The Nutrition and Dietetics Service at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is excited to recruit a to a nutrition nurse to work within our community services

The service aims are to identify patients with significant nutritional problems, in particular those who need specific enteral or feeding support, working closely with the relevant MDTs and service users to support decision making in relation to the placement of feeding devices ensuring a high quality seamless service to these patients.

• A typical day may include assessing service users for enteral feeding supporting patients/carers and community staff with the placement, management or troubleshooting of enteral feeding devices amongst a varied caseload. Also providing training to patients relatives carers community staff AHPs and support staff on the best practice management to ensure compliance with feeding devices.

Main duties of the job

• In collaboration with the multidisciplinary team provide guidance, advice, support and counselling throughout the patient pathway, referring to other professionals, such as Speech and Language Therapy, as appropriate.
• To deliver individualised nursing care related to nutrition and enteral feeding tubes, based upon principles of best practice.
• To undertake comprehensive assessment of patients clinical needs in a holistic manner using specialised clinical knowledge and skills, working in multidisciplinary teams within the community and local
• To liaise with acute unit Nutrition Nurses, Hospital and Community Dietitians, GP's, District Nurses, Intermediate Care staff, Nursing Homes and home enteral feeding companies and any other stakeholders to facilitate the smooth discharge of patients being tube fed.
• To prevent hospital admission of patients with enteral feeding tubes by responding urgently when they or their carers are unable to administer any feed, fluid or medication.
• To work with the team to plan and organise workload, continually prioritising the needs of urgent work between routine patients.To act as a patient/staff advocate through the application of ethical, legal and professional knowledge and skills in relation to nutritional nursing care.
• Assist in clinically educating and evaluating the clinical competence of junior staff, providing support and guidance.
• Maintain and develop specialist knowledge of evidenced based practice.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately �600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff

Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do

Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.

The Nutrition Nurse service is working towards a 7 day working rota to support alignment with future trust / service requirements, which will includesome weekend and bank holiday working.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level or evidence of working towards
• Teaching or assessing qualification - SLAIP
• Leadership course (In-house would be acceptable)
• Evidence of structured self-study or professional development in a nutrition related subject.

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience of caring for patients receiving nutritional support via varied enteral feeding tubes
• Experience at working with patients with a range of medical conditions
• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care
• Evidence of practical experience in caring for patients receiving artificial nutritional support

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Sandwell

B71 4HJ

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