Job summary
The post holder will work with the Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife and other team members to provide individualised stop smoking support to pregnant people and families in a flexible and innovative way. This post will contribute to tackling inequalities in health through promoting and supporting people to stop smoking. It focuses on engaging with people in communities and offering them practical support to change their behaviour to achieve their own goals. The post holder will play a key role in the collecting, collating and documenting of smokefree pregnancy data.
The above summary indicates the main duties of the post which may be reviewed in the light of experience and developments within the service. Any review will be undertaken in conjunction with the post holder. The post holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
Main duties of the job
- Work with the Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife to deliver stop smoking support, undertake delivery of the Smokefree Pregnancy Incentive Scheme with those women who meet the criteria, along with the completion of administration related to smokefree pregnancy data collection and collation.
- Provide intermediate stop smoking support throughout pregnancy and the postnatal period, using the support of interventions such as Carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring and Nicotine Replacement therapy.
- Work with indirect and minimal supervision from the Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife, operating at all times within the assessed level of competence. Clear professional boundaries and limitations will be discussed and monitored by the Specialist Midwife.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Communication
- Promote and maintain good working relationships with all grades of staff and the multi-disciplinary maternity team through effective communication.
- Maintain effective communication channels with clients taking account of their individual needs.
- Communicate all relevant information to the multi-disciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required to ensure seamless and safe care.
- Regularly communicate with the Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife, particularly in regards to complex cases, seeking advice if and when necessary.
- To liaise with others in the health and social care community in order to promote the stop smoking service and encourage appropriate referrals
Responsibility for Patient Care
- Identify and approach women who are eligible for tobacco dependence conversations and treatment using a variety of different methods and within a range of settings. These may include telephone, in hospital, virtually, in a persons home or in a community clinic. Follow women throughout their engagement with the service to the location of their care provision in order to integrate care.
- To plan and deliver stop smoking advice and support sessions, including advice on stop smoking medications, working within recommended protocols and guidelines
- Participate in educating pregnant women about the benefits of stopping smoking in pregnancy and give support to those women wanting to quit. Promote smoke free homes, and support andadvise women and families about second hand smoke.
- Provide general health, lifestyle advice and support to people using the service e.g. healthy eating, physical activity, stress management. This will include individual and group-based interventions, signposting and referring to other health, community, and voluntary services.
- Deliver Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring to a high standard and engage in the data collection and collation of CO rates in pregnancy and post-partum.
Planning/Organisation
- Once all training has been completed, carry a caseload of patients appropriate to your level of experience, confidence and competence.
- Respond effectively to referrals within stated timescales
- Be responsible for managing your own time including scheduling appointments with patients, being as flexible as far as possible over the time and location of the appointments and act within monitored set timeframes whenever possible.
- Develop individually tailored support plans including recommending treatments based on assessed needs.
Responsibilities for Physical and / or Financial Resources
- Ensure that relevant equipment is provided and maintained on an agreed schedule. Report any failings of equipment or other environmental factors to the Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife.
- Ensure stock is regularly replenished in all ward/department areas
- Monitor stock levels of equipment, sundries, resources etc and inform Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife when supplies are low
Responsibility for Policy and Service Development and Implementation
- Seek out opportunities to develop and implement stop smoking services in a range of health and community settings.
- To be involved in the monitoring and evaluation of client feedback, offering recommendations as part of the team to improve services.
- Contribute actively to open discussions of how local services can be improved, supporting improvements within the local community, and demonstrating an understanding of the barriers individuals are experiencing.
- Be aware of how to report incidents, concerns or complaints and escalate to the Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife
Responsibilities for Human Resources and Leadership
- The post holder will be required to complete all mandatory training and appraisals on an annual basis.
- The trust operates a range of policies that can be found on the Trust Intranet. All trust employees must observe and adhere to these policies.
- As a trust employee, you are expected to work in accordance with the Trusts values.
Responsibilities for Teaching and Training
- To support the delivery of tobacco dependence training to the multidisciplinary team
- Assist and support new members of staff and students
- Undertake relevant training to maintain the skills and knowledge as necessary, through participation in continuous development
Responsibilities for Data and Information Resources
- Engage with the Smokefree Pregnancy Incentive Scheme, keeping accurate records and enable good data collection. Maintain accurate up to date and comprehensive records at all times.
- Enable utilisation of the Smokefree Pregnancy Data Platform, for recording patient data, outcomes and for reviewing own personal performance against programme KPIs.
Research, Development and Audit
- Play an active role in the development of the Smokefree Service targets and work collaboratively with team members to share best practice and information to achieve these.
- As an employee of the Trust, you must comply with all reporting requirements, systems and duties of action put in place by the Trust to deliver research governance.
- Comply with quality standards and guidelines, and take part in data collection for audits for research studies as required.
- Use results from audits, as well as local and national research and studies and any other data collection tools to influence care that you provide
Physical Skills and Effort
- Physical Effort Frequent moderate effort for several short periods including carrying equipment, laptops. Frequent sitting at a desk using a computer.
- Mental Effort Frequent concentration including complex facts or situations requiring interpretation, analysis and decision-making. Working to deadlines and time limits.
- Emotional Effort Occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances.
- Working Conditions Settings may include occasional unpleasant conditions such as smell, noise, dust and bodily fluids. Work will take place in a variety of settings including clients home environments, which at times may be difficult. Also community work can sometimes be affected by weather conditions and traffic
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job description
Communication
- Promote and maintain good working relationships with all grades of staff and the multi-disciplinary maternity team through effective communication.
