Nutrition Support Specialist Nurse Practitioner

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Job summary

A leading hospital trust in Oxford is seeking a part-time Nutrition Support Specialist Nurse to deliver high-quality nutritional care to adult patients. The role involves both direct patient interaction and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, providing support across clinical settings.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC required.
• Experience in acute clinical settings.
• Knowledge of nutrition support modalities essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing service for adult patients requiring nutrition support.
• Direct patient care with inpatients and outpatients attending specialist clinics.
• Develop specialist knowledge related to nutrition support and intestinal failure.

Skills

Knowledge of nutrition support modalities

Clinical skills related to feeding device techniques

Effective communication

Collaborative team working

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC

Job description

Main area Nutrition Support & Intestinal Failure Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent: Secondment may be considered Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Monday to Friday to cover core service hours of 08:00 - 1600hrs. Compressed hours may be considered after period of induction.) Job ref 321-SW2-7063529-B6

Employer Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The John Radcliffe Hospital Town Oxford Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/06/2025 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 6

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel .

Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen where we would like to invite someone to join our Nutrition Support Specialist Nursing team in a part time role.

The role of the Nutrition Support Specialist Nurse is to contribute to providing a high-quality and knowledgeable specialist nursing service for adult patients requiring nutrition support. This support may be via the parenteral route with intravenous infusions or via the enteral route with nasogastric, gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes with patients being in an inpatient and an out-patient setting.

The successful applicant should be motivated and committed to high quality and compassionate patient care. They should have existing knowledge of modes of nutrition support with skills and experience related to feeding device insertion techniques and methods of administration.

Our specialist nursing team is supported by the wider multidisciplinary Nutrition Support Team, with regular contact from specialist Consultant Gastroenterologists, Pharmacists and Dietitians. Collectively, the team provides complex clinical nutrition support across the Trust. A commitment to collaborative team working and effective communication is therefore essential to the role.

Final words: Whilst we are a small team of specialist nurses, we have a have strong patient centred focus on the service and care that we deliver. We would like to invite a like-minded nurse to come to join us, so why not get in contact and find out if this is the next role for you.

Main duties of the job

As a general overview of the post, the working week will predominantly cover enteral and parenteral activities related to Nutrition Support but also there is a requirement to provide specialist training to staff and patients. Some aspects of the role will be directly patient facing with inpatients and outpatients who attend specialist clinics. However, there will also be the need work in a non-patient facing capacity to support patients who are at home whilst also providing clinical advice and support.

Key duties and expectations of the role, include but are not limited to:

• Development of specialist knowledge related to nutrition support and intestinal failure underpinned by theory and evidence-based practice.

• Contribution to the day-to-day clinical care of those patients receiving nutrition support by providing expert care, advice and support to patients and their families and act as a resource to other staff.

• Working collaboratively and across other professional and organisational boundaries to support this group of patients.

• Establishing effective communication with patient/carers and families and other healthcare professionals about complex matters to support and maintain therapeutic relationships

• Contributing to the development of services and quality improvement initiatives.

• Practicing in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal framework for nursing.

• Ability to work flexibly meet demands of the service.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Relevant skills and experience

• Registered Nurse with NMC
• Working in, or has worked in an acute clinical setting
• Knowledge and clinical skills related to nutrition support modalities
• Prior experience with managing and caring for central venous access devices
• Delivery of staff or patient education
• Experience of audit and/or service evaluation

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Tracey Jones Job title Lead Nurse Nutrition Support & Intestinal Failure Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01865 740378 Additional information

Available Monday to Friday

Other members of the Nutrition Support Team would also be happy to discuss requirements for the role.

Informal visits are welcomed.