This post has been established to support the
Smoke Free Pregnancy Programme at
Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
The programme adopts a
systems-based approach to enhance how
smoking in pregnancy is addressed. It aims to:
- Improve the identification and support of pregnant women who smoke.
- Enable maternity teams to deliver more effective, evidence-based smoking cessation interventions.
- Contribute to better maternal and neonatal outcomes by reducing smoking-related risks.
The Smoking Cessation Midwife will work to address smoking in pregnancy. They will work closely with Maternity Tobacco Dependence Advisors and support the Community Midwifery Teams and members of the Multi-Disciplinary Professional Team to ensure staff follow the smokefree pregnancy pathway and refer pregnant smokers to the in-house stop smoking service
As Smoking Cessation Midwife you will work as part of a team to contribute to the implementation of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle element 1 and support the implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan. The Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle (SBLCB) provides evidence-based best practice for providers and commissioners of maternity care across England, to reduce perinatal mortality. Element 1 focuses on
reducing smoking in pregnancy by implementing NHS-funded tobacco dependence treatment services within maternity settings, in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and NICE guidance. This includes carbon monoxide testing and asking women about their smoking status at the antenatal booking appointment and, as appropriate, throughout pregnancy.
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us
the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
For roles at Liverpool University Hospitals, visit their careers page.
UKVI guidelines prohibits sponsorship for all Band 2 posts. Guidelines state that many non-clinical posts are not eligible for sponsorship. Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine your eligibility for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role.
https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sabrina Fogg Job title: Public Health Midwife Email address: sabrina.fogg@lwh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01517089988
