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Specialist Midwife for Smoking in Pregnancy
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- Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
- Commitment to professional development
- Degree level qualification
- Evidence of further education related to the SiP role
- Experiences of taking forth service developments
- Ability to coach and motivate staff to accept change and service development
- Willingness to professionally develop
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner.
- Significant understanding of the SiP midwife role.
- Articulate and able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- A minimum of three years as a midwife
- Current knowledge of National guidelines, standards and recommendations impacting on maternity services including Saving Babies Lives.
- Excellent IT skills, specifically Excel.
- Confidence in communication and escalation
- Able to lead, develop and motivate staff
- Innovative and creative in the development of new approaches to care and systems of working Excellent time management skills
- Registered Midwife with current NMC registration
- Commitment to professional development
- Degree level qualification
- Evidence of further education related to the SiP role
- Experiences of taking forth service developments
- Ability to coach and motivate staff to accept change and service development
- Willingness to professionally develop
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner.
- Significant understanding of the SiP midwife role.
- Articulate and able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- A minimum of three years as a midwife
- Current knowledge of National guidelines, standards and recommendations impacting on maternity services including Saving Babies Lives.
- Excellent IT skills, specifically Excel.
- Confidence in communication and escalation
- Able to lead, develop and motivate staff
- Innovative and creative in the development of new approaches to care and systems of working Excellent time management skills
Job summary
Specialist Midwife for Smoking in Pregnancy
Division: Women, Children and Young People
Care Group: Women's Care
Band: 7
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Interview Date: 14th March 2025
We are recruiting for a Specialist Midwife for Smoking in Pregnancy who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
The purpose of the post is to reduce rates of smoking in pregnancy and thus the harm caused by tobacco addiction.The NHS Long Term Plan stipulates the implementation of a service modelfor expectant mothers, and their partners, with a smoke-free pregnancy pathway including focused sessions and treatments.This is a continuously developing service which is being rolled out nationally and locally in Kent and Medway.
Main duties of the job
Element 1 of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle (v3) is to reduce smoking in pregnancy by identifying smokers with the assistance of carbon monoxide (CO) testing and ensuring the in-house treatment from a trained tobacco dependency adviser is offered to all pregnant women who smoke, using an opt-out referral process.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time ?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Date posted
17 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours
Reference number
275-2502SM-SiP
Job locations
Medway maritime Hospital
Windmill Road
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work to reduce smoking prevalence among pregnant women by:-
Working with all maternity service staff to inform, train, motivate and energise them with regard to the smoking in pregnancy agenda
Ensure that obstetricians, midwives, maternity support workers and maternity care staff maximise opportunities to address the issue of smoking in pregnancy by providing women with consistent messages, information and support
Supporting midwives to:
- Identify pregnant women who smoke by undertaking CO monitoring and discussion
- Provide women and their partners with clear, accurate, information on the harms caused by smoking in pregnancy (Very Brief Advice)
- Refer pregnant smokers and those who blow a CO reading of 4ppm or high to the in-house maternity smoking cessation service
- Follow up smoking at every contact with women, taking account of feedback received from the in-house service in response to referrals made
Line management of the maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisors and ensure training and standards are met
Undertake service evaluation, development and quality improvement initiatives as part of the continued roll out of the in-house service.
Submit service data and supporting evidence as per national requirements and for Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle submissions
Work in collaboration with the ICB, Public Health, external Stop Smoking Services and other relevant external organisations Facilitating participation in research project where appropriate.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work to reduce smoking prevalence among pregnant women by:-
Working with all maternity service staff to inform, train, motivate and energise them with regard to the smoking in pregnancy agenda
Ensure that obstetricians, midwives, maternity support workers and maternity care staff maximise opportunities to address the issue of smoking in pregnancy by providing women with consistent messages, information and support
Supporting midwives to:
- Identify pregnant women who smoke by undertaking CO monitoring and discussion
- Provide women and their partners with clear, accurate, information on the harms caused by smoking in pregnancy (Very Brief Advice)
- Refer pregnant smokers and those who blow a CO reading of 4ppm or high to the in-house maternity smoking cessation service
- Follow up smoking at every contact with women, taking account of feedback received from the in-house service in response to referrals made
Line management of the maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisors and ensure training and standards are met
Undertake service evaluation, development and quality improvement initiatives as part of the continued roll out of the in-house service.
Submit service data and supporting evidence as per national requirements and for Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle submissions
Work in collaboration with the ICB, Public Health, external Stop Smoking Services and other relevant external organisations Facilitating participation in research project where appropriate.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
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Desirable
Knowledge
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Experience
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Skills
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Qualifications
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Desirable
Knowledge
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Experience
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Skills
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Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Medway maritime Hospital
Windmill Road
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
Employer's website
https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Medway maritime Hospital
Windmill Road
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
Employer's website
https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.