- Maintain effective communication channels with clients taking account of their individual needs.
- Communicate all relevant information to the multi-disciplinary team internally and with external organisations as required to ensure seamless and safe care.
- Regularly communicate with the Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife, particularly in regards to complex cases, seeking advice if and when necessary.
- To liaise with others in the health and social care community in order to promote the stop smoking service and encourage appropriate referrals
Responsibility for Patient Care
- Identify and approach women who are eligible for tobacco dependence conversations and treatment using a variety of different methods and within a range of settings. These may include telephone, in hospital, virtually, in a persons home or in a community clinic. Follow women throughout their engagement with the service to the location of their care provision in order to integrate care.
- To plan and deliver stop smoking advice and support sessions, including advice on stop smoking medications, working within recommended protocols and guidelines
- Participate in educating pregnant women about the benefits of stopping smoking in pregnancy and give support to those women wanting to quit. Promote smoke free homes, and support andadvise women and families about second hand smoke.
- Provide general health, lifestyle advice and support to people using the service e.g. healthy eating, physical activity, stress management. This will include individual and group-based interventions, signposting and referring to other health, community, and voluntary services.
- Deliver Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring to a high standard and engage in the data collection and collation of CO rates in pregnancy and post-partum.
Planning/Organisation
- Once all training has been completed, carry a caseload of patients appropriate to your level of experience, confidence and competence.
- Respond effectively to referrals within stated timescales
- Be responsible for managing your own time including scheduling appointments with patients, being as flexible as far as possible over the time and location of the appointments and act within monitored set timeframes whenever possible.
- Develop individually tailored support plans including recommending treatments based on assessed needs.
Responsibilities for Physical and / or Financial Resources
- Ensure that relevant equipment is provided and maintained on an agreed schedule. Report any failings of equipment or other environmental factors to the Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife.
- Ensure stock is regularly replenished in all ward/department areas
- Monitor stock levels of equipment, sundries, resources etc and inform Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife when supplies are low
Responsibility for Policy and Service Development and Implementation
- Seek out opportunities to develop and implement stop smoking services in a range of health and community settings.
- To be involved in the monitoring and evaluation of client feedback, offering recommendations as part of the team to improve services.
- Contribute actively to open discussions of how local services can be improved, supporting improvements within the local community, and demonstrating an understanding of the barriers individuals are experiencing.
- Be aware of how to report incidents, concerns or complaints and escalate to the Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife
Responsibilities for Human Resources and Leadership
- The post holder will be required to complete all mandatory training and appraisals on an annual basis.
- The trust operates a range of policies that can be found on the Trust Intranet. All trust employees must observe and adhere to these policies.
- As a trust employee, you are expected to work in accordance with the Trusts values.
Responsibilities for Teaching and Training
- To support the delivery of tobacco dependence training to the multidisciplinary team
- Assist and support new members of staff and students
- Undertake relevant training to maintain the skills and knowledge as necessary, through participation in continuous development
Responsibilities for Data and Information Resources
- Engage with the Smokefree Pregnancy Incentive Scheme, keeping accurate records and enable good data collection. Maintain accurate up to date and comprehensive records at all times.
- Enable utilisation of the Smokefree Pregnancy Data Platform, for recording patient data, outcomes and for reviewing own personal performance against programme KPIs.
Research, Development and Audit
- Play an active role in the development of the Smokefree Service targets and work collaboratively with team members to share best practice and information to achieve these.
- As an employee of the Trust, you must comply with all reporting requirements, systems and duties of action put in place by the Trust to deliver research governance.
- Comply with quality standards and guidelines, and take part in data collection for audits for research studies as required.
- Use results from audits, as well as local and national research and studies and any other data collection tools to influence care that you provide
Physical Skills and Effort
- Physical Effort Frequent moderate effort for several short periods including carrying equipment, laptops. Frequent sitting at a desk using a computer.
- Mental Effort Frequent concentration including complex facts or situations requiring interpretation, analysis and decision-making. Working to deadlines and time limits.
- Emotional Effort Occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances.
- Working Conditions Settings may include occasional unpleasant conditions such as smell, noise, dust and bodily fluids. Work will take place in a variety of settings including clients home environments, which at times may be difficult. Also community work can sometimes be affected by weather conditions and traffic
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- GCSE level English and Mathematics or equivalent
- NVQ level 3/4 or equivalent health related studies OR substantial successful experience delivering stop smoking interventions / support
Desirable
- Recent NCSCT smoking cessation training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial successful experience delivering smoking cessation interventions/support
- Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to patients or members of the public
- Experience of providing help, support and/or counselling on either a one-to-one basis or group basis
Desirable
- Previous experience working with pregnant people
Skills/Character
Essential
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience using computers and a variety of programmes / systems
Driving Licence
Essential
- Current valid UK driving licence
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- GCSE level English and Mathematics or equivalent
- NVQ level 3/4 or equivalent health related studies OR substantial successful experience delivering stop smoking interventions / support
Desirable
- Recent NCSCT smoking cessation training
Experience
Essential
- Substantial successful experience delivering smoking cessation interventions/support
- Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to patients or members of the public
- Experience of providing help, support and/or counselling on either a one-to-one basis or group basis
Desirable
- Previous experience working with pregnant people
Skills/Character
Essential
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience using computers and a variety of programmes / systems
Driving Licence
Essential
- Current valid UK driving licence
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.
