Job description
Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Kenilworth, Warwickshire
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse?
2. Are you looking for a new opportunity in Warwickshire?
3. Would you like ongoing career development training and opportunities?
We have an opportunity for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse to join a small animal practice in Kenilworth.
This role will involve all aspects of nursing and you will be prepared to develop your skills by collaborating with the team. You will perform your nursing duties with confidence and competence to provide the gold standard of care to the practice's loyal clients by assisting vets in surgical procedures. You must have excellent attention to detail and organisational skills. Your nursing duties will involve managing the kennels, assisting in the operating theatre and consulting.
The role is full time for 40 hours per week over 5 days, along with 1 in 6 full weekends. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.
Benefits of the role:
The practice provides a high standard of clinical care and pride themselves on having staff members who stand apart from the rest and have a real passion and vision for how they work. They provide ongoing training and support to all team members through dedicated training centres.
All staff also benefit from the access to the best diagnostic equipment such as MRI machines and CT scanners and state of the art operating theatres in their nearest state-of-the-art Animal Hospital.
Key details
4. Type: Small animal
5. Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 5 days
6. Weekends: 1 in 6 full weekends
7. TOIL: Yes, for weekend work
8. OOH: None
9. Branch work: N/A
10. Computer system: Freedom
11. Consultations: 15 minutes
12. Team: 2 vets, 1 RVN, 2 PCAs and a supportive non-clinical team
About them
13. Large community of highly skilled veterinary professionals
14. Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
15. Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
16. Provides advanced veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI machines and state of the art operating theatres
17. Career progression opportunities available
18. Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
19. Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment
About you
20. You will have a friendly and compassionate attitude and be approachable
21. You will demonstrate leadership qualities
22. You will be passionate and focused on developing and supporting team members
23. You will be looking for a role to take on more responsibility
24. You will have a good amount of small animal nursing experience in all aspects of nursing
25. You will be ambitious to continue with further education and training
26. You will be forward thinking, motivated, passionate with a genuine interest in animal welfare
27. You must be motivated and passionate about your work and share this and promote this ethos with other members of staff
28. You will enjoy working as part of a team
29. You will have a genuine passion for animal welfare
30. You will consistently deliver a high standard of clinical care
31. You will be caring, adaptable, hardworking, and reliable
32. You will have excellent communication and customer interfacing skills
Facilities
The practice is fully equipped with all the latest diagnostic equipment and there is a wide range of state-of-the-art services available, including:
33. Dentistry
34. Fleas, ticks and worming treatments
35. Nurse clinics
36. Home visits
37. In-house laboratory
38. Microchipping
39. Neutering
40. Vaccinations
Package:
41. Salary: Up to £30, per annum, commensurate to experience
42. Holidays: 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays
43. CPD: Generous allowance of £ with 2 days to attend
44. Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
45. Workplace pension scheme
46. Access to a learning and development platform
47. Access to employee assist programme
48. Internal courses available ongoing
49. Attendance bonus schemes
50. Exclusive company discounts and rewards scheme
Must haves:
51. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
52. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
53. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills