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Main area
Nutrition
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-26-707
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
WUTH
Town
Wirral
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/09/2026 23:59

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Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Nutrition Specialist Support Nurse

Band 6

 

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Job overview

This post holder will be responsible for ongoing management of patients receiving nutrition support both inpatients and outpatients.

The main duties are supporting the lead nurse with the care of inpatients receiving parenteral and enteral nutrition, and for the ongoing delivery and care of home parenteral nutrition and high output stoma clinics. 

Main duties of the job

Support ward staff with the management of intestinal failure, parenteral nutrition, and high output stoma on the Colorectal Unit.

Assess and educate patients in the home nutrition and high output stoma clinic which runs 5 sessions per week. 

Conduct telephone and attendance clinics for patients discharged with nutrition support and facilitate access to the Colorectal Unit and Surgical Emergency Unit to support a reduction in readmissions and improve patient experience

 

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for Nutrition Specialist Support Nurse vacancy for further information.

Person specification

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Strong communication skills (Written and Verbal)

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • 1 st Level Registered Nurse
  • Evidence of professional development
  • Qualified Mentor /Assessor/ Preceptor
Desirable criteria
  • Completion of non-medical prescribing module
  • Experience working within both a ward and acute outpatient environment

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Relevant Clinical knowledge/experience of the speciality

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Angela Travers
Job title
lead nutrition support nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 604 7258
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