Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Nutrition Nurse Specialist to join our existing multi-professional team as the lead Clinical Nutrition Nurse Specialist. You will work within this team to lead & co-ordinate nutrition support across the trust, managing complex inpatients. You will work alongside the Home Enteral Feeding Team providing support, advice and education to patients/ significant others in the management of their care in preparation for discharge with enteral feeding.
Main duties of the job
As a Nutrition Nurse Specialist, you will be involved in the management of patients requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition. You will work with our existing Nurse Specialist and Dietetic teams to facilitate a high-quality nutrition service trust wide.
The post holder will be a key member of the Nutrition multi-disciplinary team and will make a valuable contribution to the strategic direction of nutritional care across the trust. You will be experienced in the management and insertion of a range of enteral feeding tubes and devices. You will lead and facilitate compliance with local, national policy and guidelines and innovate nursing practice within nutrition support. You will support the clinical governance agenda and support best practice across the trust, being a vital element of this role.
You will need to possess excellent communication skills, strong leadership skills, have experience in change management and require advanced clinical judgement skills and a knowledge of artificial nutrition. You will need the ability to competently and confidently influence others in the provision of high standards of care for our patients and their families.
As Clinical Nutrition Nurse Specialist your role will be to support the wider MDT members and provide support, advice, formal and informal education, contribute and participate in core clinical guidelines relating to nutrition support. You will also need to be committed to your own personal development.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the job description and person specification. If you feel you meet the requirements and would like to be part of a dynamic and patient-focused team, this could be the ideal job for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the job description and person specification. If you feel you meet the requirements and would like to be part of a dynamic and patient-focused team, this could be the ideal job for you.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Current 1st level NMC registration
- BSc in health care
Desirable
- MSC in Health Care studies
- Non-Medical Prescriber
- Communication Course
- Counselling Course (Band 7)
Experience
Essential
- oExperience in caring for patients with complex nutritional needs
- oCan assess complex nutrition patients, interpret the information and take the lead on decision making
- oExtensive experience caring for patients with a range of enteral feeding devices
- oCompetence in the insertion of enteral feeding devices including the insertion of Bridles
- oExperience with development of nutritional knowledge and clinical practice within an organisation via teaching and training of enteral and parenteral feeding and routes
Desirable
- oExperience managing resources to ensure effective and efficient use of budgets
- oExperience managing a nurse led clinic
- oExperience of teaching as a specialist lecturer at higher educational institutes Experience caring for patients with parenteral nutrition
Communication
Essential
- Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
- Able to convey sensitive information in an empathic manner to staff and patients / clients
- Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills
- Can produce timely, accurate written / electronic records and documents
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place
- Ability to generate and present reports and documents
- Able to independently assess and interpret signs and symptoms and to take appropriate action
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines
- Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services
Desirable
- Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to NHS strategy and policy
- Use of clinical benchmarking to influence patient care (Essence of Nursing)
- Evidence of data collection and analysis
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Current 1st level NMC registration
- BSc in health care
Desirable
- MSC in Health Care studies
- Non-Medical Prescriber
- Communication Course
- Counselling Course (Band 7)
Experience
Essential
- oExperience in caring for patients with complex nutritional needs
- oCan assess complex nutrition patients, interpret the information and take the lead on decision making
- oExtensive experience caring for patients with a range of enteral feeding devices
- oCompetence in the insertion of enteral feeding devices including the insertion of Bridles
- oExperience with development of nutritional knowledge and clinical practice within an organisation via teaching and training of enteral and parenteral feeding and routes
Desirable
- oExperience managing resources to ensure effective and efficient use of budgets
- oExperience managing a nurse led clinic
- oExperience of teaching as a specialist lecturer at higher educational institutes Experience caring for patients with parenteral nutrition
Communication
Essential
- Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
- Able to convey sensitive information in an empathic manner to staff and patients / clients
- Demonstrate negotiation and influencing skills
- Can produce timely, accurate written / electronic records and documents
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to respond to, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place
- Ability to generate and present reports and documents
- Able to independently assess and interpret signs and symptoms and to take appropriate action
- Deal effectively with clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines
- Demonstrate insight in the use of data to influence patient care and services
Desirable
- Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to NHS strategy and policy
- Use of clinical benchmarking to influence patient care (Essence of Nursing)
- Evidence of data collection and analysis
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).