Job description
Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Godstone, Surrey
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse or soon to be?
2. Are you looking for ongoing training and development opportunities?
We are recruiting for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse to join a referral and emergency practice in Godstone, Surrey. This role is full time for 40 hours per week over 5 days with shifts between 7:30am and 7:30pm, along with 1 in 3 full weekends with time off in lieu. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.
They are looking for enthusiastic RVN who has some previous experience within a practice however it is not essential that they have referral experience as full training and support will be provided.
There is a shared weekend and bank holiday rota that is shared between branches across the region.
This position offers an excellent opportunity for an RVN looking to move into dealing with more specialised and complex cases. Future career development opportunities and ongoing learning and development courses are available.
If you are looking for a new challenge, then contact us to find out more about this role.
About them:
The practice are fully equipped with not only a large specialised team but with facilities to treat specialised conditions including:
3. Dermatology
4. Dentistry
5. Internal medicine
6. Cardiorespiratory
7. Neurology
8. Soft tissue surgery
9. Orthopaedics
Benefits
There is plenty of support available for a nurse is looking to develop their clinical skills and knowledge and even move into management. 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.
All staff and patients benefit from the access to the best diagnostic equipment such as MRI machines and CT scanners and state of the art operating theatres in this specialised referral hospital.
Key details
10. Type: Small animal referral
11. Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 5 days, shifts between 7:30am and 7:30pm
12. Weekends: 1 in 3 half weekends
13. Sole charge: None
14. OOH: None
15. Computer system: Freedom
16. Consultations: 15 minutes
17. Team: Large veterinary practice
About them
18. Large community of highly skilled veterinary professionals
19. Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
20. Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
21. Provides advanced Veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI machines and state of the art operating theatres
22. Career progression opportunities available
23. Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
24. Provides state of the art specialised diagnostic equipment
About you
25. You will have a good amount of nursing experience in all aspects of nursing
26. Previous referral experience is not essential
27. You will be looking to move into a position where you deal with more specialised cases and move away from 1st opinion
28. You will have good organisational skills
29. You must have a friendly and compassionate attitude and be approachable at all times
30. You will be ambitious to continue with further education and training
31. You will be forward thinking and always looking at ways to develop the clinical nursing team further
32. You will enjoy running nurse clinics
33. You will have experience in clinical coaching and or happy to become a clinical coach
34. You will enjoy leading a team and providing ongoing support to fellow team members
35. You must be motivated and passionate about your work and share this and promote this ethos with other members of staff
36. You will enjoy mentoring others and leading by example
37. You will enjoy working as part of a team
38. You will have a genuine passion for animal welfare
39. You will consistently deliver a high standard of clinical care
40. You will be caring, adaptable, hardworking, and reliable
41. 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:
42. Ultrasound
43. X-ray
44. Endoscopy
45. Multiparameter machine
46. Defibrillator
47. ECG
48. MRI
49. Orthopaedic facilities
50. 24hr care
Package:
51. Salary: Up to £35, per annum, commensurate to experience
52. Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
53. CPD: Generous allowance of £ with 2 days to attend
54. Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
55. Workplace pension scheme
56. Access to a learning and development platform
57. Access to employee assist programme
58. Internal courses available ongoing
59. Attendance bonus schemes
60. Exclusive company discounts and rewards scheme
61. Paternity scheme
Must haves:
62. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
63. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
64. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills