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
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Lead Midwife for Tobacco Dependency in England employer: The Methodist Church in Britain
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
