Job description
Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Beckenham, London
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse?
2. Do you have excellent communication skills?
3. Would you like a role where you can utilise all of your nursing skills?
We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Beckenham, London for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse to join their team.
This role will suit an experienced individual who has excellent communication skills to deliver the best quality service to the practice's loyal clients. The practice is looking for someone who is willing to go above and beyond for the patients and clients, developing trusting relationships with both.
The ideal candidate is an RCVS registered nurse with a background in small animal care who puts animal care and the welfare for both pets and owners above all else. You will also be able to work effectively as a team to deliver excellent care to all clients and patients. This role would be most suited to someone who is looking to develop their skills in a busy practice with a variety of interesting cases to deal with.
This role is full time for 40 hours per week, along with 1 in 5 weekends. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.
Duties:
The role involves all aspects of nursing and includes sharing best practice and supporting and developing the rest of the nursing team. The nurse will be responsible for supporting the PCA's and CCA'S within the team. They will be part of the nurse clinics that run daily. The RVN will be involved in administering treatments and medications, performing diagnostic tests, assisting in surgeries, and providing advice to clients. They will also have clinical coaching opportunities to support SVNs within the region. There are a certain number of administrational duties however support is provided from the regional team.
The role is ideal for an RVN who thrives on providing a high level of veterinary care, teaching student nurses and someone who is ambitious to develop their career.
Benefits
There is continual support and mentoring available. There are ongoing internal courses to develop clinical skills and personal skills as well as training to help communicate delicate information to clients.
The practices provide a high standard of clinical care and prides 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.
Key details
4. Type: Small animal
5. Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week
6. Weekends: 1 in 5 weekends
7. Sole charge: None
8. OOH: None
9. Computer system: Freedom
10. Consultations: 15 minutes
About them
11. Large community of highly skilled Veterinary Professionals
12. Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
13. Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
14. Provides advanced Veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI Machines and state of the art operating theatres
15. Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
16. Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment
About you
17. You will have previous experience of working in a small animal practice
18. You will have a good amount of nursing experience in all aspects of nursing
19. You will have good organisational skills
20. You must have a friendly and compassionate attitude and be approachable at all times
21. You will be ambitious to continue with further education and training
22. You will be forward thinking and always looking at ways to develop the clinical nursing team further
23. You will enjoy running nurse clinics
24. You will have experience in clinical coaching and or happy to become a clinical coach
25. You will enjoy leading a team and providing ongoing support to fellow team members
26. You must be motivated and passionate about your work and share this and promote this ethos with other members of staff
27. You will enjoy mentoring others and leading by example
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. Ultrasound
34. Fleas, ticks and worming treatments
35. Dentistry
36. CT imaging
37. X-ray
38. Endoscopy
39. Defibrillator
40. 24 hour intensive care
41. Microchipping
42. Neutering
Package:
43. Salary: Up to £30, per annum, commensurate to experience
44. Holidays: 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays
45. CPD: Generous allowance of £ with 2 days to attend
46. Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVNA fees paid
47. Workplace pension scheme
48. Career progression opportunities
49. Access to a learning and development platform
50. Access to employee assist programme
51. Internal courses available ongoing
52. Attendance bonus schemes
53. Exclusive company discounts and rewards scheme
Must haves:
54. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
55. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
56. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills