Tobacco Dependency Advisor - Maternity

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust is seeking a Tobacco Dependency Advisor to promote smoking cessation among expectant mothers. The role includes providing tailored stop smoking support in a flexible manner, collaborating with healthcare professionals and ensuring adherence to Trust policies. Candidates should have a Level 3 Healthcare qualification and an understanding of evidence-based practices in smoking cessation. The position offers development opportunities and comprehensive support from recruitment to joining the team.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 3 Qualification in Healthcare and experience with stop smoking support.
• NCSCT Certified Practitioner Training or willingness to undertake.
• GCSE in English and Maths at grade 3/C or above.

Responsibilities

• Provide support throughout pregnancy and post-natal period.
• Work with the Tobacco Dependency Team on patient care.
• Ensure timely referrals to the Tobacco Dependency Team.

Skills

Understanding of evidence-based practice in smoking cessation

Human behaviour understanding for lifestyle changes

Responsibility understanding

Education

Minimum Level 3 Qualification in Healthcare

NCSCT Certified Practitioner Training

GCSE in Maths and English at grade 3/C or above

Immunisation administration training

Job description

Tobacco Dependency Advisor - Maternity

Closing date: 28 December 2025

Interview date: 7 January 2026

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.

• 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.

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 for a Secondment.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On‑going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4,810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatient department in England - an average of 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have account.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.

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

Person Specification

Education

• Minimum Level 3 Qualification in Healthcare R substantial successful experience delivering stop smoking interventions/support and the completion of appropriate short courses for example NCSCT.
• NCSCT Certified Practitioner Training including Smoking and Pregnancy or willingness to undertake within 6 months when in post.
• GCSE at grade 3/C or above or Functional Skills level 2 in Maths and English
• Immunisation administration training

Experience and knowledge

• A good level of understanding of evidence‑based practice in relation to smoking cessation, the consequences of smoking in pregnancy and benefits to quitting.
• An understanding of human behaviour in relation to making healthy lifestyle changes and decisions.
• An understanding of maternity care and experience working within a maternity or similar setting.

Skills

• Understands own responsibility

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.

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust