Paediatric Nutrition Nursing Assistant

Main area Paediatrics Grade 2/3 Contract Secondment: 24 months (End date: 31.05.28) Hours 22.5 hours per week (Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered) Job
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Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital - Division E Town Cambridge Salary £25,272 - £27,476 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2026 23:59

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our established Nutrition, Hepatology and Gastroenterology as a Paediatric Nutrition Nursing Assistant on a fixed

You will be joining a diverse, stimulating and excellent service, to provide specialist care to children, young people and their families affected by Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutritional conditions throughout all of Children’s Services.

As part of your role, you will be responsible for providing specialist support directed by the medical and nursing colleagues to the children, young people, families and professional colleagues, interface with all relevant professional groups and agencies within and outside the Trust to enhance the delivery of care to families affected by Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition conditions.

You will be recruited at Band 2 if you have not yet completed CUH HCSW induction which includes completion of the Care Certificate and Competencies. Once completed you will move up to Band 3. If you are currently working in a support worker role and have therefore completed these, you will be recruited as Band 3

Please note you will be required to undertake a Functional Skills Test as part of your interview assessment. You will need to pass this in order to proceed to a Conditional Offer. This is applicable if you are not currently working as a Support worker at CUH.

General day to day tasks will include helping to facilitate Home Enteral feeding discharges in Children’ services including liaising with the dietetic team, training parents, carers and patients, providing information for discharge, and setting up orders with regional teams to ensure on going supplies once patients are discharged. Monitoring stock levels that enables the efficient and effect discharge of patients, which entails liaising with external home enteral feeding companies to manage these.

Supporting the nursing team to arrange external clinical tests locally for patients within the east of England and record these when available using EPIC to ensure the continued safe management of the complex intestinal failure patients requiring home parenteral nutrition. Answering telephone calls and emails from parents and other health care professionals, and liaising with our nurses and consultants to problem solve.

Supporting all aspects of the Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition services. Also when necessary helping to prepare specialist medical equipment to aid patients with diagnosis. Recording accurate data within patient’s notes on our electronic system and excel databases. Working closely with our team and the wider Multi-professional team to ensure that patient care is well planned and implemented.

Come Nurse with us…

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our…