Nutrition Nurse Specialist | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Lindley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Lindley, UK, seeks a Nutrition Nurse to provide specialist advice and support for patients facing complex nutritional challenges requiring enteral and/or parenteral nutrition. The candidate will act as a role model, develop competencies as a clinical expert, and play an integral role in a multi-disciplinary team. This position offers an opportunity to enhance clinical practices and provide exceptional patient care. Application deadline: December 7, 2025.

Qualifications

• Must provide specialist nutrition advice and support for patients.
• Develop competencies as a clinical expert in nutrition.
• Train and supervise healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Act as a resource for complex nutritional challenges.
• Ensure accurate reporting of patient conditions.
• Provide evidence-based nursing in nutrition support.

Job description

Overview

Under the direction of the Lead Nutrition Nurse the post holder will act as an informed resource; to provide specialist advice and support for patients with complex nutritional challenges requiring enteral and/or parenteral nutrition, and act as a role model, whilst developing competencies as a clinical expert in their field of specialism. Work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as an informed resource and provide specialist advice and support for patients with complex nutritional challenges requiring enteral and/or parenteral nutrition.
• Act as a role model and develop competencies as a clinical expert in the field of nutrition specialism.
• Be an integral member of the multi‑disciplinary team providing nutritional care to patients in hospital and from the community.
• Deputise for Lead Nurse as appropriate.
• Provide excellent, specialised, evidence‑based clinical nursing practice in nutrition support, including nutritional screening and clinical assessment of patients.
• Train, guide and supervise registered nurses, healthcare professionals, patients, carers and relatives in hospital.
• Assist and support the multidisciplinary team by ensuring patient conditions are reported accurately, plans of care and instructions are correctly conveyed to ward nurses, medical staff and that prescribed treatments are administered.

About the Trust

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care, and a national digital lead in caring for people across our local and regional systems.

The advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025.