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Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor
The closing date is 10 May 2026
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
* Undertake relevant training to qualify as an intermediate smoking cessation Advisor and maintain the skills and knowledge as necessary through participation in continuous development.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Work closely with the local stop smoking services and the PH team to ensure the work links to wider strategy.
* Plan and organise workload, this will include the management of a caseload.
* Deliver one to one, drop in or group sessions, which will have emphasis on supporting clients from local communities.
Job 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
* Maths and English GCSE A-C or equivalent
* Level 3 Qualification
* NCSCT training
Experience
* Previous experience of a patient facing role
* Previous experience of public health or behavioural change projects
* Previous experience of managing own caseload
* Experience in a similar role
* Experience of working in the NHS
* Experience of working with pregnant patients
Skills
* Able to use a variety of IT systems
* Able to work alone under direction.
* Able to manage deadlines and prioritise work
* Able to manage difficult situations
* Full UK drivers license and access to a vehicle
* Able to counsel patients on a healthy lifestyle
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.
Employer name
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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