Smoking Cessation Midwife | Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	08 August 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,682 - £46,580 pa
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	07 September 2025
Location:	Merseyside, L87SS
Company:	Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7378781/159-LWH-175-25

Summary

This post has been established to support the Smoke Free Pregnancy Programme at Liverpool Women’s Hospital.

The programme adopts a systems-based approach to enhance how smoking in pregnancy is addressed. It aims to:
• Improve the identification and support of pregnant women who smoke.
• Enable maternity teams to deliver more effective, evidence-based smoking cessation interventions.
• Contribute to better maternal and neonatal outcomesby reducing smoking-related risks.

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The Smoking Cessation Midwife will work to address smoking in pregnancy. They will work closely with Maternity Tobacco Dependence Advisors and support the Community Midwifery Teams and members of the Multi-Disciplinary Professional Team to ensure staff follow the smokefree pregnancy pathway and refer pregnant smokers to the in-house stop smoking service

As Smoking Cessation Midwife you will work as part of a team to contribute to the implementation of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle element 1 and support the implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan. The Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle (SBLCB) provides evidence-based best practice for providers and commissioners of maternity care across England, to reduce perinatal mortality. Element 1 focuses on reducing smoking in pregnancy by implementing NHS-funded tobacco dependence treatment services within maternity settings, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and NICE guidance. This includes carbon monoxide testing and asking women about their smoking status at the antenatal booking appointment and, as appropriate, throughout pregnancy.

Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part ofNHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG)in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.

We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

For roles at Liverpool University Hospitals, visit theircareers page.

UKVI guidelines prohibits sponsorship for all Band 2 posts. Guidelines state that many non-clinical posts are not eligible for sponsorship. Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine your eligibility for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role.

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To support the continuing development of a safe and efficient Smoking in Pregnancy Service, that meets the requirements as set by local and regional guidance.



· To Plan and deliver expert clinical advice and support for women and pregnant people, and their families in a range of settings, primarily in the clients home or hospital.



· To manage own caseload of smokers who are pre-conceptual/pregnant and post-natal including partners and families.



· To use a high level of communication and interpersonal skills in order to empower clients to make behavioural changes in relation to smoking according to individual needs.



· To work to support the safe delivery of the Smoking in Pregnancy service including providing access to Nicotine Replacement Therapy and other stop smoking medication and aids, performing a risk vs benefits assessment of clients individual case, monitoring and adjusting medication as appropriate.



· Participate in the education and training to support of other HCPs to support delivery of the Smoking in Pregnancy service.



· To liaise closely with members of the multidisciplinary team, Midwives, Health Visitors, General Practitioners and other specialities as required.



· Participate in audit, data collection and submission as required including SBL.



· Assist in the preparation of policies and reports and presentation of information as required.



· Maintain a high standard of record keeping and maintenance of all databases related to the Smoking in Pregnancy service.


This advert closes on Friday 22 Aug 2025