Job description
Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Greenock, Renfrewshire
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse?
2. Are you looking for a role which involves all aspects of nursing and offers opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge?
We are working with a small animal practice located in Greenock who are recruiting for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse.
The role will involve all aspects of nursing so you must be capable in all areas, pulling from your experience working in a small animal practice. You will have the ability to balance empathising with clients and maintaining your professionalism. You will be prepared to develop your skills by working closely with the whole team and must have an excellent attention to detail and organisational skills. Your general nursing skills will involve assisting in operating theatre, caring for medical and surgical patients, in-patient care, laboratory work and vet and nurse consultations.
Theis role is full time with shifts from 8am to 5:30pm, along with 1 in 4 weekends. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.
Key details:
3. Type: Small animal
4. Hours: Full time, shifts from 8am to 5:30pm
5. Weekends: 1 in 4 weekends
6. OOH: None
7. On-call: None
8. Computer system: Animana
9. Branch work: None
10. Team: 14 vets and a supportive non-clinical team
About them:
11. They offer a professional but fun environment, where client and patient care are balanced with great team morale and enjoyment of their wonderful job
12. This role requires excellent clinical and customer service skills, with an ability to practice sole charge from time to time.
13. You will be able to maximise your nursing skill set working here
14. They are a friendly, family oriented practice with a happy, hardworking team and loyal clients
15. They have a modern, bright and spacious practice which has excellent facilities including Kennels and cattery for hospitalisation, full surgical facilities, all routine surgery on site, X-ray, ultrasound, in-house lab facilities
About you:
16. You will need to be confident in your own abilities and have excellent clinical and customer service skills to succeed in this
17. Team work, patient care, high standards and relationships building with clients are at the forefront of what they do
18. They are looking for an enthusiastic, goal oriented and self-motivated veterinary nurse to continue the rapid growth of the practice.
19. You will need to be comfortable liaising with other veterinary team members, specialists and service providers
Facilities:
20. In-house laboratory
21. Haematology
22. Biochemistry
23. Therapeutic monitoring
24. Ultrasound
25. X-ray
26. Endoscopy
Package:
27. Salary: £23, to £28, per annum, commensurate to experience
28. Holidays: 6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
29. CPD: Generous allowance of £
30. Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
31. Membership to another professional body of choice
32. Excellent career opportunities and development
33. Private medical insurance for you and your family
34. Contributory pension scheme
35. Critical illness cover and life insurance
Must haves:
36. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
37. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
38. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills