Registered Veterinary Nurse - Orthopaedics
Full-time, 38.5 hours per week
Up to £28,000 DOE
Join a Team Where Your Skills Make a Difference
Taverham Veterinary Hospital is seeking a dedicated Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our large and supportive team. This role will work alongside our Lead Orthopaedic Nurse, providing hands-on support and helping deliver excellent orthopaedic care. You’ll have the opportunity to rotate between first-opinion work and advanced practitioner-led, gaining experience across a wide variety of cases.
Based at our well-equipped first-opinion hospital, you’ll support both first-opinion and referral work (certificate-holder led). The referral caseload includes orthopaedics, soft-tissue surgery, medicine (including endoscopy), CT, hydrotherapy, dentistry, cardiology, and ECC.
As part of your role you will:
* Rotate between first-opinion and orthopaedic work
* Support orthopaedic procedures with kit ordering, booking, surgical prep, anaesthesia, and scrubbing in
* Perform x-rays and CTs as part of the orthopaedic team
* Contribute to the smooth running of the practice alongside a large, experienced vet and nursing team
Work Schedule
* 4 day week, 38.5 hours per week
* 1 in 8 short weekends (Saturday or Sunday 9am–3pm)
* Full-time role with all own out-of-hours care supported by a dedicated night team taking transfers/overnight cases
About the Practice
Taverham Veterinary Hospital is a large, first-opinion practice undertaking both first-opinion and referral work. We have a wide range of specialist clinicians, including several certificate-holding ECC clinicians. Our dedicated night team ensures excellent out-of-hours care for transfers and overnight cases from surrounding practices.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking a qualified and enthusiastic RVN with a keen interest in orthopaedics. Ideally you will have strong practical skills, a collaborative attitude, and a commitment to delivering high standards of patient care. Previous experience in a referral hospital is preferred but not essential; support and development will be provided.
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our practice. Investing in our team, premises, and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive salary up to £28,000 DOE, you will benefit from:
Work Life Balance
* 6.6 weeks annual leave
* Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
* Your birthday as a paid day off
* Private medical insurance
* Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership
* Non-accidental injury support
Development
* £550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid
* Certificate Support
* Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
* Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
* All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
* Infection Prevention and Control Programme
* Quality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
* VDS cover
* RCVS fees
Additional
* Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers
* Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
* Discounted staff pet care
At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
Any questions before applying?
Speak to Elliott Burgin from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
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