Virtual Ward and IV therapy at home Practitioner

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in England seeks a Virtual Ward and IV therapy at home Practitioner. This role involves delivering patient care at home, ensuring safe and holistic services. You will receive comprehensive training to enhance your clinical skills and adapt to the evolving needs of patient care pathways. Ideal candidates will have NMC registration and experience in clinical environments. This is a unique opportunity to contribute significantly to transforming patient care while working in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a clinical environment, providing patient care.
• Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner.
• An understanding of IV therapy at home and virtual ward delivery methods.
• Criminal Records Bureau clearance as per Trust policy.
• Experience working in an acute Trust or community setting.

Responsibilities

• Support patients in the comfort of their own homes through IV Therapy.
• Ensure safe, evidence-based, and holistic patient care.
• Adapt to evolving service needs and new care pathways.

Skills

Well-developed communication skills

Time management

Effective organization abilities

Education

Current level one NMC registration

Completion of the IV Package

Possession of a mentoring course

Tools

Venepuncture and Cannulation

ANTT

CVAD

AIMS

Lone Working

Job description

Go back Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Virtual Ward and IV therapy at home Practitioner

The closing date is 13 January 2026

Delivering Exceptional, Patient-Centred Care at Home

Join our dedicated SFH@Home team and play a vital role in transforming patient care through our innovative IV Therapy at Home service, incorporating OPAT, MDCU, and Virtual Ward pathways. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by supporting patients in the comfort of their own homes, ensuring safe, evidence-based, and holistic care.

As part of this dynamic role, you will receive comprehensive training and work within a robust competency framework to develop advanced clinical skills. You'll gain the knowledge and confidence to adapt to evolving service needs and new care pathways, helping shape the future of Virtual Ward care delivery.

If you're passionate about improving patient experience, embracing innovation, and growing your expertise, this role offers the perfect platform to thrive.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Knowledge Requirements

• Well-developed communication skills and time management
• Effective organisation abilities

Qualifications

• Current level one NMC registration
• Completion of the IV Package
• Possession of a mentoring course

Further Training

• Venepuncture and Cannulation
• ANTT
• CVAD
• AIMS
• Lone Working

Experience

• Experience of working within a clinical environment, providing patient care
• Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relatives/carers and staff
• An understanding of how the IV therapy at home and virtual ward works, including knowledge of the virtual ward delivery methods.
• Criminal Records Bureau clearance in accordance with Trust policy
• Awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses
• Experience within working in an acute Trust
• Experience of working within a community setting
• Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse, or project work
• Audit or research within the clinical area
• Supervision of non-registered staff, pre-registration and post basic students.

Contractual Requirements

• Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties.
• Dexterity and accuracy in undertaking clinical skills, use of equipment and documentation.
• Competent and capable of using medical equipment
• Ability to work flexibly as the service require
• Hold a full driving licence and have access to a car for business use
• Evidence of moving and handling training

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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust