Nutrition Nurse Specialist
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, NR4 7UYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
23 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
Join our specialist Nutrition Support Team and make a lasting impact on patients' everyday lives. This exciting Band 6 Nutrition Specialist Nurse role...
- Deliver specialist nursing care for patients requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition support across inpatient and community settings.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate complex nutrition support programmes, ensuring safe, evidence-based and patient-centred care.
- Provide expert advice, education and support to patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals.
- Manage and troubleshoot feeding tubes, central venous access devices and nutrition-related complications.
- Support patients transitioning from hospital to home, coordinating discharge planning and ongoing care arrangements.
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, including consultants, dietitians, pharmacists, community teams and primary care colleagues.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of nutrition-related education and training programmes across the Trust and externally.
- Participate in service development, quality improvement, audit, research and clinical governance activities to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery.
- Develop and maintain clinical guidelines, policies and protocols relating to artificial nutrition support.
- Manage a varied caseload autonomously while ensuring patients are reviewed within agreed standards and timescales.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Qualifications
Essential: - Registered on the appropriate part of NMC register
Desirable: - Independent prescriber qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience, with evidence of continued professional development. To include but not limited to: Dealing with and administering Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Support. Dealing with multidisciplinary staff. Patient/carer management.
Skills
Essential
- Equipment used in delivery of artificial nutrition (ie.pumps,tubes,intravenous lines).
- Good understanding of issues surrounding artificial nutrition and parenteral support.
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
9 October 2026
Last checked
13 October 2026
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