Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Nurse Nutrition Support Team, Band 7
The closing date is 09 November 2025
Are you an experienced, motivated nurse looking for a truly rewarding role where your expertise can make a life-changing difference every day? We're expanding our team with the appointment of a part-time Specialist Nurse, a key role at the heart of our mission to provide safe, high-quality and compassionate care to patients requiring complex nutritional support.
We're a diverse, multidisciplinary team that works collaboratively across the Trust and with tertiary centres to ensure our patients receive the very best care. You'll find a culture of mutual respect, learning and innovation, one that values your contribution and supports your ongoing development.
Join our team and you'll have the opportunity to use and enhance your advanced clinical skills in an area that's both challenging and deeply fulfilling. You'll work with patients who depend on parenteral nutrition, managing complex cases where your ability to assess, diagnose and plan treatment makes a direct, visible impact on their recovery and quality of life. Every day will bring variety, autonomy and the chance to work alongside experienced clinicians who share your dedication to excellence in patient care.
With flexible working opportunities we will support you with a good work-life balance. If you're passionate about patient-centred care, safety and innovation, and want to play a key role in shaping the future of our nutrition support service, we'd love to hear from you.
Additional working pattern details: 22.5hrs over 3 days including a Wednesday
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to work across both hospitals, assessing adult patients working as part of the multidisciplinary nutrition support team. The role includes, but is not limited to:
* Assessment of, and clinical management planning for adult inpatients referred for parenteral nutrition
* Ongoing assessment and monitoring for inpatients receiving parenteral nutrition
* Monitoring the management of central venous catheters (CVC) used for parenteral nutrition
* Being a source of knowledge to advise on CVC choice
* CVC management for patient cohort including trouble‑shhooting CVC issues
* Joint outpatient follow‑up clinics with other members of the NST MDT
* Liaising with primary care, secondary care and tertiary intestinal failure centres regarding the management of mutual patients
* Assessments of outpatients over the phone that may need fluid and electrolyte replacement, organising blood tests and planning IV fluids/electrolytes in day units
About us
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we’re proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals.
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
We’re looking for an approachable, enthusiastic Nurse who brings energy, compassion to their work. You’ll already have advanced practice or clinical specialist experience and be confident managing central venous catheters. A Master's-level study in advanced practice is essential, while independent or non‑medical prescribing is desirable. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level, this is an outstanding opportunity to do so in a team that will both challenge and champion you.
Job responsibilities
(Please see the attached job description for the full details)
Qualifications & Experience
* Registered Nurse – The registration should be active and without any restrictions on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register
* Educated to master’s level or has successfully completed master’s level, advanced practice modules
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Have a genuine interest in parenteral nutrition/intestinal failure management with substantial relevant acute ward‑based experience (or the equivalent)
* Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner using advanced clinical assessment and reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient management plans
* Experience of and confident in teaching other members of the multidisciplinary team
* Transferable knowledge of managing a relevant, clinical caseload. For example, management of acutely unwell adult patients, or currently working as a specialist/advanced practitioner in another specialty.
* Advanced communication skills: managing confrontational situations and patients, challenging poor practice
* Confident presentation skills and able to teach all grades of clinical staff in formal presentations and ward‑based sessions
* Be competent in the use of all relevant Trust IT systems
* Enthusiastic with a passion for quality improvement
* Resilient & self‑aware
* Reliable, adaptable and dependable
* Team focused, ability to work collaboratively and always underpinned by kindness and respect towards others
* Ability to inspire and motivate others
* Registered Non‑medical prescriber
* Evidence of Quality Improvement work
* Advanced communication skills to liaise with outside agencies such as GPs, secondary and tertiary care centres
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£47,810 to £54,710 a year (pro rata if part‑time)
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