Lead Midwife for Tobacco Dependency

The Lead Midwife for Tobacco Dependence will provide visible leadership, evidence-based information and education to women and their families, in line with current public health guidance.

Working in partnership with service users, the multi-disciplinary team, and local stakeholders to improve and protect health and well being, to improve the health of the most deprived families (Department of Health 2013). Key work will focus upon improving outcomes of women with the single biggest modifiable risk factors for pregnancy and developing and implementing processes to secure a year-on-year increase in engagement of smokers with the Treating Tobacco Dependency Team.

Main duties of the job

Provide a visible, accessible, and professional presence, acting as a role model by providing leadership and support within the midwifery and multidisciplinary teams.

Develop in house training & education programmes and implement strategies. Regularly delivering in-house to ensure health professionals are adequately trained to support women and their families with health improvement measures.

Supporting maternity advisors with regard to their role in smoking cessation and promotion of smoke free homes.

Linking with the Stop Smoking Service providers to ensure the approach to smoking cessation related professional development is consistent with that taken in other areas of the Trust.

Managerial and professional accountability for the effective delivery of care for women around tobacco dependence in accordance with national; regional and local guidelines.

Represent RBFT at local, regional, and national level when appropriate, influencing service development in relation to public health. The post holder will work closely with the Senior Clinical Midwifery Management Team to further develop related pathways and guidelines to assure appropriate and responsive care.

Monitor and report on compliance and performance of all tobacco dependency realted services and issues. Ensure Tobacco service meets national targets and in-house governance.

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