# Nutrition Support Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Town:** Harrow
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 Per annum pro rata Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement
- **Contract type:** 1 year (Fixed term)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24T08:19:43.692Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/London_North_West_University_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Intestinal_Rehabilitation/Intestinal_Rehabilitation-v8061551
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8061551?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The nutrition support nurse plays a vital role within the multidisciplinary Nutrition Support Team. This post provides support to the Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Consultant in providing specialist knowledge and input surrounding the safe and effective delivery of nutrition support (oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition) for inpatients, and outpatients receiving home parenteral and enteral nutrition.  There is a large patient teaching component training patients to administer their home parenteral nutrition and care for their central venous catheter.

### Main duties of the job

Under the guidance of the Clinical Nurse Specialists/Nurse Consultant the support nurse will;

- Facilitate nursing practice, education and advice within the speciality  of nutrition support.
- Promote and monitor the implementation of clinical guidelines relating to nutrition support.
- Review inpatients receiving enteral and parenteral nutrition.
- Train patients for home enteral and parenteral nutrition.
- Review home enteral and parenteral nutrition patients in the nurse     led rapid access clinic
- Co-ordinate the safe discharge of patients on home enteral and     parenteral nutrition.
- Ensure the safe aftercare of devices used for artificial nutrition support (enteral and parenteral nutrition).

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge and Experience

**Essential**

- Understanding of gastrointestinal conditions
- Understanding of intestinal failure (IF) and the common causes of Type 3 IF
- Knowledge of artificial feeding routes and techniques
- Post Registration experience of caring for patients receiving artificial nutrition
- Experience of handling central venous access devices, non tunneled, PICC, tunneled cuffed (Hickman type), and totally implanted port)

**Desirable**

- Understanding of how home parenteral nutrition is organised
- Experience of seeing outpatients with artificial nutrition support related complications
- Experience of managing a patient helpline - recording, triaging and responding to patient concerns

### Education and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse (Adult)
- Valid NMC Registration
- Teaching experience

**Desirable**

- Attendance at nutrition support and/or Intestinal Failure conference/meeting
- Previous experience at Band 6

### Skills, abilities and attributes

**Essential**

- Proficient in Aseptic Non Touch Technique
- Experience of teaching central venous catheter care
- Good time management
- Good standard of oral and written communication
- Phlebotomy and cannulation

**Desirable**

- Experience of MDT working
- Proficient is using MS Teams

## Documents

- [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615)
- [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549)
- [job description and person specification band 6 nutrition support nurse (pdf, 448.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10351902)

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