Lead Midwife for Tobacco Dependency

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Guaranteed interview for disabled apps

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Lead Midwife for Tobacco Dependency within its maternity services. The post leads the trust's smoking-in-pregnancy work, delivering in-house training and overseeing referrals to the treatment service.

You will shape pathways, report on national targets, and drive improvements across the trust. The role requires five years post-registration experience with recent band 6 or above, and registration as an NMC midwife, with CPD in the specialty and a

Qualifications

• Five years' post-registration experience, with recent band 6 or above
• Experience in supporting behaviour change
• NMC registration as a midwife
• CPD relevant to the specialty (level 7) and short courses
• NCSCT Level 2 Smoking Cessation Training
• Experience in a Trust quality improvement framework

Responsibilities

• Hold managerial and professional accountability for tobacco dependency care for women
• Coordinate maternity tobacco dependency services and related projects
• Manage and oversee referrals to the tobacco dependency and treatment service
• Develop and deliver in-house training to health professionals
• Provide leadership within midwifery and multidisciplinary teams
• Support maternity advisors on cessation and smoke-free homes
• Link with Stop Smoking Service providers for workforce development
• Monitor compliance and performance against national targets
• Drive performance against KPIs and lead quality improvement
• Develop new service initiatives to reduce smoking in pregnancy

Skills

Data collection and analysis

Behaviour change support

Education

NMC registration as a midwife

Job description

The Lead Midwife for Tobacco Dependency sits within the maternity services at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, leading the trust's smoking-in-pregnancy work. The post holder runs and delivers in-house training for midwives and maternity advisers, and oversees referrals to the tobacco dependency treatment service. Working alongside the Stop Smoking Service and the senior midwifery management team, the role also shapes pathways and reports performance against national targets across the trust. Five years' post-registration experience, including recent band 6 or above, is required.

What the job involves

• Hold managerial and professional accountability for effective tobacco dependency care for women, in line with national, regional and local guidelines
• Coordinate maternity tobacco dependency services, Smoke Free Hospitals and related projects
• Manage, monitor and oversee referrals to the tobacco dependency and treatment service, including in-house, community booking and antenatal and postnatal referrals
• Develop and deliver in-house training and education to health professionals on health improvement
• Provide visible leadership and act as a role model within midwifery and multidisciplinary teams
• Support maternity advisors on smoking cessation and smoke-free homes
• Link with Stop Smoking Service providers so cessation professional development matches the rest of the trust
• Monitor and report on compliance and performance, ensuring national targets are met
• Drive performance against key performance indicators and lead quality improvement
• Develop new service initiatives to reduce smoking in pregnancy in community and hospital settings
• Represent the trust locally, regionally and nationally, and work with the Senior Clinical Midwifery Management Team on pathways and guidelines
• Support recruitment, retention and performance management of staff, and manage rostering and budget within allocated limits

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a midwife

Experience

• Five years' post-registration experience, with recent experience at band 6 or above
• Experience in supporting behaviour change

Skills & knowledge

• Experience in data collection, analysis and reporting

Nice to have

• Evidence of CPD relevant to the specialty through academic study at level 7 and short courses
• NCSCT Level 2 Smoking Cessation Training
• Experience in a Trust quality improvement framework

What’s offered

• Flexible working requests considered on an individual basis
• Guaranteed interview for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria