Clinical Nurse Specialist - Childrens Nutrition

Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Registered Children’s Nurse to join the Nottingham Children’s Complex Nutrition Team on a 12‑month maternity cover secondment or fixed term contract.

You will become part of a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team, providing high‑quality care to children and young people with complex nutritional needs. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same.

As a key member of the Complex Nutrition Team, you will:

• Provide specialist nursing care to children requiring complex nutritional support
• Work across inpatient and outpatient settings within the hospital
• Liaise closely with families, offering guidance, education, and ongoing support
• Collaborate with the wider MDT to ensure safe, effective, and holistic care
• Contribute to care planning, clinical reviews, and service development

This role offers the chance to develop specialist skills while making a meaningful difference to children and families navigating complex nutritional challenges.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

You will be a clinical and professional role model with a passion for the delivery of high quality clinical care and the support and development of others. You will be an effective team player but also able to plan and organise your own workload, possess excellent communication skills, and an ability to teach families and health professionals.

You will be working as part of a dynamic and forward thinking multi-professional team, offering key opportunities to develop your career as a leader and a nurse specialist within this rapidly expanding specialty.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will:

• Be based at Nottingham Children’s Hospital, working collaboratively within the multi‑professional paediatric nutrition team to deliver advanced nursing care to children and young people.
• Act as a strong and visible clinical leader, easily identifiable and accessible to patients, families, and staff, providing expert guidance and support.
• Provide leadership within the Children and Young People’s Nutrition Team, taking responsibility for appraisals, professional development, supervision, and ensuring compliance with mandatory training.
• Oversee the day‑to‑day operational management of the service, working as an integral part of the PGHAN (Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition) team.
• Work alongside the consultant PGHAN team to contribute to the strategic development, commissioning, and strengthening of clinical networks for paediatric nutrition.
• Collaborate with the wider nutrition MDT and nurse educators to support the development of Trust‑wide policy and best practice in nutrition. This includes building strong relationships with ward‑based nutrition link nurses and leading audit activity to evaluate and improve current practice.
• Promote and advance patient‑centred care, ensuring a collaborative and holistic approach with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Manage an allocated caseload, providing specialist assessment, planning, and ongoing review of children with complex nutritional needs.
• Play a key role in service development, offering education, advice, and support to patients, families, and professionals involved in the care of children requiring complex nutrition, including parenteral nutrition (PN).
• Exercise a high level of autonomy and clinical decision‑making, demonstrating advanced practice skills within the specialty.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.