Clinical Nurse Specialist - Nutrition Support

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a Nutrition Specialist Nurse to enhance patient care through dedicated nutritional services. This role requires expertise in managing complex cases and leadership in developing clinical protocols within a leading healthcare provider, committed to compassionate care and innovation.

Qualifications

• 5 years post qualification experience plus 2 years of relevant experience in nutrition.
• Specialist expertise in managing complex patients receiving artificial nutritional support.
• Experience in delivering undergraduate student supervision.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate the Nutrition service.
• Develop protocols, guidelines, and clinical pathways for nutrition support.
• Oversee enteral and parenteral nutrition across the Trust.

Skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Organizational skills

Clinical governance understanding

Education

Current NMC registration

Intravenous accreditation

Mentorship course or equivalent

BSc Nursing or working towards

Job description

Job summary

Barts Health is the largest trust in the NHS and one of the leading healthcare providers in the country. The trust's hospitals deliver high quality compassionate care to the 2.5 million people of east London and beyond.

Barts Health NHS Trust: Barts Health's vision is to become a healthcare organisation that offers urgent specialist and community services tailored to meet the needs of local communities. We are committed to recruiting staff that will help us meet our vision for changing lives and demonstrate behaviours we believe make Barts Health a great place for patients, their families, and friends, the public and staff. Our Barts Health Values which align with our behaviours are:

oCaring & compassionate with patients, each other, and our partnersoActively listening, understanding and responding to patients, staff and our partnersoRelentlessly improving and innovating for patient safetyoAchieving ambitious results by working togetheroValuing every member of staff and their contribution to the care of our patients

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as one of the Nutrition Specialist Nurse for patients within Barts Health NHS Trust and will share responsibility for the initiation and development of services with medical staff. She/he will participate in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the Nutrition service,and be active in the development of protocols, guidelines, policies, integrated care pathways, clinical research trials and audit tools.Whilst holding a clinical caseload for in-patients and out patients, they will work closely with colleagues to offer support/advice for the clinical management of patients within the hospital setting, outpatient clinics and via the telephone. The post holder is accountable for developing and facilitating the provision of enteral and parenteral nutrition across the Trust and to oversee and participate in the nurse management of patients receiving artificial nutritional support.To develop, implement and evaluate a seamless nutrition support service that is aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care, and facilitate multi professional working. This will be achieved through clinical practice, management, education, research and audit and professional activities, taking into account corporate and divisional objectives and within the governance framework.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details Date posted

02 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum inc pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

259-7173447RLH-A

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Job description Job 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.

Job description Job 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.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Current NMC registration
• Intravenous accreditation.
• Mentorship course or equivalent.
• 5 years post qualification experience plus 2 years relevant experience of enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Fulfills KSF outline for Staff Nurse (Band 6).
• Specialist expertise underpinned by theoretical knowledge, and broad experience in the management of highly complex patients receiving artificial nutritional support
• Level of understanding and working within the clinical governance framework.
• Understanding of legal and professional ethics and their application in practice

Desirable

• BSc Nursing or working towards.
• relevant experience of enteral and parenteral nutrition. Fulfills KSF outline for Staff Nurse (Band 6). Specialist expertise underpinned by theoretical knowledge, and broad experience in the management of highly complex patients receiving artificial nutritional support. Level of understanding and working within the clinical governance framework. Understanding of legal and professional ethics and their application in practice. BSc Nursing or working towards. Evidence of post registration education in nutrition.

Experience Essential

• Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision.
• Ability to problem solve, analyze complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
• Leadership skills.
• Ability to undertake audit and change practice in accordance to findings. Computer Literacy
• Good organisational skills, able to work effectively as an autonomous practitioner, set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions
• Experience of inserting NG tubes
• Experience managing NG and PEG tubes
• Developed physical skills to ensure accuracy and dexterity required for clinical procedures e.g. nasogastric tubes, bridles and gastrostomies

Desirable

• Ability to recommend and manage feeding systems as required on a daily basis

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Current NMC registration
• Intravenous accreditation.
• Mentorship course or equivalent.
• 5 years post qualification experience plus 2 years relevant experience of enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Fulfills KSF outline for Staff Nurse (Band 6).
• Specialist expertise underpinned by theoretical knowledge, and broad experience in the management of highly complex patients receiving artificial nutritional support
• Level of understanding and working within the clinical governance framework.
• Understanding of legal and professional ethics and their application in practice

Desirable

• BSc Nursing or working towards.
• relevant experience of enteral and parenteral nutrition. Fulfills KSF outline for Staff Nurse (Band 6). Specialist expertise underpinned by theoretical knowledge, and broad experience in the management of highly complex patients receiving artificial nutritional support. Level of understanding and working within the clinical governance framework. Understanding of legal and professional ethics and their application in practice. BSc Nursing or working towards. Evidence of post registration education in nutrition.

Experience Essential

• Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision.
• Ability to problem solve, analyze complex clinical problems and create practical solutions to provide best clinical care
• Leadership skills.
• Ability to undertake audit and change practice in accordance to findings. Computer Literacy
• Good organisational skills, able to work effectively as an autonomous practitioner, set priorities and meet deadlines in spite of repeated interruptions
• Experience of inserting NG tubes
• Experience managing NG and PEG tubes
• Developed physical skills to ensure accuracy and dexterity required for clinical procedures e.g. nasogastric tubes, bridles and gastrostomies

Desirable

• Ability to recommend and manage feeding systems as required on a daily basis

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)