A specialist post in the maternity team at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, helping pregnant women and birthing people stop smoking. The work centres on responding to referrals, including self-referrals, and building individual support plans with lifestyle advice. It is a weekday role of 37.5 hours, with carbon monoxide monitoring and collecting data on rates in pregnancy and after birth, and promoting smoke-free homes.
What the job involves
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date and comprehensive records at all times
- Respond to referrals within stated timescales, including self-referrals and those from colleagues in the maternity team
- Develop individually tailored support plans, including recommending treatments based on assessed needs
- Provide general health and lifestyle advice and support to people using the service
- Educate pregnant women and birthing people about the benefits of stopping smoking in pregnancy and support those who want to quit
- Promote smoke-free homes and advise on passive smoking
- Deliver carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring to a high standard
- Collect and collate CO data on rates in pregnancy and post-partum
- Monitor and evaluate client feedback and, as part of the team, recommend ways to improve service user experience
What’s offered
- Funding for a care certificate, degree or leadership qualifications
- Days off to study, CPD and rotational placements
- Flexible working schemes and family-friendly policies
- 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days
- Occupational health services, including counselling and onsite wellbeing activities
- Staff discounts, plus Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts
- Salary sacrifice options including an onsite nursery at Exeter, car lease and cycle to work schemes
- NHS Pension scheme
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
