Job summary
As a Smoke Free Pregnancy Practitioner you will work with the Lead Treating Tobacco Dependency Specialist Midwife to deliver smoking cessation support to women within the Maternity Service at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a Fixed Term contract due to end in March 2024.
Main duties of the job
As a Smoke Free Pregnancy Practitioner you will act as a member of the care team working under the supervision and guidance of Registered Midwives and other Professional Staff. The role will require a flexible approach to care delivery, which may include visiting women in their homes, at children's centres, or within the hospital setting. Driver's licence and access to car essential for the role.
The key duties of the Smoke Free Pregnancy Practitioner will be:
Providing smoking cessation support
Delivering interventions such as Carbon Monoxide Monitoring, Nicotine Replacement Therapy and behavioural support after relevant training
Managing own clinics and caseload
Engaging with data collection and reporting
Please note that this is a part time position.
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air
Job description
Job responsibilities
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close on Midnight the 16th of July
Interviews are due to be held on the week commencing 28th of July
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close on Midnight the 16th of July
Interviews are due to be held on the week commencing 28th of July
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3 in Care or equivalent plus additional training to diploma level equivalent, or equivalent through short courses or experience
- Proficient in the use of suite of Microsoft packages
Desirable
- NSCST smoking in pregnancy practitioner registered
- Accredited Health Education and Promotion qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in smoking cessation, counselling or a public health related role
- Knowledge of relevant strategies and approaches to delivering an effective smoking cessation service
- Up to date knowledge of effective health improvement strategies.
Desirable
- Experience working in a Healthcare environment or for local authority services
- Previous experience within a maternity setting
- Experience delivering smoking cessation advice
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of the impact smoking has on pregnancy Knowledge and understanding of NICE Guidelines
- Always understands the importance of professional behaviour
- Ability to prioritise own workload, to work unsupervised and to use initiative
- Commitment to working with local communities and partner organisations
Desirable
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent communicator Effective, interpersonal and influencing skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work using own initiative
- Ability to work with a range of staff and stakeholders
- Diplomacy and negotiation skills
- Ability to cope under pressure with high levels of concentration
- Ability to interact with different people appropriately
- Ability to adapt to different situations
- Ability to deal with potentially emotional situations such as babies going into care or adoption.
- Ability to act sensitively, using tact and empathy in order to minimise parental anxiety
- Requirement to travel to remote locations
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3 in Care or equivalent plus additional training to diploma level equivalent, or equivalent through short courses or experience
- Proficient in the use of suite of Microsoft packages
Desirable
- NSCST smoking in pregnancy practitioner registered
- Accredited Health Education and Promotion qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in smoking cessation, counselling or a public health related role
- Knowledge of relevant strategies and approaches to delivering an effective smoking cessation service
- Up to date knowledge of effective health improvement strategies.
Desirable
- Experience working in a Healthcare environment or for local authority services
- Previous experience within a maternity setting
- Experience delivering smoking cessation advice
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of the impact smoking has on pregnancy Knowledge and understanding of NICE Guidelines
- Always understands the importance of professional behaviour
- Ability to prioritise own workload, to work unsupervised and to use initiative
- Commitment to working with local communities and partner organisations
Desirable
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent communicator Effective, interpersonal and influencing skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to work using own initiative
- Ability to work with a range of staff and stakeholders
- Diplomacy and negotiation skills
- Ability to cope under pressure with high levels of concentration
- Ability to interact with different people appropriately
- Ability to adapt to different situations
- Ability to deal with potentially emotional situations such as babies going into care or adoption.
- Ability to act sensitively, using tact and empathy in order to minimise parental anxiety
- Requirement to travel to remote locations
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
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).