Clinical Specialist Practitioner Nutrition And Hydration

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Practitioner Nutrition and Hydration Nurse or AHP for a 12-month secondment. You will lead across hospital and community settings, supporting strategies for nutrition and hydration care and governance.

You will work with dietitians, nurses, doctors and speech and language therapists to implement best practices, review policies, and develop new SOPs while travelling to community services as needed.

Qualifications

• NMC or HCPC registration is essential.
• Experience with patients with complex nutritional needs is essential.
• Understanding of Improvement Matters is desirable.
• Evidence of service development in nutrition and hydration is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-professional management of patients with enteral and parenteral nutritional needs.
• Provide clinical leadership and expert advice across the service and primary care settings.
• Develop and promote best practice in nutrition and hydration to ensure high-quality care.
• Contribute to policy/review and development of SOPs for nutrition and hydration care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Nutritional care

Quality improvement

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

NMC or HCPC registered

Job description

Job summary

We are delighted to advertise the opportunity to undertake a 12 month secondment/fixed term Specialist Practitioner Nutrition and Hydration Nurse or AHP. The Trust is looking for a clinician with significant experience working with patients with complex nutrition and hydration requirements. The postholder will support the successful implementation of the MCHFT Nutrition and Hydration 2025-2027 strategy.

Through leadership and dedicated quality improvement initiatives the postholder will support our Nutritional Ninja Champions in promoting quality nutritional and hydration standards across the Trust.

The post holder will develop and present nutrition and hydration assessment compliance data and drive the Trust in providing assurance that patients receive quality nutrition and hydration care whilst being cared for in MCHFT.

The post holder will work collaboratively with Dieticians, Nurses, Doctors Speech and Language therapists across all divisions and departments within hospital and community settings.

The post holder will support the ongoing review of policies and procedures together with supporting the development of any new policies/SOPs and Guidance that provide good governance around nutrition and hydration care.

The post will be predominantly working within the hospital base but their will be a need to travel and support across community services.

Main duties of the job

To support in leading the multi-professional management of patients with enteral and parenteral nutritional needs through the provision of clinical leadership and expert advice across the service and primary care settings.

To support the leadership in facilitating, enabling and supporting the development of nutrition and hydration best practice ensuring delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care across the Trust.

This role will be key to the ongoing success of our Nutritional MDT and facilitate cross divisional working to ensure quality seamless care for patients as they transition through our services.

Support to lead in developing, delivering and evaluating high quality nutritional and hydration care in conjunction with the associated clinical teams to ensure this is incorporated within the Business Group and trust objectives.

About us

Join Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, a thriving NHS Community Services Provider

Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) delivers high-quality NHS community services across Cheshire. We are a forward-thinking, dynamic organisation dedicated to continuous improvement and outstanding patient care. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, working closely with our community partners to shape the future of healthcare.

We are ambitious in our vision to become an 'Outstanding' provider of community services, and we are committed to supporting our colleagues' professional development.

Our organisation is growing rapidly--over the past eight years, our workforce has expanded from 350 to over 1,000 staff, and our services have increased from 25 to 49, with our contract value doubling in the process.

As part of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, CCICP offers the benefits of both a supportive local team and the wider opportunities of a leading NHS provider.

Now is an exciting time to join us. With plans underway for the new Leighton Hospital in Crewe, we are at the forefront of innovation in healthcare. This cutting-edge hospital will be the most digitally advanced in the country, shaping the future of patient care and driving transformation across the region as part of the Healthier Futures programme.

Join us and be part of a forward-looking, compassionate, and ambitious organisation where your career can thrive.

Job responsibilities

Role Summary

• To undertake in-depth specialist clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment for adult patients with enteral and parenteral nutritional needs.
• To support in leading the multi-professional management of patients with enteral and parenteral nutritional needs through the provision of clinical leadership and expert advice across the service and primary care settings.
• To support the leadership in facilitating, enabling and supporting the development of nutrition and hydration best practice ensuring delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care across the Trust.
• Support to lead in developing, delivering and evaluating high quality nutritional and hydration care in conjunction with the associated clinical teams to ensure this is incorporated within the Business Group and trust objectives.

This job description is an outline of the role and function. It is not intended to describe all specific tasks.

Person Specification

Essential

• NMC or HCPC Registered

Desirable

• Understanding of Improvement Matters

written and demonstrated

Essential

• Experience of working with patients with complex nutritional needs

Desirable

• Experience of working in a nutritional MDT

Essential

• Evidence of service development

Desirable

• Post registration study in nutrition and hydration care

Esential

Essential

• Evidence of Quality Improvement around nutrition and hydration care

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.

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