Job description
Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Sevenoaks, Kent
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse or soon to be?
2. Are you looking to join an independent practice?
We are working with an independent small animal practice located in Sevenoaks, Kent 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. Dealing with routine and emergency cases. We have inpatient care, theatre/diagnostics, day/team organisation shifts, nurse clinic/client communication shifts, laboratory shifts. We are very nurse lead and like our nurses to do as much as they can to encourage great teamwork and job satisfaction.
This role is full time for 40 hours per week with shifts from 7am to 4pm, 8am to 5pm, 8:30am to 5:30pm and 9am to 6pm, along with 1 in 6 Saturday mornings and 1 in 12 Saturdays mornings followed by on-call until 7am on Monday. There may also be some night shifts if cover is needed but this will be very rare.
Key details:
3. Type: Small animal
4. Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, shifts between 7am and 6pm
5. Weekends: On a rota basis
6. OOH: Some nights if cover needed but very rare
7. Branch work: None
8. Computer system: Ezyvet
About them:
9. They offer a professional but fun environment, where client and patient care are balanced with great team morale and enjoyment of their wonderful job
10. This role requires excellent clinical and customer service skills, with an ability to practice sole charge from time to time
11. You will be able to maximise your nursing skill set working here
12. They are a friendly, family-oriented practice with a happy, hardworking team and loyal clients
13. 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:
14. You will need to be confident in your own abilities and have excellent clinical and customer service skills to succeed in this
15. Teamwork, patient care, high standards and building relationships with clients are at the forefront of what they do
16. They are looking for an enthusiastic, goal oriented and self-motivated veterinary nurse to continue the rapid growth of the practice
17. You will need to be comfortable liaising with other veterinary team members, specialists and service providers
Facilities:
The practice offers a wide range of modern veterinary services along with state-of-the-art technology and diagnostic equipment, including:
18. Hospitalisation
19. Dentistry
20. Ultrasound
21. X-ray
22. Nurse clinics
23. Hydrotherapy
Package:
24. Salary: £26, to £31, per annum, commensurate to experience
25. Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus birthday off
26. CPD: Generous allowance
27. Memberships: Professional fees paid
28. Excellent career opportunities and development
29. Private medical insurance for you and your family
30. Contributory pension scheme
31. Critical illness cover and life insurance
Must haves:
32. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
33. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
34. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills