A new and exciting role has been created in our Trust for a Specialist Practitioner Nutrition Support Nurse. This highly skilled, passionate and enthusiastic person will work as part of the multidisciplinary team responsible for the day to day clinical care of patients receiving parenteral or enteral nutrition via intravenous infusion, nasogastric, gastrostomy or jejunostomy tubes.

As part of a newly created Nutrition Support Team you will work collaboratively with other members of the multi-disciplinary teams, assisting and providing support and clinical care to patients receiving parenteral or enteral nutrition. In addition, the post holder will work closely with dietitians, pharmacists and Clinicians to provide support to patients and their families.

A key element for the Specialist Practitioner will be to improve our patients experiences through a variety of service evaluation and patient care. You will be required to provide advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other health care professionals.

This role will lead to an extremely positive service for all patients accessing this.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Sara Wood, Quality Matron 03033 303990 or email sara.wood1@nhs.net