Job summary
Nutrition support nurse, Band 6
37.5 hours per week -- Full-time (Secondment/fixed term)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to work in this dynamic and forward-thinking specialist team. The Nutrition Nursing Service is looking for a committed, enthusiastic Nurse with an interest in artificial nutrition support to join their small, friendly team at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, based at BHH & SH.
Are you an experienced, innovative, motivated, hardworking, and enthusiastic registered nurse with excellent communication skills who has a passion and drive for delivering patient-centred care and services? If so, this could be the role for you.
Your role will be to join the established Nutrition Nursing Service within Gastroenterology. This will involve providing specialist nursing advice to a cohort of patients, as inpatients and outpatients, referred for expert intervention, care and support within the services, being a point of contact for assessment, information and advice for the patient, family and carers, and all staff involved in the care of the patients. You will be expected to act as a role model, promote best practice, identify areas for improvement, and provide training to healthcare professionals, patients, and carers.
Main duties of the job
There is likely to be a substantive post advertised in the near future and this opportunity will enable the post holder to gain valuable experience and knowledge to prepare them if they would like to apply for a substantive post in the future.
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
- * Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- * Portfolio of certified / accredited post registration professional development.
Desirable
- * Health Assessment post graduate qualification / willingness to work towards
- * Evidence of structured self-study or professional development taken in a nutrition-related subject
Experience
Essential
- * Post registration experience with evidence of knowledge and development for the associated area of specialist practice.
- * In depth knowledge of specialist procedures required for role, with willingness to undertake further training/ education to achieve agreed level of competence.
- * Knowledge of standards and policies associated with role.
- * Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
- * Demonstrable understanding of the national expectations / strategy /alerts around Nutritional services and can relate this to the role.
- * Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance / patient safety process's and can relate this to the role in relation to their personal/professional accountability.
Desirable
- * Experience of working with patients with a range of medical conditions
- * Knowledge and development of educational programs specific to the Nutrition Nurse Service
- * Evidence of implementing researchbased practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
- * Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- * Portfolio of certified / accredited post registration professional development.
Desirable
- * Health Assessment post graduate qualification / willingness to work towards
- * Evidence of structured self-study or professional development taken in a nutrition-related subject
Experience
Essential
- * Post registration experience with evidence of knowledge and development for the associated area of specialist practice.
- * In depth knowledge of specialist procedures required for role, with willingness to undertake further training/ education to achieve agreed level of competence.
- * Knowledge of standards and policies associated with role.
- * Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
- * Demonstrable understanding of the national expectations / strategy /alerts around Nutritional services and can relate this to the role.
- * Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance / patient safety process's and can relate this to the role in relation to their personal/professional accountability.
Desirable
- * Experience of working with patients with a range of medical conditions
- * Knowledge and development of educational programs specific to the Nutrition Nurse Service
- * Evidence of implementing researchbased practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
