Job description
Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Alfreton, Derbyshire
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse or soon to be?
2. Are you looking to join an established small animal practice?
3. Do you want to join a close-knit and dynamic nursing team?
Are you looking for…
4. A great salary of up to £30,?
5. An excellent work-life balance?
6. No OOH work?
7. A generous CPD allowance?
We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Alfreton, Derbyshire who are looking for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse to join their team.
This role is full time for 40 hours per week over 5 days, along with 1 in 8 full weekends. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.
The role will involve all aspects of general nursing and the practice offer a variety of cases. Each day will involve a variety of nursing duties from assisting the Vet in surgery to performing nurse clinics.
Who are they looking for
They are looking for a passionate and driven veterinary nurse will embrace all aspects of the role and work well as part of a team. You will ensure that you deliver a high standard of patient care and you will want to work to continue to progress you knowledge and skills further.
There is ongoing support and further mentoring and training available to enable career development opportunities.
Benefits
There is plenty of support available for a nurse is looking to develop their clinical skills and knowledge which can progress to management in the future. 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 their nearest 24hr animal hospital.
Key details
8. Type: Small animal
9. Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 5 days
10. Weekends: 1 in 8 full weekends
11. Sole charge: None
12. OOH: None
13. Computer system: Freedom
14. Consultations: 15 minutes
15. Team: Large veterinary team
About them
16. Large community of highly skilled veterinary professionals
17. Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
18. Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
19. Provides advanced veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI machines and state of the art operating theatres
20. Career progression opportunities available
21. Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
22. Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment
23. Access to a large 24hr hospital close by for exposure to more complex cases and clinical learning
About you
24. You will have a good amount of nursing experience in all aspects of nursing
25. You will have good organisational skills
26. You must have a friendly and compassionate attitude and be approachable at all times
27. You will be ambitious to continue with further education and training
28. You will be forward thinking and always looking at ways to develop the clinical nursing team further
29. You will enjoy running nurse clinics
30. You will have experience in clinical coaching and or happy to become a clinical coach
31. You will enjoy leading a team and providing ongoing support to fellow team members
32. You must be motivated and passionate about your work and share this and promote this ethos with other members of staff
33. You will enjoy mentoring others and leading by example
34. You will enjoy working as part of a team
35. You will have a genuine passion for animal welfare
36. You will consistently deliver a high standard of clinical care
37. You will be caring, adaptable, hardworking, and reliable
38. 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:
39. Ultrasound
40. X-ray
41. Endoscopy
42. Multiparameter machine
43. Defibrillator
44. ECG
45. MRI machine
46. Orthopaedic facilities
47. 24hr care
Package:
48. Salary: Up to £30, per annum, commensurate to experience
49. Holidays: 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays
50. CPD: Generous allowance of £ with 2 days to attend
51. Memberships: RCVS and VDS 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
58. Maternity and paternity scheme
Must haves:
59. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
60. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
61. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills