# Smokefree Pregnancy Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/smokefree-pregnancy-practitioner/1b8ed243-f908-4046-a3b1-e181a7288f89 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/smokefree-pregnancy-practitioner/1b8ed243-f908-4046-a3b1-e181a7288f89.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Prescot - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum (pro rata if part time) - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (12 months from post commencement) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-12T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T09:01:05.868Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Whiston/Mersey_West_Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Obstetrics/Obstetrics-v8049750 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8049750?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sthk.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Fixed Term/ Secondment Full Time/Part Time The post holder will work with the Lead Midwife for Treating Tobacco Dependence, and other key members of the maternity team, to deliver evidence-based behavioural support and treatment to a caseload of pregnant women who are tobacco dependent, in a variety of clinical settings, using the support of interventions such as Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT). This role is intended to tackle the health inequalities that arise from addiction and the post holder will be an integral member of the maternity team, working alongside Midwives, Obstetricians, and other Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), to deliver safe and individualised care in a flexible and innovative manner. ### Main duties of the job - The Trust provides maternity services for the women of St Helens, Knowsley and Halton. - The Smokefree Pregnancy Practitioner accepts the role as stated above. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached. Advertising Date: 5th June 2026 Closing Date: 12th June 2026 Shortlisting Date: 15th June 2026 Proposed Interview date: w/c 22nd June 2026 Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached. ## Job Details Fixed Term/ Secondment Full Time/Part Time The post holder will work with the Lead Midwife for Treating Tobacco Dependence, and other key members of the maternity team, to deliver evidence-based behavioural support and treatment to a caseload of pregnant women who are tobacco dependent, in a variety of clinical settings, using the support of interventions such as Carbon Monoxide (CO) monitoring and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT). This role is intended to tackle the health inequalities that arise from addiction and the post holder will be an integral member of the maternity team, working alongside Midwives, Obstetricians, and other Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), to deliver safe and individualised care in a flexible and innovative manner. ## Job Description The Trust provides maternity services for the women of St Helens, Knowsley and Halton. The Smokefree Pregnancy Practitioner accepts the role as stated above. ## Responsibilities Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached. Advertising Date: 5th June 2026 Closing Date: 12th June 2026 Shortlisting Date: 15th June 2026 Proposed Interview date: w/c 22nd June 2026 Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet demands of the job. - Ability to travel to different locations within a specified time frame, via own car or assisted driver ### Skills **Essential** - A good level of understanding of evidence-based practice in relation to smoking cessation, the consequences of smoking and benefits to quitting. - An understanding of human behaviour that contributes to making healthy lifestyle changes and decisions’. - The ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with professionals/individuals from a variety of different professional backgrounds. - Excellent communication skills - Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and coordinate own schedule without direct supervision. - Ability to recognise and work within limits of competence and seek advice when needed. - Ability to use Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook. - Accurate and sufficient record keeping. - Evidence of continual personal and professional development. **Desirable** - Experience of using an electronic clinical record system/database. - A basic understanding of audit and evaluation. - Knowledge of Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults policies and processes. ### Values **Essential** - We are kind - We are open - We are inclusive ### Qualities **Essential** - Ability to actively listen, emphasis with people and provide personalized support in a non-judgmental way. - Commitment to reducing health inequalities. - Ability to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence. Motivating others to reach their potential. - Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies and stakeholders - Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals. - Ability to demonstrate personal accountability, emotional resilience and work well under pressure. - Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service - Assertive and confident. - Innovative. **Desirable** - Ability to provide motivational coaching to support people’s behaviour change. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to GCSE level English and Mathematics or equivalent qualification/Experience - NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in health-related studies OR substantial successful experience delivering stop smoking interventions and support. **Desirable** - NCSCT trained Stop Smoking Practitioner. ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to patients or members of the public. - Experience of working in health, social care and other support roles in direct contact with people, families or carers (in a paid or voluntary capacity). - Experience of providing help, support and/or counselling on either a one-to-one basis or as part of a group setting. - Experience of working within multi-professional team environments. **Desirable** - Experience of delivering tobacco dependence treatment. - Experience of working in maternity services. - Experience of developing and delivering successful health promotion interventions. - Experience of data collection and using tools to measure impact of services. - Experience of working with vulnerable people. ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 220.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10338960) - [job description (docx, 168.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10338958) - [staff benefits at mwl (pdf, 5.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2916) - [person specification (docx, 63.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10338959) - [mwl recruitment journey (pdf, 884.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2902) - [important information for candidates (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=663) - [helpful tips to complete your application form (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2901) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.