Nutrition Nurse Specialist | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 31 December 2025 |
| Location: | Lindley, HD3 3EA |
| Company: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7603086/372-MED2536 |
Summary
Under the direction of the Lead Nutrition Nurse the post holder will act as an informed resource; to provide specialist advice and support for patients with complex nutritional challenges requiring enteral and/or parenteral nutrition, and act as a role model, whilst developing competencies as a clinical expert in their field of specialism.
Work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.
Be an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team providing nutritional care to patients in hospital and from the community.
Deputise for Lead Nurse as appropriate.
Provide excellent, specialised, evidence based clinical nursing practice in nutrition support including nutritional screening and clinical assessment of patients.
Train, guide and supervise registered nurses, healthcare professional, patients, carers and relatives, in hospital
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
To assess, plan and implement care to patients within specialist area. To provide and maintain high standards of care, to patients requiring specialist input and advice.
Train, guide and supervise general registered nurses/midwives, allied healthcare professional, patients, carers and relatives, in hospital to understand specialty area and aspects of care.
Assist and support the multidisciplinary team by ensuring patient’s conditions are reported accurately, that plans of care and instruction is correctly conveyed to ward nurses, medical staff and that prescribed treatments are administered.
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025