Job summary
We are recruiting for a Nutrition Clinical Nurse Specialist who shares our vision to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This post is designed to perform a key role in the delivery of a high-quality patient nutrition service based at Lister Hospital.
You will be an integral member of the team and will have a key role in overseeing the strategy and implementation of best nutritional care for the patients within the Trust.
Clinically this post is integrated with the nutrition team consisting of a consultant gastroenterologist, dietician and the nutrition clinical nurse specialist. The service aims to identify patients with nutritional problems, in particular those who need enteral or parenteral feeding support.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
Provision of care through screening programmes, nurse-led clinics, accepting referrals, undertaking diagnostic procedures, undertaking therapeutic procedures, physical assessments and obtaining written consent to treatment.
Carrying a caseload, and responsibility for the management of complex cases.
Be a clinical expert in assessment of nutritional needs and delivery of treatment
Coordinate the Nutrition Support Team (NST) with nursing care in general
Develop safe and practical nursing techniques with respect to nutrition policy
Provide advanced technical skills in relation to NG/NJ feeding and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG); liaising with services for radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG) and peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC).
Advise on nutrition support policy and coordinate strategy including issues regarding risk management and ethical decision making
To provide clinical advice to all staff within the multidisciplinary team
To maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records, and report on all procedures, ensuring that copies are received by referring clinicians and GP's.
Act as a patient advocate and care manager for nutrition support patients
Advise and assist in procurement of equipment
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- NMC Registered nurse.
- First level degree or equivalent experience / knowledge or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
- Post registration qualification in specialty or willingness to complete
- Advanced Clinical assessment or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in speciality
- Advanced communication course /or willingness to be trained
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in Nutrition / Gastroenterology and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Experience of Clinical Governance
- Understanding and knowledge of specialist field some knowledge of Nutrition or Gastroenterology
Skills
Essential
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload
- Effective time management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Nutrition and management of nutrition issues
- Knowledge of upper GI disease and care related to symptom management / treatment.
- Standard setting and audit
- Understanding of patient pathway and how to support patients through it.
Desirable
- Health promotion
- Understanding of resource management
- Understanding of clinical governance
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- NMC Registered nurse.
- First level degree or equivalent experience / knowledge or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
- Post registration qualification in specialty or willingness to complete
- Advanced Clinical assessment or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in speciality
- Advanced communication course /or willingness to be trained
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in Nutrition / Gastroenterology and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Experience of Clinical Governance
- Understanding and knowledge of specialist field some knowledge of Nutrition or Gastroenterology
Skills
Essential
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload
- Effective time management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Nutrition and management of nutrition issues
- Knowledge of upper GI disease and care related to symptom management / treatment.
- Standard setting and audit
- Understanding of patient pathway and how to support patients through it.
Desirable
- Health promotion
- Understanding of resource management
- Understanding of clinical governance
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).
