Clinical Nurse Specialist - Childrens Nutrition
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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Role summary
This is a 12-month maternity cover secondment or fixed-term contract for an experienced Registered Children's Nurse to join the Nottingham Children's Complex Nutrition Team. The role involves providing specialist nursing care to children with complex nutritional needs across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, offer guidance to families, and contribute to care planning and service development. This position offers the opportunity to develop specialist skills and make a significant impact on children and families.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Child
- BSc/BA in nursing
- Demonstrable teaching qualification
- Able to effectively coordinate care for children with long term conditions
- Significant experience in gastroentrology and nutrition
Desirable criteria
- Non medical prescriber
- Communication and Relationship
- Evidence of initiating and implementing change effectively in response to clinical or organisational demands.
- Able to present and receive relevant clinical information to or from a multi-professional audience.
- Good team building skills able to demonstrate how to motivate and lead.
- Planning and Organising
- Evidence of leadership experience.
- Able to develop, implement and monitor local protocols and objectives.
- Able to organise own workload.
- Registered Nurse Child
- BSc/BA in nursing
- Demonstrable teaching qualification
- Able to effectively coordinate care for children with long term conditions
- Significant experience in gastroentrology and nutrition
- Non medical prescriber
- Communication and Relationship
- Evidence of initiating and implementing change effectively in response to clinical or organisational demands.
- Able to present and receive relevant clinical information to or from a multi-professional audience.
- Good team building skills able to demonstrate how to motivate and lead.
- Planning and Organising
- Evidence of leadership experience.
- Able to develop, implement and monitor local protocols and objectives.
- Able to organise own workload.
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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Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Registered Children's Nurse to join the Nottingham Children's Complex Nutrition Team on a 12-month maternity cover secondment or fixed term contract.
You will become part of a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality care to children and young people with complex nutritional needs. This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same.
As a key member of the Complex Nutrition Team, you will:
- Provide specialist nursing care to children requiring complex nutritional support
- Work across inpatient and outpatient settings within the hospital
- Liaise closely with families, offering guidance, education, and ongoing support
- Collaborate with the wider MDT to ensure safe, effective, and holistic care
- Contribute to care planning, clinical reviews, and service development
This role offers the chance to develop specialist skills while making a meaningful difference to children and families navigating complex nutritional challenges.
Main duties of the job
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