Job summary

Band 8A Lead Nurse for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.

To work with the multidisciplinary specialist nutrition team to ensure complex patients receive parenteral and enteral nutrition where indicated.

The Lead Nurse role will ensure line management of 2 enteral band 7 nurses and 1 parenteral nutrition nurse. Within the nutrition team there are 2 Gastroenterology Consultants a pharmacist and a dietician.

Main duties of the job

• Supporting approximately 60 home patients on IV fluids and Home Parenteral Nutrition including prescriptions.
• Involves liaising with commercial home care companies (x 4) for home patient reviews and service review meetings.
• Managing the enteral nursing team.
• Supporting complex nutrition patient MDT's.
• Liaising with other HPN centres (RBH is one of 22 HPN centres).
• Managing IF Database and supporting national data submissions.
• Supporting other local hospitals e.g.RSCH, Basingstoke, Frimley, with HPN remote discharges.
• Daily inpatient PN ward rounds (leading the team during Consultant absence).
• Supporting general nutrition within the hospital e.g. Nutrition Steering Committee (NSC); dietitians and MUST scoring; fluid balance, etc.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-8285565PCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12) ((RSCN (Pt 8) if appropriate)) educated to a minimum of 1st degree level, or able to demonstrate evidence that working towards
• ENB 998/Slice, C&G 730, or equivalent
• Demonstrable management experience / Leadership and/or specialist knowledge

Desirable

• Postgraduate management/further study qualification i.e. MSc or MA
• Advanced Assessment Skills of the patient; Non-medical prescriber; MSc Clinical Nutrition

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-qualification with recent clinical, leadership and managerial experience at minimum of band 7 AfC
• Evidence of highly developed specialist knowledge and formal training in field
• Experienced in meeting requirements of Quality Assurance Framework for the Service
• Experience in facilitation, teaching, assessing, and coaching
• Experienced in Audit Process
• Understanding and experience of challenges and solutions to meeting access targets

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12) ((RSCN (Pt 8) if appropriate)) educated to a minimum of 1st degree level, or able to demonstrate evidence that working towards ENB 998/Slice, C&G 730, or equivalent Demonstrable management experience / Leadership and/or specialist knowledge Desirable Postgraduate management/further study qualification i.e. MSc or MA Advanced Assessment Skills of the patient; Non-medical prescriber; MSc Clinical Nutrition Experience Essential Significant post-qualification with recent clinical, leadership and managerial experience at minimum of band 7 AfC Evidence of highly developed specialist knowledge and formal training in field Experienced in meeting requirements of Quality Assurance Framework for the Service Experience in facilitation, teaching, assessing, and coaching Experienced in Audit Process Understanding and experience of challenges and solutions to meeting access targets

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)