Job description
Permanent Night Veterinary Nurse - Shrewsbury, Shropshire
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse?
2. Are you looking to join an established small animal practice?
Are you looking for…
3. A great salary of up to £30,?
4. An excellent work-life balance?
5. A generous CPD allowance?
We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Shrewsbury for a Permanent Night Veterinary Nurse to join in 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. You must have excellent attention to detail and organisational skills. Your main duties will involve in-patient care, assisting in the operating theatre, and consulting.
The role is full time for 7 nights on and 7 nights off, averaging out at 42 hours per week. There will be no 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
6. Type: Small animal
7. Hours: Full time, 7 nights on and 7 nights off
8. Weekends: Yes
9. OOH: Yes
10. Branch work: N/A
11. Computer system: Freedom
12. Consultations: 15 minutes
13. Team: Large veterinary team
About them
14. Large community of highly skilled veterinary professionals
15. Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
16. Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
17. Provides advanced veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI machines and state of the art operating theatres
18. Career progression opportunities available
19. Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
20. Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment
About you
21. You will have a friendly and compassionate attitude and be approachable
22. You will demonstrate leadership qualities
23. You will be passionate and focused on developing and supporting team members
24. You will be looking for a role to take on more responsibility
25. You will have a good amount of small animal nursing experience in all aspects of nursing
26. You will be ambitious to continue with further education and training
27. You will be forward thinking, motivated, passionate with a genuine interest in animal welfare
28. You must be motivated and passionate about your work and share this and promote this ethos with other members of staff
29. You will enjoy working as part of a team
30. You will have a genuine passion for animal welfare
31. You will consistently deliver a high standard of clinical care
32. You will be caring, adaptable, hardworking, and reliable
33. 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:
34. Dentistry
35. ECG
36. Endoscopy
37. Fleas, ticks and worming treatments
38. Home visits
39. In-house laboratory
40. Keyhole surgery
41. Microchipping
42. Neutering
43. Nurse clinics
44. Ultrasound
45. Vaccinations
46. X-rays
Package :
47. Salary: Up to £30, per annum, commensurate to experience
48. Holidays: 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays
49. CPD: Generous allowance of £ with 2 days to attend
50. Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
51. Workplace pension scheme
52. Access to a learning and development platform
53. Access to employee assist programme
54. Internal courses available ongoing
55. Attendance bonus schemes
56. Exclusive company discounts and rewards scheme
Must haves:
57. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
58. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
59. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills