Job description
Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Richmond, Greater London
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse?
2. Are you looking to join an established small animal practice in London?
3. Do you want a more surgery-heavy caseload?
Are you looking for…
4. A great salary of up to £30,?
5. An excellent work-life balance?
6. A generous CPD allowance?
We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal hospital in Richmond, London for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse to join their team.
The practice is looking for an empathetic and ambitious RVN who has good experience working in a small animal practice. The role will involve all aspects of nursing and you will be prepared to develop your skills by collaborating with the wider team. You will perform your nursing duties with confidence to provide the gold standard of care to the practice's loyal clients by assisting vets in surgical procedures. The practice has a good surgical and medical caseload so you will be able to fully utilise your skills. Your main duties will involve preparation for surgery, emergencies, assisting in surgery and lab work.
The role is full time for 40 hours per week, along with 1 in 6 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
7. Type: Small animal
8. Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week
9. Weekends: 1 in 6 weekends
10. OOH: None
11. Branch work: N/A
12. Computer system: Freedom
13. Consultations: 15 minutes
14. Team: 10 vets, 8 RVNs, 4 SVNs and a supportive non-clinical team
About them
15. Large community of highly skilled veterinary professionals
16. Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
17. Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
18. Provides advanced veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI machines and state of the art operating theatres
19. Career progression opportunities available
20. Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
21. Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment
About you
22. You will have a friendly and compassionate attitude and be approachable
23. You will demonstrate leadership qualities
24. You will be passionate and focused on developing and supporting team members
25. You will be looking for a role to take on more responsibility
26. You will have a good amount of small animal nursing experience in all aspects of nursing
27. You will be ambitious to continue with further education and training
28. You will be forward thinking, motivated, passionate with a genuine interest in animal welfare
29. You must be motivated and passionate about your work and share this and promote this ethos with other members of staff
30. You will enjoy working as part of a team
31. You will have a genuine passion for animal welfare
32. You will consistently deliver a high standard of clinical care
33. You will be caring, adaptable, hardworking, and reliable
34. 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:
35. CT imaging
36. Dentistry
37. ECG
38. Endoscopy
39. Home visits
40. In-house laboratory
41. Microchipping
42. Neutering
43. Nurse clinics
44. Orthopaedics
45. Vaccinations
46. Ultrasound
47. X-ray
Package :
48. Salary: Up to £30, per annum, commensurate to experience
49. Holidays: 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
50. CPD: Generous allowance with 2 days to attend
51. Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
52. Workplace pension scheme
53. Access to a learning and development platform
54. Access to employee assist programme
55. Internal courses available ongoing
56. Attendance bonus schemes
57. Exclusive company discounts and rewards scheme
Must haves:
58. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
59. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
60. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills