Job summary
The
Smoke Free maternity support Worker (SFMSW) will provide individualised smoking
cessation support to pregnant and post-partum women receiving maternity care
across the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) and to their partners
and/or close family members. Working with maternity services, the SCSW will
also promote wellbeing and healthy lifestyles by providing public health
information, advice, support, and brief interventions. The post holder will
have in depth-experience of healthy lifestyles, behavioural change, managing
clinics, have the ability to work both independently, autonomously and as part
of a larger team, to support the delivery of tangible results. The post holder
will have an understanding and experience of managing variable caseloads,
excellent communication skills in engaging with vulnerable women in a
culturally sensitive manner as well as being able to follow instructions and
work closely with the Smoke-Free team leader which is an essential element of
this post. There will be some occasional evening and weekend work involved.
Main duties of the job
You
will be allocated to one or more of the community midwife teams within
Birmingham as your clinic location, however, regular travel across the Local
Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) will be necessary to undertake the role.
The post holder will be directly responsible to the Smoke free Pregnancy Lead working as part of the Birmingham & Solihull Local Maternity
System and integrated closely with maternity services. The post will require
some occasional evening and weekend work. The Birmingham & Solihull United
Maternity & Newborn Partnership (Bump) is the Local Maternity and Neonatal
System (LMNS) across Birmingham & Solihull.
The Bump team is dedicated to supporting
maternity care across the LMNS, implementing the recommendations of Better
Births by delivering the National Maternity Improvement Programme, of which
addressing smoking in pregnancy is a key component. RECRUITING MANAGER CONTACT
DETAILS Heena Jabbar Smoke free Pregnancy Lead and Team Manager 07342 086378.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the
first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive
forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and
mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment
to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading
neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in
shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist
paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham
Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the
busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year
offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward
Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative
community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB
offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people
aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We
believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and
encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria
for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or
sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person
specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham
Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for
our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so
please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person
specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham
Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have
evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include
transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional
registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for
our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so
please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Health care or equivalent
- Key Skills literacy/numeracy
- GCSE pass in English Language or equivalent
- Experience working with and understanding of Excel Spreadsheet
Desirable
- Smoking Cessation Advisor Intermediate level qualification
- Trained in Making Every Contact Count and Motivational Interviewing
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Proficient in reading and writing in the English language
- Motivational qualities
- Good written communication skills and computer skills
- Ability to priorities workload
- Accurate record keeping
- Understanding and experience of caseload management
- Knowledge of public health and maternity services to enable effective referrals and signposting
- Evidence of organizational skills with the ability to manage time effectively, plan own workload and set appropriate objectives and deadlines
- Excellent communication skills are a crucial element of the role. The post holder must be able to communicate effectively with service users, colleagues, and management
- Evidence of continuing personal development
- Reliable, punctual, and flexible across hours of work when required
- Self-awareness in terms of assessing own knowledge and competence and understanding own boundaries
- Able to present a professional image appropriate to the working environment
- Committed, enthusiastic and innovative
- Ability to cope with stress
- Team worker
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Assertive and confident
- Ability to present an open and non-judgemental demeanour
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent and accurate data entry skills
Desirable
- Experience of BadgerNet or patient records management system
- European Computer Driving License certification, or equivalent
Other Requirements
Essential
- Confidentiality
- May be required to work in other teams and localities as required.
- Non-smoker
- Due to the nature of the post, Enhanced DBS Clearance is required
- Current driving license/ability to travel to different locations within a specified time frame
- Good attendance record
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality, inclusion and diversity in the delivery of this role
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of health outcomes for smoking and smoking in pregnancy
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of national policies relating to smokefree pregnancies (including SBLCBv2, Tobacco Control Plan)
- Healthy lifestyle/behavioral change experience
- Experience of engaging and collaborating with communities, individuals, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience working with pregnant women
Desirable
- Experience of providing smoking cessation support
- Previous experience in healthcare in the NHS
- Smoking cessation trained e.g. through the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training
- Audit skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 3 in Health care or equivalent
- Key Skills literacy/numeracy
- GCSE pass in English Language or equivalent
- Experience working with and understanding of Excel Spreadsheet
Desirable
- Smoking Cessation Advisor Intermediate level qualification
- Trained in Making Every Contact Count and Motivational Interviewing
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Proficient in reading and writing in the English language
- Motivational qualities
- Good written communication skills and computer skills
- Ability to priorities workload
- Accurate record keeping
- Understanding and experience of caseload management
- Knowledge of public health and maternity services to enable effective referrals and signposting
- Evidence of organizational skills with the ability to manage time effectively, plan own workload and set appropriate objectives and deadlines
- Excellent communication skills are a crucial element of the role. The post holder must be able to communicate effectively with service users, colleagues, and management
- Evidence of continuing personal development
- Reliable, punctual, and flexible across hours of work when required
- Self-awareness in terms of assessing own knowledge and competence and understanding own boundaries
- Able to present a professional image appropriate to the working environment
- Committed, enthusiastic and innovative
- Ability to cope with stress
- Team worker
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Assertive and confident
- Ability to present an open and non-judgemental demeanour
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent and accurate data entry skills
Desirable
- Experience of BadgerNet or patient records management system
- European Computer Driving License certification, or equivalent
Other Requirements
Essential
- Confidentiality
- May be required to work in other teams and localities as required.
- Non-smoker
- Due to the nature of the post, Enhanced DBS Clearance is required
- Current driving license/ability to travel to different locations within a specified time frame
- Good attendance record
- Demonstrate alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality, inclusion and diversity in the delivery of this role
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of health outcomes for smoking and smoking in pregnancy
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of national policies relating to smokefree pregnancies (including SBLCBv2, Tobacco Control Plan)
- Healthy lifestyle/behavioral change experience
- Experience of engaging and collaborating with communities, individuals, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience working with pregnant women
Desirable
- Experience of providing smoking cessation support
- Previous experience in healthcare in the NHS
- Smoking cessation trained e.g. through the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training
- Audit skills
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Womens Hospital Nhs Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2TG
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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