Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor

Main area Maternity Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract 12 months (12 month fixed term contract) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 213-Division-A-8194361

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital Town London Salary £34,186 - £37,389 per annum, including high cost allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 09/09/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

We are looking to recruit 2 tobacco dependency advisors for our maternity stop smoking service.

The individuals appointed to this role will be able to motivate, inspire and support those for who Tobacco dependency impacts their health and wellbeing, and that of their unborn baby and wider family.

This role will work within all areas of our maternity service, and will be supporting those who are pregnant and smoking to set a quit date and stop smoking. The person appointed will be able to identify tobacco users and will use a range of interventions to support someone to quit smoking.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with the Tobacco Dependence Specialist Midwife and other team members in providing individualised stop smoking support to women, pregnant people, and families in a flexible
and innovative way.

This post will contribute to tackling inequalities in health through promoting and supporting people to stop smoking. It focuses on engaging with people in communities and offering them practical support to change their behaviour to achieve their own choices and goals.

• Specifically, the post holder will: Act as a Smoke Free Pregnancy champion for maternity and provide intermediate stop smoking support throughout pregnancy, using the support of interventions such as CO monitoring and Nicotine Replacement therapy.
• Work independently and liaise with the specialist Tobacco Dependence Team to initiate and give stop smoking support.
• Assist with administration of the smoke free pregnancy data collection and collation whilst supporting midwives to achieve the universal CO
  monitoring in pregnancy targets.
• Seek out opportunities to develop and implement stop smoking services in hospital and/or community antenatal clinics in areas of higher smoking rates.
• Promote the general health and wellbeing of people who use the service through offering healthy lifestyle advice and support.
• Work with minimal indirect supervision operating within the assessed level of competence and being accountable for all aspects of own work.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are deliveringhigh-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these underpin everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Identify and approach women who are eligible for intermediate intervention smoking cessation conversations in a variety of different settings including community locations. Follow women through their engagement with the service to the location of their care provision to integrate care.
• Develop a personalised care plan of tobacco dependence treatment to include behavioural support and NRT to support the woman / pregnant person to remain smokefree, including:
• 1:1 meetings / telephone appointments in keeping with recommended schedule
• Offering nicotine replacement therapy and ensuring continued supply
• Recording quit status and conducting CO testing.
• To support the Tobacco Dependency Service operationally in line with NICE and other local and national guidelines.
• Provide counselling regarding the use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy, pharmacotherapy, and behavioural change support.
• Manage incoming referrals to the in-house Maternity Tobacco Dependency Service
• Manage outgoing referral to Local Community Tobacco Dependency Providers after pregnancy.
• Communicate effectively with women/birthing people and their families when delivering tobacco dependency support in a non-judgemental and sensitive manner.
• Deliver Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring to a high standard and engage in the data collection and collation of CO rates in pregnancy and post-partum.
• Ensure that the relevant equipment is provided and maintained on an agreed schedule. Report any failings of equipment or other environmental factors to the specialist midwife.
• Ensure that smoking status and treatment plans are inputted correctly into the electronic patient record and this information is communicated to all appropriate services.
• Support health promotional events and national campaigns such as: No Smoking Day, World No Tobacco Day and Stoptober.
• Be aware of how to report incidents, concerns or complaints and elevate any concerns or complexities to the specialist midwife.
• To competently use trust IT systems to update patient records and service outcomes.
• Collaborate with the other members of the Tobacco Dependency Service in order implement and update relevant policies and pathways.
• Support the Smoking Cessation Lead Midwife in monitoring and reporting on relevant KPIs.
• Provide expertise and advice to other staff on Tobacco Dependency policies, treatments, and pathways.
• Manage own time effectively, ensuring all women under the care of the smoking cessation service have timely contact and are followed up in line with the maternity smoking cessation pathway.

Education and Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare OR equivalent experience
• Demonstrates commitment to undertake smoking cessation training as required
• Level 4 or above in GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous experience of working with members of the public
• Healthy lifestyle or Behavioural change experience
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Evidence of continuing personal development
• Experience of providing smoking cessation support
• Experience of working with pregnant women

Skills and Competencies

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Ability to demonstrate organisational values and behaviours
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and service user
• Database and/or Audit skills

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.