1 Coordinates Nutrition Support Team with nursing care in general
2 Develops safe and practical nursing techniques with respect to nutrition policy through research and audit
3 Is a clinical expert in the assessment of nutritional needs and the delivery of treatment.
4 Provides advanced technical skills in relation to naso-gastric feeding, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy, Radiologically Inserted Gastrostomy and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters.
5 Provides specific training in these skills for nurses, patients and carers.
6 Contributes to nutrition education in a broader sense – nursing, medical staff and students
7 Advises, with others, on nutrition support policy, linking with the Hospital Nutrition Steering Committee to help develop a coordinated strategy, including issues regarding risk management and ethical decision making
8 Links with specialist units to foster good nutritional care.
9 Advises on and assists in the procurement of equipment
10 Out-patient nutritional support – liaison with community nurses, patients and carers
11 Maintains records
12 Participates in and often leads audit
13 Direct patient advocacy and care – out-patient HEN, HPN. Here the role may come to be seen as that of care manager for nutritional support patients.
