Tobacco Dependency Advisor - Maternity

Job overview

This post will contribute to tackling inequalities in health through promoting and supporting people to stop smoking. It focuses on engaging with people in all maternity settings and offering them practical support to change their behaviour to achieve their own choices and goals whilst supporting them to make positive health changes that will improve pregnancy, birth outcomes and longer-term family health.

The post holder will work with the tobacco dependency team to achieve element 1 of the Saving Babies' Lives Care Bundle and reduce smoking in pregnancy by providing individualised stop smoking support to women and families in a flexible and innovative way. As a smoke free champion across the Trust, you will provide information, advice and support to patients and staff alike on stopping smoking, minimising harm from tobacco and health-related issues in line with best guidance and protocols. You will be involved in awareness raising sessions in the Trust, reinforcing the training provided to staff to reduce harm from tobacco and the promotion of our Trust smoke free policy. If you are considering applying for an internal secondment, please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager and obtained their support prior to submitting your application. Please be aware that there is no guarantee that you will be released from your substantive post, so you should seek approval before applying as you are applying or a Secondment.

Main duties of the job

• Provide support throughout the pregnancy and the post-natal period, using interventions such as motivational interviewing, carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). • In consultation with the Registered Practitioner prioritise, implement and evaluate patient care, in accordance with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines. • Ensure that all referrals to the Tobacco Dependency Team (TDT) have been completed in a timely manner. • Work with the Tobacco Dependency Midwife to ensure areas within the hospital and community have the correct equipment and supplies and provide CO training if necessary to other members of staff.

Closing date of applications: 12 February 2026

Interview date: 24 February 2026

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).