Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our expanding team, working with pregnant women and their families to ensure that every child has the best start in life. We are seeking dynamic and motivated people with a level 3 qualification in a health or related subject and experience of working with pregnant women and families or community groups, in a health or voluntary sector capacity. The role will work with both the public health team and maternity teams providing a holistic, behavioural change approach to caring for pregnant women and their families, providing a range of early support and information to promote a healthy pregnancy and targeting work to reduce health inequalities faced by families in your care. This may include, smoking cessation, physical activity advice, infant feeding, immunisations and healthy lifestyle support. You will work with the maternity tobacco dependency team and public health team to provide behavioural support and treatment to promote changes to support a healthier pregnancy. In addition, you will care for women in priority groups who experience poorer outcomes in maternity and healthcare, includingthose who are living with complex social needs and those and women from ethnic minority backgrounds. The Best Start in Life Advisor role is multi-skilled and will involve working across a variety of core public health priorities to provide opportunities for the best start in life. Previous applicants need not apply Main duties of the job To work with a caseload of women and families during pregnancy and the early postnatal period to promote the best start in life for every child. You will be based in both the hospital and community setting, providing support in Family Hubs, family homes and community bases. To support the wider 'Best Start in Life' programme of work within the public health and wider maternity team. To support and manage prioritisation of a caseload in the maternity Best Start in Life pathways to ensure safe, well organized and evidenced based care is provided to all that access the service. Provide support in a range of settings as required for the delivery of smoking cessation service, this may include work with people by phone, by video conference, or face-to-face. To support the delivery of the service key performance and reporting indicators for tobacco dependency. The Public Health Team are based in North Tyneside General Hospital, however the Best Start in Life team are based in a variety of settings across the whole Trust area. The post holder will be responsible for a caseload of women/families in a specific area. We particularly welcome applications from those living in or who would like to work in West Northumberland. About us We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England. Date posted 22 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working Reference number 319-6506842IO-A Job locations North Tyneside General Hospital Rake Lane North Shields NE29 8NH Job description Job responsibilities To work with the maternity and public health teams to provide holistic care based on a behaviour change approach to pregnant women and their families, with a focus on reducing health inequalities and promoting a healthy pregnancy. The post holder should have a working knowledge of public health and maternity services, as well as proven experience of working with vulnerable families in a community setting. Job description Job responsibilities To work with the maternity and public health teams to provide holistic care based on a behaviour change approach to pregnant women and their families, with a focus on reducing health inequalities and promoting a healthy pregnancy. The post holder should have a working knowledge of public health and maternity services, as well as proven experience of working with vulnerable families in a community setting. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Knowledge of public health/community services/maternity care procedures and practices; acquired through NVQ3 plus additional training to diploma level equivalent, or equivalent through short courses or experience Desirable Certificate/Professional qualification in a related area Level 2 smoking cessation training Motivational behaviour training Experience Essential Experience of working with local community groups, health sector or voluntary sector in some capacity A Knowledge and understanding of underlying determinants of health and issues facing people in communities of multiple deprivation Experience of working with pregnant women/families in a community setting Experience of working and communicating with vulnerable families. Experience of working in a health or voluntary community setting. Desirable Supervisory experience Knowledge of behaviour change methods Knowledge of health needs of the local community Experience of working with pregnant women and families Person Specification Qualifications Essential Knowledge of public health/community services/maternity care procedures and practices; acquired through NVQ3 plus additional training to diploma level equivalent, or equivalent through short courses or experience Desirable Certificate/Professional qualification in a related area Level 2 smoking cessation training Motivational behaviour training Experience Essential Experience of working with local community groups, health sector or voluntary sector in some capacity A Knowledge and understanding of underlying determinants of health and issues facing people in communities of multiple deprivation Experience of working with pregnant women/families in a community setting Experience of working and communicating with vulnerable families. Experience of working in a health or voluntary community setting. Desirable Supervisory experience Knowledge of behaviour change methods Knowledge of health needs of the local community Experience of working with pregnant women and families 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). Additional information 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). Employer details Employer name Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address North Tyneside General Hospital Rake Lane North Shields NE29 8NH Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)