Job overview
Recruiting one candidate to cover Basingstoke and one to cover Winchester and Andover- both for 30 hours across 4-5 days Monday-Friday.
The NHS Long Term Plan gives a commitment that all people who access maternity care that smoke will be offered NHS-funded tobacco treatment services. The Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor will provide individualised smoking cessation support to women and families in a flexible and innovative way.
The team will provide intermediate smoking cessation support throughout pregnancy and the post-natal period, using the support of interventions such as CO monitoring and Nicotine Replacement therapy.
Close liaison with local stop smoking services, midwives, Obstetricians and working closely with the Health improvement team and Public health department.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for candidates who do not have a visa at this time.
Main duties of the job
1. Undertake relevant training to qualify as an intermediate smoking cessation Advisor and maintain the skills and knowledge as necessary through participation in continuous development.
2. Identify and work with clients who are eligible for intermediate intervention smoking cessation conversations in a variety of different settings. These may be in a clinical area or home. Deliver a client-led treatment plan in concordance with national and local guidelines, effectively.
3. Participate in educating pregnant clients as well as staff, about the benefits of stopping smoking in pregnancy and give support to those wanting to quit. Promote smoke free homes and support and advise clients and families about passive smoking.
4. 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.
5. Engage with the Smokefree pregnancy incentive scheme, keeping and maintaining accurate and up to date records enabling good data collection for monthly, contractual, and NHS Digital reporting. Creating, presenting, and submitting reports as requested to the SIP lead prior to deadlines.
6. Work closely with the local stop smoking services and the PH team to ensure the work links to wider strategy.
7. Plan and organise workload, this will include the management of a caseload.
8. Deliver one to one, drop in or group sessions, which will have emphasis on supporting clients from local communities.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
Please note that access to a vehicle and a full UK drivers license are essential for this role.
Person specification
Training and Education
Essential criteria
9. Maths and English GCSE A-C or equivalent
10. Level 3 Qualification
Desirable criteria
11. NCSCT training
Experience
Essential criteria
12. Previous experience of a patient facing role
13. Previous experience of public health or behavioural change projects
14. Previous experience of managing own caseload
Desirable criteria
15. Experience in a similar role
16. Experience of working in the NHS
17. Experience of working with pregnant patients
Skills
Essential criteria
18. Able to use a variety of IT systems
19. Able to work alone under direction.
20. Able to manage deadlines and prioritise work
21. Able to manage difficult situations
22. Full UK drivers license and access to a vehicle
Desirable criteria
23. Able to counsel patients on a healthy lifestyle