Main area Maternity Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract 12 months (fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Fixed term) Job ref 326-6850561-NM
Employer Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site East Surrey Hospital Town Redhill Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum plus high cost allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 31/01/2025 23:59
Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor
NHS AfC: Band 4
We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career. We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for. We’ve been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years. The Trust is 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work. We’re rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts. We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel. Job overview
Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor Being pregnant and having a newborn baby is a significant event in someone’s life and a time when women may want to make healthier choices. An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4, Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor (TDA). The role will involve providing tobacco dependency advice and support, assessing for and recommending tobacco replacement products and working with pregnant women that smoke to set a quit date and stop smoking. This is a unique opportunity to join a newly developing service. This is a full-time position initially working Monday to Friday. You will be supported within the role by Public Health Lead Midwife and Senior Midwifery Team. The Tobacco Dependency Advisor will be responsible for supporting women that book their pregnancy at SaSH throughout their pregnancy and into the immediate postnatal period. Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities. Person specification
Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role A complete and accurate application Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement Evidence of essential experience for role Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part-time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions. Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24 hour 365 day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process. On rare occasions some vacancies may expire before the advertised closing date.
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NHS AfC: Band 4
We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career. We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for. We’ve been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years. The Trust is 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work. We’re rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts. We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel. Job overview
Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor Being pregnant and having a newborn baby is a significant event in someone’s life and a time when women may want to make healthier choices. An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4, Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor (TDA). The role will involve providing tobacco dependency advice and support, assessing for and recommending tobacco replacement products and working with pregnant women that smoke to set a quit date and stop smoking. This is a unique opportunity to join a newly developing service. This is a full-time position initially working Monday to Friday. You will be supported within the role by Public Health Lead Midwife and Senior Midwifery Team. The Tobacco Dependency Advisor will be responsible for supporting women that book their pregnancy at SaSH throughout their pregnancy and into the immediate postnatal period. Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities. Person specification
Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role A complete and accurate application Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement Evidence of essential experience for role Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part-time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions. Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24 hour 365 day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process. On rare occasions some vacancies may expire before the advertised closing date.
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