Maternity Smoking Cessation Advisor

NHS Jobs; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Midwife to develop individually tailored support plans based on assessed needs, and to provide health and lifestyle advice to pregnant people using the service. You will educate pregnant women and birthing people about the benefits of stopping smoking in pregnancy and offer quit support.

CO monitoring will be delivered to a high standard, with involvement in data collection on CO rates in pregnancy and postpartum.

Responsibilities

• Develop individually tailored support plans based on assessed needs.
• Provide general health and lifestyle advice to people using the service.
• Deliver Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring to a high standard and engage in data collection of CO rates in pregnancy and post-partum.
• Educate pregnant women and birthing people about quitting smoking in pregnancy and provide quit support.

Job description

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Midwife to develop individually tailored support plans based on assessed needs, and to provide health and lifestyle advice to pregnant people using the service. You will educate pregnant women and birthing people about the benefits of stopping smoking in pregnancy and offer quit support.

CO monitoring will be delivered to a high standard, with involvement in data collection on CO rates in pregnancy and postpartum.