Nurse Specialist - Nutrition Team Manager

Job reference: 002085 Salary:
Band 7 - £49,387 - £56,515 Closing date: 25/09/2026 Department:
Nutrition - Nurse Specialists

Location:

Leeds General Infirmary Division:
Childrens CSU Hours Per Week: 37.5 For questions about this job, contact:

Name:
Clare Hazlegreaves

Position:
Matron

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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.

Leeds Children's Hospital is one of the largest Children's Hospitals in the country.

Leeds Children's Hospital has state of the art treatments, facilities and a comprehensive development programme for Nurses.

• 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 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.
• Provide clinical leadership for nasogastric (NGT) safety across Leeds Children's Hospital, supporting ongoing education, governance and quality assurance to maintain the highest standards of patient safety.
• Support service development and innovation across Nutrition and IBD services, ensuring care is responsive, effective and aligned with local and national priorities.
• Work closely with consultants, allied health professional, managers and wider MDT Colleagues to identify service challenges and implement improvement plans where required.
• Foster a positive team culture that values professional development, continuous learning and staff wellbeing.
• Support and encourage colleagues to achieve their personal and professional development goals through mentorship, supervision and career planning.
• The successful candidate will be encouraged to participate in regional, national and international professional networks relevant to paediatric nutrition and gastroenterology. This will provide opportunities to contribute to service development, share best practice and attend educational events and conferences.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

• Responsible
• Open and Honest
• One Team
• Kind

Responsible

Open and Honest

One Team

Kind

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

• People
• Improvement and Innovation
• Partnerships
• Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.