Job summary
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated healthcare professional to join our Enteral Nutrition Service. This exciting new post offers the applicant an opportunity to develop advanced and specialised clinical skills relating to enteral nutrition.
The post holder will provide specialist knowledge; undertake investigation and treatment in the diagnosis, management and clinical care of patients with disease-related malnutrition requiring percutaneous enteral nutrition.
The post is hosted within the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Directorate, and will work closely with the gastrointestinal multidisciplinary team to support this diverse patient group across a variety of settings, ensuring that patients receive prompt patient-centred care, treatment and advice.
Main duties of the job
Perform advanced and specialised clinical skills in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of enteral nutrition service patients including invasive procedures within the GI tract
Work with the Gastrointestinal MDT to support optimal service provision delivering care to patients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Also undertaking relevant procedures within defined protocols
Provide expert advice, education and support to patients, relatives and other healthcare professionals within this specialist field
Be allocated their own work stream, and working flexibly in support of optimal service provision, will regularly back fill sessions of other practitioners
Work with the senior team to undertake and maintain National, Trust and departmental clinical audit to support quality assurance, patient safety and clinical governance
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Allied Health Professional (AHP) or Nurse (NMC) or Physician Associate (PA)
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in relevant subject
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Willing to undertake Non-medical prescribing qualification and advanced physical assessment at MSc level 7
Desirable
- Hold or be working towards a MSc (level 7) degree
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Advanced physical assessment qualification
Other Factors
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent organisational and IT skills
- Commitment to staff development and training
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service.
- Willing to travel cross-site
Desirable
- Excellent leadership ability
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable significant post registration experience in relevant clinical speciality
- Awareness of disease-related malnutrition and/or enteral feeding tubes
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the GI tract
- Experience of providing high quality patient centred care
Desirable
- Substantial experience of disease-related malnutrition and/or enteral feeding tubes
- Evidence of training on GI diagnostic and therapeutic intervention
- Experience in participating in lists and able to perform diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
- Experience of clinical audit, governance and patient safety
Further Training
Essential
- Willing to undertake training relating to advanced nutritional procedures in a variety of settings i.e. Radiologically, endoscopically, and ward based (invasive procedures)
- Ability to critically analyse literature and evidence based practice
- Critical thinking and reasoning skills in decision-making
- Evidence of continued personal and professional development
- Ability to attain additional clinical skills
Desirable
- Experience performing advanced nutritional procedures in a variety of settings i.e. Radiologically, endoscopically, and ward based
- Ascertain diagnosis through advanced clinical assessment, history, examination and investigations and action appropriate on-going care
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate skilled written and verbal communication
- Evidence of independent working
- Work within the Trusts PROUD values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Allied Health Professional (AHP) or Nurse (NMC) or Physician Associate (PA)
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in relevant subject
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Willing to undertake Non-medical prescribing qualification and advanced physical assessment at MSc level 7
Desirable
- Hold or be working towards a MSc (level 7) degree
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Advanced physical assessment qualification
Other Factors
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent organisational and IT skills
- Commitment to staff development and training
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service.
- Willing to travel cross-site
Desirable
- Excellent leadership ability
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable significant post registration experience in relevant clinical speciality
- Awareness of disease-related malnutrition and/or enteral feeding tubes
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the GI tract
- Experience of providing high quality patient centred care
Desirable
- Substantial experience of disease-related malnutrition and/or enteral feeding tubes
- Evidence of training on GI diagnostic and therapeutic intervention
- Experience in participating in lists and able to perform diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
- Experience of clinical audit, governance and patient safety
Further Training
Essential
- Willing to undertake training relating to advanced nutritional procedures in a variety of settings i.e. Radiologically, endoscopically, and ward based (invasive procedures)
- Ability to critically analyse literature and evidence based practice
- Critical thinking and reasoning skills in decision-making
- Evidence of continued personal and professional development
- Ability to attain additional clinical skills
Desirable
- Experience performing advanced nutritional procedures in a variety of settings i.e. Radiologically, endoscopically, and ward based
- Ascertain diagnosis through advanced clinical assessment, history, examination and investigations and action appropriate on-going care
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate skilled written and verbal communication
- Evidence of independent working
- Work within the Trusts PROUD values
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).
