Lead Nurse in Nutrition Support

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Specialist Nurse, to lead our Nutrition Specialist Nursing team in delivering safe and effective care in artificial Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition support.

By integrating the four key aspects of clinical practice, service management, research and education, the post holder will lead and collaborate with the Gastroenterology/Human Nutrition and Intestinal Failure Multidisciplinary Team, to further develop and monitor standards of nutritional care.

Experience in Nutrition Specialist Nursing with an understanding of Leadership and quality improvement is key to this role. The post holder should be an innovative and committed leader, who can inspire and lead on patient care.

Main duties of the job

Manage and lead a workforce of specialist nurses (i.e. across a Division).

Service and budget management, ensuring high quality, cost-effective healthcare.

Be responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence-based care.

Responsible for the assessment, planning, diagnosis implementation and evaluation of care, as an autonomous practitioner with highly specialist skills and experience.

Contribution within The Barts Health NHS Trust and The Central London Intestinal Failure Partnership, Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Companies, as well as policy development, co-chairing responsibilities and attendance at divisional and Trust wide Nutrition meetings.

Be involved in the strategic review of clinical services as appropriate.

The role demands the commitment to provide specialist nutritional clinical support to patients, their families/carers and health professionals throughout the Trust. The successful applicant will work closely with the Adult Nutrition Support multidisciplinary team to ensure a high quality of care is delivered to patients. There will be opportunities to work across Barts Health as the service develops.

In return for your dedication to the role, we can offer supportive working environment with opportunities to innovate care, showcase excellence and advance leadership abilities, to enable the post holder to thrive both personally and professionally.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.