Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service is one of the leading small animal referral centres in the world, having been delivering the highest possible standard of pet healthcare for over 30 years.
Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.
Our vision is to provide an unrivalled clinical, patient, client, and team experience that is recognised for excellence worldwide. Our values centre around the care of our patients, our clients, our referring vets, each other, and the environment to make a Better World for Pets.
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic RVN to become a valued member of our Surgical Suite nursing team.
As a Surgical RVN, you'll be working closely with our fantastic nursing team, which includes 6 full-time RVNs, 6 part-time RVNs, 6 dedicated surgical suite Patient Care Assistants, along with our amazing Specialist Surgeons and Anaesthetists.
Your role will involve providing support for surgical patients from a wide range of disciplines, offering incredible variety and learning opportunities. This means you'll get exposure to cases in cardiology, soft tissue, orthopaedics, neurology, ophthalmology, and our primary care service.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Providing high-quality peri-operative care for our surgical patients.
* Monitoring anaesthesia, including emergency and critically ill patients.
* Preparing patients for surgery and scrubbing into procedures if needed.
* Handling both general and theatre nursing duties, including the maintenance and preparation of sterile supplies and instruments.
* Keeping accurate records.
* Maintaining excellent infection control protocols .
As a Surgical RVN, you need to be an excellent communicator and have a genuine desire to continuously improve clinical standards. You will use all your nursing skills, so it’s important you are confident and capable in all core nursing duties, including anaesthesia monitoring, intravenous catheter placement, drug dosage calculation, handling and administration, blood sampling, and patient recovery. While previous referral experience is desirable, it's absolutely not essential as we will provide comprehensive training and support to help you excel in this role.
This is a full-time position, averaging 38 hours per week, with shifts between 7 am and 9 pm, and just 1 in 6 weekends.
What You Can Look Forward to When You Join Us:
When you join our team, you'll discover a truly supportive and enriching environment. Here's just a glimpse of what we offer:
* A Warm Welcome and Great Support: We'll make sure you feel right at home from day one with a really thorough induction and a strong support system on our large referral site.
* Grow Your Skills: Willows is widely known for delivering great CPD, and you'll benefit from a dedicated nursing CPD program specifically designed and delivered by a nurse to help you enhance your professional growth.
* Great Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a balanced 38-hour work week, collaborating with a fantastic team of highly specialised professionals.
* Lots of Opportunities: With so many diverse disciplines, you'll find plenty of room to specialise and grow within each team, exploring what you're passionate about.
* Advance Your Career: We genuinely encourage you to showcase and develop your unique skills, helping you progress in your career.
* Our Team: You’ll be part of a dynamic team of over 250 Associates, led by renowned Specialists in Orthopaedics, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Internal Medicine, Clinical Nutrition, Oncology, Soft Tissue Surgery, Cardiology, Dermatology, Emergency and Critical Care (ECC), Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Diagnostic Imaging, and Physiotherapy.
* Always Supported: We provide 24-hour veterinary and nursing cover, with wonderful support from our dedicated emergency vets and Interns.
* Fantastic Facilities: Our hospital facilities are truly state-of-the-art, featuring an on-site Siemens 64-slice CT scanner, a Siemens 1.5T MRI, two in-theatre mobile image intensifiers, two digital radiography rooms, ultrasonography, electrodiagnostics, video endoscopy, and an extensive range of advanced surgical equipment.
Salary from £28,000, depending on experience
Benefits include
* 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
* RCVS and VDS fees paid
* External CPD funded
* Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
* Career progression opportunities
* Staff discount schemes
* Life Assurance
* Enhanced sickness pay
* Enhanced equal family leave
* E-car salary sacrifice scheme
* Wellness program including employee assistance program, eyecare voucher scheme, free annual flu jab, and cycle to work scheme
* Recruitment referral reward scheme
If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with our Talent Acquisition Business Partner, Rebecca at rebecca.coleman@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office, in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme, which is available to everyone.
Linnaeus is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.