking status and treatment plans are inputted correctly into electronic patient record and this information is communicated to all appropriate services.
- To support health promotional events and national campaigns such as: No Smoking Day, World No Tobacco Day and Stoptober.
- Always maintain confidentiality.
- To competently use trust IT systems to update patient records and service outcomes.
- Collaborate with the other members of the Tobacco Dependency Service in order implement and update relevant policies and pathways.
- Support the Tobacco Dependency Project Manager in monitoring and reporting on relevant KPIs.
- Provide expertise and advice to other staff on Tobacco Dependency policies, treatments, and pathways.
Promoting health and preventing ill health
- Support people to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and wellbeing.
- Active involvement in the prevention of and protection against disease and ill health.
- Engage in public health, community development and in the reduction of health inequalities.
Provide and monitor care.
- Provide compassionate, safe, and effective assessment and advice to service users within the maternity services.
- Monitor the quit attempts of people within their care, providing follow up and evaluation in partnership with people, families, and carers.
- Contribute to ongoing assessment of Tobacco Dependency recognising when it is necessary to refer to others for reassessment or further advice.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information delegating or handing over responsibility for care. To ensure that Tobacco Dependency records are kept up to date and accurate.
- Recognise and report any situations, behaviours or errors that could result in poor care outcomes.
Working in teams
- Play an active role as members of interdisciplinary teams.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with nurses, GPs and a range of other health and care professionals and carers.
- Working as a team to share service responsibilities.
- Attend regular team meetings.
Improving safety and quality of care
- Improve the quality of care by contributing to the continuous monitoring of people's experience of care.
- Identify risks to safety or experience and take appropriate action, putting the best interests, needs and preferences of people first.
Contributing to integrated care
- Contribute to the provision of care for people, including those with complex needs.
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
- To demonstrate a willingness to positively engage in change management.
- To act as a role model to the MDT, service users, carers, and staff.
- To participate in the induction and training of others in the Tobacco Dependency Service.
Financial Responsibility
To support the Tobacco Dependency Project Manager in the effective use of resources at all times.
Service Development and Improvement
- To comply with the Trusts requirement in attending all relevant mandatory training.
- To actively participate in quality and safety improvement initiatives.
- To participate in data collection to support the development and improvement of the service.
Communications
- To act at all times in safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality and availability of sensitive information relating to both service users and staff.
- To demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
- To communicate effectively, using a variety of methods, with members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, service users, carers and other agencies involved in the service users care.
- To maintain appropriate therapeutic boundaries with service users.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and/or appropriate professional qualification or equivalent level of experience in this field. Qualifications
Desirable
- Level 2 Tobacco Dependency (practitioner) competencies
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of good practice in behavioural interventions as specified by relevant governing bodies (e.g., NICE, NCST etc.)
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Enthusiasm and ability to motivate others.
- Excellent verbal communication skills with excellent spoken and written English.
- Skilled in time management, organised and independent working.
- Work well in highly sensitive and high-pressure environments.
- Dealing with highly sensitive and confidential information.
- Ability to present complex data in a clear and easily understood format - both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work flexibly in a fast paced and changing environment.
- Strong skills in negotiation
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing healthcare, healthcare advice or health promotion advice to patients or members of the public
- Administration experience in a large organisation using Outlook, Excel, Word, and patient database systems.
- Experience of working in a team
- IT Literate
- Ability to form excellent relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience working in service in improvement in the Tobacco Dependency sector.
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with complex conditions such as severe mental health conditions or learning disabilities
- Experience of delivering behavioural change interventions in a health care setting
- Sustained Record of continued professional development.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Empathetic and enthusiastic and high energy levels
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a flexible approach to work
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic about tackling tobacco dependency.
- A strong team player and able to work cooperatively with colleagues.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree and/or appropriate professional qualification or equivalent level of experience in this field. Qualifications
Desirable
- Level 2 Tobacco Dependency (practitioner) competencies
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of good practice in behavioural interventions as specified by relevant governing bodies (e.g., NICE, NCST etc.)
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Enthusiasm and ability to motivate others.
- Excellent verbal communication skills with excellent spoken and written English.
- Skilled in time management, organised and independent working.
- Work well in highly sensitive and high-pressure environments.
- Dealing with highly sensitive and confidential information.
- Ability to present complex data in a clear and easily understood format - both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work flexibly in a fast paced and changing environment.
- Strong skills in negotiation
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of providing healthcare, healthcare advice or health promotion advice to patients or members of the public
- Administration experience in a large organisation using Outlook, Excel, Word, and patient database systems.
- Experience of working in a team
- IT Literate
- Ability to form excellent relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience working in service in improvement in the Tobacco Dependency sector.
Desirable
- Experience of working with people with complex conditions such as severe mental health conditions or learning disabilities
- Experience of delivering behavioural change interventions in a health care setting
- Sustained Record of continued professional development.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Empathetic and enthusiastic and high energy levels
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a flexible approach to work
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic about tackling tobacco dependency.
- A strong team player and able to work cooperatively with colleagues.
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.
