Nutrition Support Nurse

Nutrition Support Nurse

The closing date is 17 November 2025

The Nutrition Support Nurse plays a vital role within the multidisciplinary Nutrition Team at St Mark's - National Bowel Hospital. This post provides support to the Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Consultant in providing specialist knowledge and input surrounding the safe and effective delivery of nutrition support (oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition) for inpatients, and outpatients receiving home parenteral and enteral nutrition. You will need to be an effective team player, have good organisational skills and be committed to providing a high standard of care.

This position is based at St Mark's Hospital, at the Central Middlesex hospital site, Park Royal, London.

Main duties of the job

• Review, and provide specialist clinical care for inpatients and outpatients receiving enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Provide training for patients to be independent with parenteral nutrition.
• Co ordinate the safe discharge of patients receiving parenteral and enteral nutrition.
• Facilitate training for healthcare professionals.
• Communicate with specialist homecare providers regarding the home parenteral nutrition patient cohort for St Mark's.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital - home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top rated hyper acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark's Hospital - an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital - a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital - our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification Education and qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Valid NMC registration
• Teaching experience

Knowledge and experience

• Basic understanding of gastrointestinal conditions
• Knowledge of artificial feeding routes and techniques
• Post registration experience caring for patients receiving artificial nutrition
• Knowledge of artificial nutrition in the community

Skills, abilities and attributes

• Proficient in Aseptic Non Touch Technique (ANTT)
• Good time management
• Good standard of oral and written communication
• Phlebotomy and cannulation
• Experience of MDT working
• Experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint

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.

Address

St Mark's Hospital, Central Middlesex Hospital