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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.
- 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.
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
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Danielle Gahan Job title: Tobacco Dependency Lead Midwife Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 07876351391
