Job description
Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Mitcham, Greater London
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse or soon to be?
2. Are you looking to join an established small animal practice?
3. Do you want to join a close-knit and dynamic nursing team?
Are you looking for…
4. A great salary of up to £30,?
5. A working week of 4 days?
6. An excellent work-life balance?
7. No OOH work?
8. A generous CPD allowance?
We are recruiting on behalf of a busy small animal practice in Mitcham, London for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse to join their growing team. This role is full time for 4 days per week, along with 1 in 4 weekends. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.
This is an established practice with a highly experienced team of skilled vets and nurses, offering an excellent opportunity for the RVN to develop their nursing skill set and knowledge.
The practice prides itself on delivering a high standard of veterinary care and boasts an excellent reputation within the community. It offers a full range of services to clients with a mixture of walk-ins and appointments. The practice is a modern purpose-built building with operating theatres, consulting rooms and state of the art equipment. The offer a wide range of modern clinical services and preventative healthcare advice and education to their clients. They also are fully equipped to deal with more complex medical and surgical cases including orthopaedic services.
About the role
The role involves all aspects of general nursing. The right candidate will be encouraged and supported fully to work to the best of their ability with plenty of new opportunities available to them in this growing business. The RVN must be enthusiastic and passionate about animal welfare and committed to delivering a high standard of clinical care. The RVN must be keen to continue developing their knowledge and development by continuing to learn whilst also demonstrating excellent customer facing skills and able to establish good working relationships with both clients and fellow team members.
Key details:
9. Type: Small animal
10. Hours: Full time, 4 days per week
11. Weekends: 1 in 4 weekends
12. Sole charge: None
13. OOH: None
About them:
In a state-of-the-art, fully equipped, spacious, purpose-built clinic you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills with the benefit of an interesting and diverse caseload, the support of a fantastic, forward-thinking team while working for a company with strong values. This company truly care about all their team members and the people and pets they look after and want to give more people access to high quality veterinary care by being affordable and convenient for all their customers, whilst not compromising on veterinary standards. You will be supported to develop your skills and will have the opportunity to progress as this is a young, growing, thriving company with lots of new opportunities emerging.
About you:
14. You will have good solid experience in all areas of general nursing
15. You will be enthusiastic and passional about delivering a high standard of clinical care
16. You will be ambitious and keen to continually improve on your professional knowledge and experiences
17. Previous coaching experience would be advantageous
18. You will be happy to continually educate owners on pet welfare and preventative care
19. You will be motivated with a genuine passion for animal welfare
20. You will consistently deliver a high standard of clinical care
21. You will have excellent communication and customer interfacing skills
Package:
22. Salary: £28, to £30, per annum, commensurate to experience
23. Holidays: Generous annual leave
24. CPD: Generous allowance
25. Memberships: Professional fees paid
26. Flexible rota allowing for a great work-life balance
27. Staff discount scheme
28. Workplace pension scheme
Must haves:
29. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
30. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
31. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills