Job description
Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Virginia Water, Surrey
1. Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse or soon to be?
2. Are you looking for a new opportunity in Surrey?
We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Virginia Water, Surrey for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse to join their team. This role is full or part time for up to 40 hours per week, along with 1 in 4 Saturdays. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.
Key details
3. Type: Small animal
4. Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, mixture of early and late shifts
5. Weekends: 1 in 4 Saturdays, 8:30am to 12:30pm
6. OOH: None
7. On call: None
8. Team: 3 Vets, 1 RVN, 1 ANA and reception team
The role:
9. The role will involves a varied amount of duties including inpatient care, theatre, Lab work, X-rays, consultations and supporting the whole team.
10. The role offers flexible work patterns to suit around lifestyle.
About them:
11. Established Small Animal Practice
12. They are fully equipped offering state of the art facilities and veterinary services including digital x-ray, surgical facilities, ECG, Ultrasound, dental x-ray, in house lab, microscope and more. They are equipped to deal with a range of routine and soft tissue surgeries.
13. They are located within great transport links to London whilst being surrounded by the countryside.
14. They have two visiting Vets who perform keyhole surgeries.
15. They offer a great work / life balance and provide support to one another as a team.
16. The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.
Team culture:
17. They offer a supportive and friendly culture. They ensure all staff are listened to and new ideas are heard. They provide a family feel working environment.
18. They understand the difficulties that the vet industry can face, and they ensure that each member of staff support each other and strive each day to provide a positive and encouraging work environment.
About you:
19. They are looking for an enthusiastic nurse who will embrace all aspects of the role.
20. The Nurse will have great communication skills, organisational skills and have an approachable manner.
21. They will provide an excellent service to all clients and be able to build rapport easily.
Package
22. Salary: Up to £33, pro rata, commensurate to experience
23. Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays and birthday off
24. CPD: Generous allowance of £ with 3 days to attend
25. Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
26. Family friendly policies including maternity and paternity
27. Private medical insurance
28. Certificate support
29. Workplace pension
30. Further benefits such as retail and gym
31. Employee wellbeing programmes
32. Ongoing learning and development platforms available
33. Career progression opportunities
34. Cycle to work scheme
35. Free uniform
Must haves:
36. RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
37. Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
38. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills