Virtual Ward and IV therapy Senior Practitioner

Position: Virtual Ward and IV therapy at home Senior Practitioner

Virtual Ward and IV Therapy at Home Senior Practitioner

Overview

Join our progressive SFH@Home team to deliver high‑quality, patient‑centred care across OPAT, Virtual Ward pathways and the Medical Day Case Units at King’s Mill Hospital and Newark. The role allows you to make a real difference by supporting patients through innovative care models designed to improve outcomes and experience.

As a key member of the team you will undertake comprehensive training and competency frameworks, develop advanced knowledge and skills across all services, and play a pivotal role in supervising and coordinating Band 5 nurses and Clinical Support Workers to ensure excellence in care delivery. Flexibility and adaptability are essential as you respond to the changing needs of patients across all three services and embrace new pathways as they are introduced.

Details

• Date posted: 30 December 2025
• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for change
• Band: 6
• Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 per annum
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full‑time
• Reference number: 214-MED-7641162
• Job locations:
  King’s Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL

Responsibilities

Primary duties include:

• Provide and oversee OPAT, Virtual Ward and Medical Day Case Units services at King’s Mill Hospital and Newark.
• Maintain high standards of patient care, conducting assessments, treatments and follow‑ups.
• Coordinate care plans for home IV therapy and manage virtual ward pathways.
• Supervise and develop Band 5 nurses and Clinical Support Workers.
• Ensure compliance with all Trust policies, safeguarding and clinical standards.
• Engage with service users and carers to communicate care plans and outcome expectations.

Person Specification – Training
Essential

• Current level one NMC registration.
• Diploma or degree in health/nursing related studies.
• Relevant post‑basic study e.g., teaching and assessing qualification.
• Completion of the IV Package.

Desirable

• Possession of a mentoring course.
• Continuing professional development/reflective profile.
• Formal leadership and management training.
• Research training/experience.

Person Specification – Experience

• Experience with in an acute Trust/community setting.
• Supervision of non‑registered staff, pre‑registration and post‑basic students.
• Evidence of ability to mentor.
• Ability to manage the clinical area or ward efficiently and effectively.
• Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relatives/carers and staff.
• An understanding of how IV therapy at home and virtual ward operates.
• Criminal Records Bureau clearance in accordance with Trust policy.
• Awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses.

Person Specification – Communication
Essential

• Develop and maintain constructive working relationships.
• Able to communicate with service users in a clear and concise manner.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintain sensitivity and empathy in communication with patients/clients.
• Tact, discretion and persuasive skills required.
• Works as part of a team and helps others when implementing decisions.
• Produce timely and accurate written/electronic records and documents.
• Demonstrate basic IT skills.
• Recognition of own level of competence and is able to communicate these to appropriate staff.
• Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication.

Desirable

• Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills.
• Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions.
• Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team.

Person Specification – Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential

• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care.
• Ability to identify own learning needs.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the deputy sister/charge nurse role.
• Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans.

Desirable

• Demonstrate leadership skills and ability to effectively lead a team.
• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise workload of self and others.
• Demonstrate an ability to supervise and support others.
• Demonstrate effective time management skills.
• Demonstrate effective resource management.

Person Specification – Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential

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