Specialist Stop Smoking Practitioner - Pregnancy

Integrated Care System; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization seeks a motivated individual to provide smoking cessation support to pregnant women in Birkenhead. The role involves delivering personalized support and collaborating with healthcare professionals, aimed at improving the health of mothers and their unborn babies. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and a passion for community health.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience in healthcare support.
• Ability to motivate and engage clients.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personalized smoking cessation support to pregnant clients.
• Collaborate with midwifery teams and Public Health.
• Develop care pathways and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Healthcare support knowledge

Motivational skills

Communication

Relationship building

Quality driven

Education

Higher-level education or relevant degree

Job description

This role is demanding but rewarding in making a difference to pregnant women, their unborn babies, and their families. Using an enthusiastic approach, Stop Smoking support will be delivered using evidence-based and equitable methods, developed approach to care delivery. This will include the delivery of services within the maternity department, local community hubs, and other community venues. An essential criterion is that the successful applicant is confident in applying safeguarding procedures as necessary. It is essential that the postholder can work flexibly, independently, and as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you'll work independently to deliver personalised smoking cessation support to pregnant clients and their families, from pregnancy through to three months post-partum. You'll collaborate closely with midwifery teams, Public Health, and other partners to ensure high-quality, evidence-based interventions in line with NCSCT and NICE guidance. Key responsibilities include developing care pathways, delivering training, issuing pharmacotherapy, and maintaining accurate records. You'll also contribute to service improvement, analyse maternity data, and support peer-led groups to prevent relapse. This is a rewarding and fast-paced role suited to someone organised, empathetic, and passionate about making a difference in maternal health.

About us

ABL is an exciting, fast-paced, growing community health organisation. As an experienced, CQC-registered provider of community health services, we are passionate about delivering evidence-based, innovative, effective, and relevant health care services in partnership with individuals, communities, and stakeholders.

Job responsibilities

This role is demanding but rewarding in making a difference to pregnant women, their unborn babies, and their families. Using an enthusiastic approach, Stop Smoking support will be delivered using evidence-based and equitable methods, developed approach to care delivery. This will include the delivery of services within the maternity department, local community hubs, and other community venues. An essential criterion is that the successful applicant is confident in applying safeguarding procedures as necessary. It is essential that the postholder can work flexibly, independently, and as part of a team.

The ability to drive and access to a car are essential to the role.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Work independently, being accountable for all aspects of your own work.
• Support other ABL colleagues working with pregnant women as appropriate.
• Take an active part in Best Practice development meetings for ABL staff working with pregnant women.
• Liaise closely with the Public Health consultant midwife and the Head of Service to enable constant service improvements.
• Work within the maternity department and alongside the specialist and community midwifery team in providing individualised smoking cessation support for pregnant clients and their partners/families. This will continue through pregnancy and up to 3 months post-partum. Therefore, it is essential that good relationships are developed and maintained.
• Develop partnerships with FNP and Health visitors and agree robust care pathways.
• Develop partnerships with the fertility clinic staff and support with education regarding smoking and validation.
• Take an active part in meetings regarding the ongoing service and innovative service development.
• Motivate and empower clients to make changes to address their addiction by using tact, diplomacy, and empathy.
• Liaise and develop care pathways for clients who receive peer support from maternity voices and Koala.
• Respond effectively to referrals within stated timescales, including self-referrals from individuals and those from colleagues/other workers.
• Deliver evidence-based stop smoking interventions, including one-to-one, drop-in, group sessions, telephone, or online support, in accordance with the NCSCT Standard Treatment Programme for pregnant women and partners, along with NICE guidance.
• Provide high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective services throughout diverse community settings, including community maternity hubs.
• Lead peer support group sessions for successful quitters following intervention to prevent relapse.
• Provide evidence-based education in all aspects of smoking cessation and behavioural change, along with ongoing motivational support.
• Work with individuals to set realistic, sustainable goals. Use maternity data analysis to identify local needs to inform service development.
• Deliver training sessions to the midwifery team.
• Issue pharmacotherapy as required to clients.
• Deal with potential emotional situations.
• Ensure all client and service records are up to date, accurate, and comply with ABL Health documentation policies.

You will be a motivated, passionate, organised, and proactive individual with knowledge of health and care support.

This role will be demanding as services develop and should become integrated in all settings. It will be essential that you use your own judgment to prioritise competing demands and workload effectively within specific timescales.

Duties and Responsibilities

This post will work under the line management of the Head of Service. The role will be varied, challenging, and rewarding as the service becomes further embedded in all local communities across the borough.

Skills and Competencies Required

• Knowledge and experience of delivering healthcare support. (Training will be given)
• Positive and proactive outlook with the ability to motivate, engage, and support others to achieve high standards and outcomes.
• Adept in communication; a strong communicator who adapts the message to fit the needs of the audience, including clients, staff, and volunteers at all levels.
• Build strong relationships, foster trust and cooperation among colleagues and stakeholders throughout community settings.
• Quality driven; you naturally seek high standards and actively seek to improve them.
• Value and remain open to new ideas and perspectives.
• The desire to make a difference
• We are looking to change the lives and improve the wellbeing of the people in Wirral.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Higher-level education or relevant degree or professional qualification, or equivalent experience in a healthcare support role

Experience

• Experience of working in community settings
• Have a positive outlook with an ability to inspire confidence, provide vision, and motivate people.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to influence using skills and knowledge.
• Experience working within smoking cessation, other addiction, or behaviour change.
• Understanding of addiction.
• Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
• Experience of developing and delivering training to target audiences.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and it will be necessary for a disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£26,000 to £28,000 a year, pro-rata for part-time.