Home Enteral Feeding Assistant
| Posting date: | 30 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | Southampton, SO16 6YD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9188-25-0945 |
Summary
You will be a key member of both Home Enteral Nutrition teams and will play a vital role in supporting peoples smooth discharge home and enabling them to manage their feeding tube in their own home. WHAT YOULL DO You will: Visit patients in their own home to help them manage their feeding tube and carry out basic tube care reviews (after a period of training). This will include weighing patients and supporting and training them to use the feeding tube and associated equipment.Manage patients data on home enteral feeding company database and ensure that it is kept up to date and patients have all of the equipment they require.Feedback any issues that you identify to dietitians and nutrition nursesLiaise with dietitians and Nutrition nurses in the hospital to ensure any patient admissions and discharges are as smooth as possible. WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR A good team player who is also happy to work independently and proactivelyAn enthusiastic individual who has a great ability to create rapport with peopleAn individual who has some previous knowledge and experience of managing and using feeding tubes and equipment Great time management and excellent organisational skillsGood communication skills with experience of dealing with the publicGreat IT skills as the post holder is expected to maintain databases and use a variety of IT systemsA person with a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes as you will be carrying out home visits across Southampton City and the West Hampshire area. This post is for 3 days per week ideally including a Friday. There is a possibility that it will increase to 4 days in due course.