Job summary
The nutrition team provides advice, expertise, as well as acting as a resource for patients, carers and all staff on aspects of nutrition, particularly for those patients requiring ongoing nutritional support. Woking within the nutrition team, the nutrition nurse practitioner acts as a resource to all clinical multi-professional teams across the trust, on nursing aspects of nutritional support as well as providing telephone support in both the acute and community setting. This includes and is not limited to expert advice on all types of equipment required for the delivery of artificial nutrition support.
The Nutrition nurse practitioner undertakes teaching via various platforms both within the clinical and educational setting, as well as to patients and carers, across both acute and community services. The nutrition nurse practitioner exhibits clinical leadership and acts as a role model to ensure ongoing practice development, research and raising standards of nursing nutritional care trust wide. Close liaison with all departments in the acute and community setting is required to coordinate the admission and complex discharge of patients who require any aspect of artificial nutritional support.
Main duties of the job
The Nutrition Nurse is expected to work beyond normal professional boundaries, acting as an autonomous practitioner. The post holder will liaise with the other members of the nutrition team and work in accordance with national and local guidance and protocols. They will demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in nutritional support for patients with varied and complex clinical needs within the acute setting. The post holder will be involved in the management of many different patients including and not limited to: patients with mental health needs, patients with learning disability as well as elderly and oncology patients who require artificial nutritional support. Appropriate communication strategies will be required to facilitate care for this diverse patient group.
The post holder will initiate clinical decisions and complex treatment plans to manage both acute and chronic illness and will respond to actual and potential health concerns appropriately, this will require interpretation of local guidelines and protocols.
The post holder will be an experienced nurse undertaking advanced nursing procedures and therapeutic interventions in a holistic way for this patient group.
About us
At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Educated to degree level
- Recognised teaching qualification
Desirable
- Recognised communication skills course
- educated to masters degree of willing to undertake
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Theoretical knowledge of Nutritional support & practical application in the clinical setting
- IT skills ie Word, Excel etc
- Evidence of involvement in service users advocacy and complaints resolution
- Minimum of 5yrs experience of working at band 5/6 level within speciality
Values
Essential
- Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
- Pro-active and takes responsibility
- Willing to learn, open to change
- Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work
Specific skills
Essential
- experience of service development and the implementation of change
- able to demonstrate strong effective decision making skills
- Able to demonstrate strong organisational skills - able to organise own workload to ensure completion in the most efficient and effective way
- Proven ability to act as an effective facilitator and clinical supervisor
- Experience of clinical audit and service development resulting from audit findings
Physical
Essential
- Excellent communication skills - verbal & written
- Theoretical & practical knowledge of artificial feeding equipment
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Educated to degree level
- Recognised teaching qualification
Desirable
- Recognised communication skills course
- educated to masters degree of willing to undertake
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Theoretical knowledge of Nutritional support & practical application in the clinical setting
- IT skills ie Word, Excel etc
- Evidence of involvement in service users advocacy and complaints resolution
- Minimum of 5yrs experience of working at band 5/6 level within speciality
Values
Essential
- Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
- Pro-active and takes responsibility
- Willing to learn, open to change
- Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work
Specific skills
Essential
- experience of service development and the implementation of change
- able to demonstrate strong effective decision making skills
- Able to demonstrate strong organisational skills - able to organise own workload to ensure completion in the most efficient and effective way
- Proven ability to act as an effective facilitator and clinical supervisor
- Experience of clinical audit and service development resulting from audit findings
Physical
Essential
- Excellent communication skills - verbal & written
- Theoretical & practical knowledge of artificial feeding equipment
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).
