We have a fantastic opportunity for a reliable, hardworking, enthusiastic, and motivated Equine Nursing Assistant / Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team at our state-of-the-art RCVS accredited Equine Hospital just outside of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
As a keen team player, you will be working within our experienced veterinary and support staff teams to deliver the best care and service to our patients and clients. We cover a wide variety of patients from high-end competition horses to much loved family pets.
The core skills for a successful candidate are:
· Excellent attention to detail
· Confident and competent horse handling skills
· Varied equine husbandry and industry experience
· Able to work well as an individual and as part of a team
· Able to use their own initiative to assist our clients
· Good organizational skills
The role will include assisting with all aspects of in-patient and out-patient nursing care covering a wide range medical, surgical and diagnostic procedures. Depending on your qualification the role will include assisting with:
· Adult and neonatal ICU nursing.
· Surgical nursing.
· Diagnostic imaging including radiography, ultrasound, scintigraphy & MRI.
· Ambulatory visits to assist the veterinary team
You will be required to participate in a night, weekend, and bank holiday rota on a shared basis.
This is a permanent part time role working 32 hours a week, 8 hour days. For this role we offer 24 days holiday including bank holidays per year, plus an additional bonus day off for your birthday, CPD is actively encouraged with a CPD allowance, free on-site parking, employee discount, and a health cash plan scheme.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £20,355.65 per year
Expected hours: 32 per week
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee discount
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Tewkesbury GL20 6HE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
* equine industry: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person