Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-THQ2160724
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Anne Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £25,147.00 - £27,596.00 Per Annum or Per Annum (PA) Pro Rata.
- Closing
- 13/08/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 23/08/2024
Employer heading
Tobacco Dependency Advisor
Band 4
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to support with delivering smoke cessation support to a group of pregnant service users during pregnancy and post-birth. You will work with our Smoke-Free Pregnancy Midwives and Midwives within the inpatient and community setting to support pregnant service users in setting a quit date and provide ongoing support.
We are aiming to reduce our current smoking at pregnancy rate in line with the national ambition to 6% The service is led by Public Health Lead Midwives and delivered in both the community across Hampshire and Southampton and to pregnant service users admitted to the maternity hospital. You will need to be organised and flexible to meet the needs of pregnant service users and the support they require.
We care for around 5200 pregnant service users giving birth each year in Southampton and are proud of our innovative approaches to improving long-term health outcomes for pregnant service users. Within the city we have a complex and vulnerable population with high areas of social deprivation; pregnant service users and families that would significantly benefit from your support in helping them to quit. Currently around 11% of pregnant service users are smoking when they book.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As our Tobacco Dependency Advisor you will:
• Work with the Self-Referral Team to identify pregnant service users at the point of self-referral provide information about smoking during pregnancy and provide advice on how to quit with support
• Record discussions using the Maternity digital system
• Work with midwives providing smoke cessation support to undertake regular contact with pregnant service users outside of antenatal appointments
• Work with midwives in the hospital to identify pregnant service users who currently smoke and provide them with advice and guidance about how to quit smoking
• Link with tobacco advisors in the wider Trust to understand how to improve the service we offer.
What we’re looking for:
• A person who is passionate about improving public health outcomes for pregnant service users and their families
• A person who is dynamic and works well with teams
• Someone who has great communication skills and can prioritise and plan their workload.
The role can be flexible but would work across the working week and may include weekends.
Person specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE (or equivalent) standard, with a pass in English and Maths
- Evidence of recent learning or development in health care.
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience is essential
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in a clinical environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing direct patient care
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience is essential
Values and behaviours
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angela White
- Job title
- Public Health Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
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