Employer: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Leicester Royal Infirmary/Leicester General Hospital
Town: Leicester
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/12/2024 23:59
Service Lead, Maternity Tobacco Dependency and Treatment
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Specialist Midwife or Project Lead as the UHL Maternity Tobacco Dependency and Treatment Service Lead. The post is a fixed-term contract for 23 months.
The role of the UHL Maternity Tobacco Dependency and Treatment Service (TDTS) Lead will be to manage and lead the UHL maternity TDTS which provides tobacco dependency support, advice and treatment to pregnant smokers and their partners.
This post will be based in the maternity department at UHL (University Hospitals of Leicester) and be responsible for ensuring smooth delivery of the service.
Main duties of the job
1. Support the coordination and delivery of the UHL maternity TDTS, Smoke Free Hospitals and other related projects and initiatives across Leicester City/County Council.
2. Aid in the development of new service initiatives related to reducing smoking in pregnancy in the community and hospital settings.
3. Manage, monitor and oversee referrals for the UHL maternity tobacco dependency and treatment service.
4. Operationally manage the tobacco dependency advisor team at UHL to ensure service delivery.
5. Support the tobacco dependency advisors in the delivery of the maternity TDTS service through advice, guidance and support.
6. Manage and respond to any patient complaints, working alongside the wider maternity team.
7. Chair maternity TDTS team meetings and other meetings related to the service.
8. Work with national and regional smoking in pregnancy leads to gain insight into service developments.
9. Data reporting and analysis between maternity and the local authority.
10. Support audit midwife to ensure compliance with Smoking cessation guidance.
11. Active member of maternity Quality improvement work stream 4, Saving Babies Lives care bundle version 3.
12. Adopt a range of the Caring At Its Best principles appropriate to client group in order to improve and streamline care to women, birthing people and families.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
* high-quality care for all,
* being a great place to work,
* partnerships for impact, and
* research and education excellence.
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Become a visible and accessible profile for maternal smoking at UHL.
2. Keep up to date with local and national smoking cessation training, public health training, midwifery training and trust training modules.
3. Deliver the objectives, developing and promoting the service, both to health care professionals and pregnant smokers and their families through training and communication channels.
4. Identify the training and educational needs for all maternity staff in relation to smoking in pregnancy.
5. Co-ordinate, oversee and deliver maternity staff training at various mandatory and one-off training sessions throughout the year on the importance of reducing smoking in pregnancy.
6. Support maternity staff to provide smoking cessation advice by providing clinical advice and support to healthcare professionals across the maternity unit.
7. Support the training of the maternity tobacco dependency advisors.
8. Oversee communication and marketing of service across multiple organisations.
9. Ensure advisors have sufficient supply of communication material required for the service.
10. Oversee and distribute service case studies from the team to stakeholders.
11. Ensure the maternity department are adhering to standards, guidelines and policies.
12. Recruit, engage and utilise UHL smokefree pregnancy champions network.
13. Stay up to date on national guidance related to smokefree pregnancies.
14. Maintain regular reporting of the service to your line manager and stakeholders.
15. Lead and conduct QI projects and audits related to reducing smoking in pregnancy at the trust.
16. Carry out other miscellaneous duties associated with the role.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* Evidence of post-registration education.
* Qualified to degree level with a high proportion of IT content or equivalent skills.
* Evidence of other professional managerial qualifications.
* Teaching and assessing/mentor qualification.
Experience
* Evidence of the application of management/ leadership experience and autonomous clinical practice.
* At least one year experience in a project management role exposed to clinical and patient administration systems.
* Development of multi-disciplinary working practices.
* At least 1 year experience with working with major healthcare system providers within the NHS as a project manager.
* Ability to work as part of a team and act on own initiative.
* Communicating effectively with women, staff and other agencies.
* Ability to supervise and demonstrate potential to lead.
Additional Information
Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.
Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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