Overview
Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal at Vet Record Careers
We are looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly team at Delaware Veterinary Group. We currently have 3 RVNs, 1 SVN and 1 VCA at our Yeovil small animal practice in Somerset.
The ideal candidate is motivated, enthusiastic and has excellent communication skills, with a focus on high-quality client and pet care. The usual nursing duties include inpatient hospital care, theatre practice and laboratory work. Outpatient nursing care is also important as we run busy nurse clinics. Some reception cover is required, especially during holidays.
Responsibilities
* Provide inpatient hospital care, theatre and laboratory support.
* Deliver outpatient nursing care through busy nurse clinics.
* Assist with reception duties as needed (holidays).
Working hours
This is a full-time position. Current team works 37.5 hours per week including weekend hours, with an option for a 40 hour per week contract.
Rotas require: 1 in 5 Saturday mornings, 1 in 10 inpatient weekends, 1 weekday inpatient duty, and 1 in 5 Friday inpatient duty.
There is no emergency on-call, but the rota supports inpatients not transferred to an out-of-hours provider.
Benefits
* Work life balance
o 6.6 weeks annual leave
o Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
o Your birthday as a paid day off
* Wellbeing
o Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
o Private Medical Insurance
o Cycle to Work scheme
o Employee wellbeing initiatives, including discounted gym membership
o Non-accidental injury support
* Development
o £550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid pro rata
o Certificate support
o Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
o Access to Vetlexicon online encyclopaedia
o Opportunity to apply for research funding
o Infection Prevention and Control Programme
o Quality Improvement Programme
* Professional Memberships
o VDS cover
o RCVS fees
* Additional
o Pawsome Benefits – discounts and cashback with retailers
o Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
o Discounted staff pet care
Experience and qualifications
* Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with relevant small animal clinical experience
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
* Industries: Veterinary
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