Nurse Specialist - Nutrition Team Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
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Role summary
Leeds Children's Hospital is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist Team Leader to lead its Children's Nutrition IBD and Gastroenterology Specialist Nursing Services. This role involves providing expert clinical care as a Nutrition Nurse Specialist and managing specialist nursing teams for Parental Nutrition (PN), Enteral Nutrition (EN), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and General Gastroenterology. The postholder will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care for Children and Young People across Yorkshire and Humber within a nationally recognised tertiary gastroenterology service.
Key responsibilities
- Provide expert clinical leadership within the Children's Nutrition Service, supporting patients receiving parental and enteral nutrition.
- Line manage and professionally lead the Children's PN, EN and IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist teams.
- Support the development, implementation and review of clinical guidelines, policies, care pathways, audit programmes and patient information resources.
- Lead the development and delivery of education and training programmes for patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals.
- Work collaboratively with local hospitals and community nursing teams across the Yorkshire and Humber region, providing specialist advice, support and education relating to Paediatric Artificial Nutrition.
- Actively contribute to the wider Paediatric Gastroenterology Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and participate in governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
Essential criteria
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Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Nurse Specialist - Nutrition Team Manager
The closing date is 25 September 2026
Job summary
Leeds Children's Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced and highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist Team Leader to lead our Children's Nutrition IBD and Gastroenterology Specialist Nursing Services.
This is an exciting opportunity for an autonomous and confident nurse with extensive experience in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Service Leadership. The successful postholder will provide expert clinical care as a Nutrition Nurse Specialist whilst leading and managing the specialist nursing teams supporting Parental Nutrition (PN), Enteral Nutrition (EN), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and General Gastroenterology.
Working within a nationally recognised tertiary gastroenterology service, the post holder will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care for Children and Young People across Yorkshire and Humber.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide expert clinical leadership within the Children's Nutrition Service, supporting patients receiving parental and enteral nutrition.
Line manage and professionally lead the Children's PN, EN and IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist teams.
Support the development, implementation and review of clinical guidelines, policies, care pathways, audit programme
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