Smoke Free Pregnancy Advisor for Maternity - Thanet area
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustThanet, South East
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust based in Thanet. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157. Applications close on 18 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Maternity Smokefree Advisor. The post holder will support pregnant smokers and family members to qu...
- Provide stop smoking support throughout pregnancy and the post-natal period
- Work with the Smoking in Pregnancy Specialist Leads.
- Assist with administration of the smokefree pregnancy data collection and collation
- Order and maintain stocks of nicotine replacement therapy
- Promote the general health and wellbeing
- Develop and implement stop smoking services in a range of health and community settings.
- Work with minimal indirect supervision
- Escalate and record any possible safeguarding issues
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
PLEASE NOTE - WE CANNOT OFFER VISA SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. If you hold a Graduate/Post Study work visa, you will only be able to work this role fixed term until the expiry date of your visa.
Essential: - GCSE level English and Mathematics or equivalent; - NVQ level 3/4 or equivalent health related studies OR substantial successful experience delivering stop smoking interventions/support
Desirable: - Smoking cessation advisor intermediate level qualification
Essential: - Experience of providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice to patients or members of the public; - Experience of providing help, support and/or counselling on either a one-to-one basis or as part of a group setting; - A good standard of IT skills including high levels of confidence and competence using Excel spreadsheets; - A basic understanding of audit and evaluation; - A good understanding of data collection and collation
Desirable: - Experience of providing smoking cessation support; - A record of working with pregnant women; - Experience of developing and delivering successful health promotion interventions; - Experience of using Quit Manager or another database/electronic clinical record system.
Essential: - Awareness of principles of confidentiality and data protection issues.; - Understanding of the importance of reporting and learning from mistakes Accurate and sufficient record keeping.
Desirable: - Awareness of incident reporting process; - Knowledge of national and local guidance in relation to smoking cessation
Essential: - Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and coordinate own schedule without direct supervision.; - Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and listening skills.; - The ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with professionals/individuals from a variety of different professional backgrounds.; - Ability to work independently and as part of a team
other requirements:
Essential: - Adhere to Trust Values
How this role compares
We hold 1,159 NHS vacancies in South East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,959. This role pays less than about 77% of them.
There are 11,917 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,827 of them in South East.
You have 7 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 30 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has 33 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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