Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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“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.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Tobacco Dependency in Pregnancy team, supporting pregnant individuals and their families to stop smoking. The role involves providing advice and support in hospital and community settings, using a flexible and innovative approach. You will work closely with the Lead Midwife for Tobacco Dependence to promote Smoke Free Pregnancy and contribute to tackling health inequalities. The post holder will also be responsible for collecting, collating, and reporting Smokefree Pregnancy data.
Key responsibilities
- Provide individualised stop smoking support to women and families.
- Work with the Lead Midwife for Tobacco Dependence and other team members.
- Contribute to tackling inequalities in health through promoting and supporting people to stop smoking.
- Engage with people in communities and offer practical support to change behaviour.
- Play a key role in collecting, collating, and reporting Smokefree Pregnancy data.
Essential criteria
- GCSE A-C/4-9 English and Maths or equivalent
- NVQ level 3/4 or equivalent health related studies OR substantial experience delivering stop smoking interventions/support
- Experience providing healthcare advice or promoting healthy lifestyle advice
- Experience providing help, support and/or counselling
- A good understanding of evidence-based practice in relation to smoking cessation, the consequences of smoking and the benefits of quitting
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with professionals/individuals from a variety of different backgrounds
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and listening skills
- IT literate
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and co-ordinate own schedule
- Ability to travel
- Adaptable and flexible
Desirable criteria
- Smoking Cessation Advisor intermediate level qualification
- Experience of providing smoking cessation support
- Experience of working with pregnant women
- Smoking cessation NCSCT trained
- Experience of using Quit Manager or another database/electronic clinical record system
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Maternity Tobacco Dependency Advisor
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
We have a rare and exciting opportunity to join our Tobacco Dependency in Pregnancy team. We are seeking an enthusiastic and confident advisor to support pregnant people and their families to stop smoking; contributing to important work to reduce smoking and tackle health inequalities for the population of Tameside and Glossop.
The successful candidate will work closely with the Lead Midwife for Tobacco Dependence and other team members to promote and support Smoke Free Pregnancy in line with regional and national best practice.
Using a flexible and innovative approach you will provide smoking cessation advice and support to service users in both hospital and community settings via face to face and telephone contacts, and should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to fulfil this role. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to engage with people and communities to motivate and support change in behaviour.
In this role you will be expected to work well within a team but also independently and without direct supervision. You should be well-organised and able to manage and prioritise your work to meet the needs of the service and the people you support.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will
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