Tobacco Dependence Practitioner for Maternity | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 29 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £33,094 - £36,195 per annum inc |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 29 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, E1 1FR |
| Cwmni: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7512791/259-7512791RLH |
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Barts Health Maternity department is looking to recruit enthusiastic individuals to join our Maternity Team as a tobacco dependence advisor. The successful candidates will support Barts Health to provide smoking cessation support for pregnant people receiving care from Newham, Whipps Cross and the Royal London maternity units.
This post has been established to support the Smoke Free Pregnancy Programme at Barts Health NHS Trust and 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 outcomes by reducing smoking-related risks.
If you are interested in this role, we look forward to hearing from you.
The postholder will work with the Consultant Midwife (Public Health), the Smoking Cessation midwife, Saving Babies Lives Lead midwife and other Antenatal clinic, Specialist and Community midwifery team members in providing individualised smoking cessation support for pregnant women/people within the Smoke-Free Pregnancy Service at Barts Health.
Liaise closely with local stop smoking services, provide intermediate smoking cessation support throughout pregnancy using the support of interventions such as CO monitoring and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).
Work with minimal indirect supervision operating within the assessed level of competence and being accountable for all aspects of own work.
Applicants are advised to read all the information within the job description before completing and submitting an application
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025