Clinical Nurse Specialist

Clinical Nurse Specialist The closing date is 21 May 2026 An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse Specialist role within the Adult Nutrition Support Team in the field of artificial nutrition support. The successful candidate will be based at UHW but will be required to provide cover across both UHW and UHL hospital sites. Working as part of a team is essential to this role.

The post-holder will support a range of secondary and tertiary care across all adult service clinical boards. A significant element of the role is education and training for patients and staff in relation to the safe delivery of artificial nutrition. Interest candidates must have excellent communication skills, enjoy MDT working and have experience of artificial nutrition.

Ideally they will have experience of feeding tube management (e.g., nasogastric tubes, naso‑intestinal tubes, gastrostomy tubes, jejunostomy tubes, parenteral nutrition). The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. Main duties of the job Pre‑assessment of all patients referred for Artificial Nutrition Support Insertion of nasal bridles Insertion of balloon‑retained gastrostomy tubes Traction removal of PEG tubes Setting up and disconnecting parenteral nutrition Patient/carer training and education relating to Artificial Nutrition Support Care of enteral feeding tubes and delivery of UHB‑wide training programmes To assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient care using a holistic and individualised approach, based on the principles of best practice and clinical effectiveness.

Key working relationships will be with the Cardiff and Vale UHB Nutrition Support Team, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Community Nursing and Dietetic teams as well as hospital‑based multi‑disciplinary teams. You will actively be involved in the audit and quality and safety agenda of the department and the UHB. About us Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest integrated health boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services.

Working across six hospital sites, we offer a diverse range of career opportunities. Serving over 500,000 people in Cardiff and the Vale, we focus on the health and care needs of our local population while working with partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10‑year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future. Qualifications Evidence of ongoing CPD Teaching and assessing in clinical practice / teaching qualification Experience Demonstrable experience in relevant speciality Experience of managing own caseload in relevant speciality Skills Evidence of excellent communication skills (verbal and written) Evidence of ability to work independently Demonstrate ability to influence within and outside of service, across multi‑/inter‑disciplinary groups Evidence of ability to work within a team Involvement in audit and research 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 convictions.

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