Tobacco Dependency Advisor - Maternity

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Swadlincote; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Tobacco Dependency Advisor to support smoking cessation in maternity settings. Responsibilities include providing practical support to pregnant women and families, ensuring timely referrals to the Tobacco Dependency Team, and advocating for the Trust's smoke-free policy. Candidates should possess a Level 3 Healthcare qualification and experience in delivering stop-smoking interventions. The role offers development opportunities and staff benefits such as gym memberships and assistance programs.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Experience delivering stop-smoking interventions/support.
• Completion of NCSCT Certified Practitioner Training or willingness to undertake within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide support throughout pregnancy and post-natal period.
• Prioritize, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Ensure timely completion of referrals to the Tobacco Dependency Team.

Skills

Understanding own responsibility

Education

Minimum Level 3 qualification in Healthcare

GCSE at grade 3/C or above or Functional Skills level 2 in Maths and English

Immunisation administration training

Job description

Tobacco Dependency Advisor – Maternity

Closing date of applications: 28 December 2025

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

This post will contribute to tackling inequalities in health by promoting and supporting people to stop smoking. It focuses on engaging with people in all maternity settings and offering them practical support to change their behaviour to achieve their own choices and goals while supporting them to make positive health changes that improve pregnancy, birth outcomes and longer‑term family health.

The post holder will work with the tobacco dependency team to achieve element 1 of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle and reduce smoking in pregnancy by providing individualised stop‑smoking support to women and families in a flexible and innovative way. As a smoke‑free champion across the Trust, you will provide information, advice and support to patients and staff alike on stopping smoking, minimising harm from tobacco, and health‑related issues in line with best guidance and protocols. You will be involved in awareness‑raising sessions, reinforce staff training to reduce harm from tobacco, and promote the Trust smoke‑free policy.

Main duties of the job

• Provide support throughout pregnancy and the post‑natal period, using interventions such as motivational interviewing, carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
• Prioritise, implement and evaluate patient care in consultation with the Registered Practitioner, in accordance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
• Ensure that all referrals to the Tobacco Dependency Team (TDT) are completed in a timely manner.
• Work with the Tobacco Dependency Midwife to ensure areas within the hospital and community have the correct equipment and supplies, and provide CO training if necessary to other staff.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population. Our core values of compassion, openness and excellence underpin how we intend to work. In return, we offer development opportunities, ongoing support, and staff benefits such as an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes and car schemes.

Job responsibilities

See the attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB which will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site.

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Person Specification

Education

• Minimum Level 3 qualification in Healthcare and substantial experience delivering stop-smoking interventions/support, plus completion of appropriate short courses, e.g., NCSCT.
• NCSCT Certified Practitioner Training including Smoking and Pregnancy, or willingness to undertake within 6 months in post.
• GCSE at grade 3/C or above or Functional Skills level 2 in Maths and English.
• Immunisation administration training.

Experience and knowledge

• Good understanding of evidence-based practice in smoking cessation, the consequences of smoking in pregnancy and benefits of quitting.
• Understanding of human behaviour in relation to making healthy lifestyle changes and decisions.
• Understanding of maternity care and experience working within a maternity or similar setting.

Skills

• Understands own responsibility.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust