Pride Veterinary Referrals – Full Time, Permanent
Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse with hospital experience looking for a role that offers both variety and responsibility? Join our dedicated nursing team at Pride Veterinary Referrals as a Twilight Nurse and become a vital part of our 24-hour patient care service.
Your Role in the Team
Working as part of our experienced wards department, you’ll deliver exceptional nursing care to a wide variety of referral and first opinion patients. This twilight role bridges the transition between our day and night teams, offering a unique opportunity to manage emergency cases and support urgent procedures. Your work will involve triaging patients, providing post-operative care and monitoring anaesthesia under veterinary supervision.
Work Schedule
* 38 hours per week over a 4-day week
* Monday to Thursday, 4:00 PM to 2:30 AM
* No on-call duties or weekend shifts
* Participation in the bank holiday rota (1–2 bank holidays per year)
About the Practice
Pride Veterinary Referrals is a busy, purpose-built referral hospital where collaboration, high standards and continual learning are at the core of everything we do. You’ll be working alongside a team of specialists, experienced nurses and support staff who are passionate about delivering the best possible outcomes for our patients.
What We’re Looking For
* Registered Veterinary Nurse with experience in a hospital environment
* Confident in emergency triage and anaesthesia monitoring
* A calm and organised approach in a fast-paced setting
* Strong communication and teamwork skills
* A passion for delivering exceptional patient care and continuing to learn
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to develop your nursing career in a truly supportive and advanced setting. We value our people and provide the tools and encouragement you need to thrive.
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary of up to £31,000 pro rata, 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
* Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
* Private Medical Insurance
* 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 pro rata
* 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 100’s of retailers
* Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
* Discounted staff pet care
Pride Veterinary Referral Centre - Derby
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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