Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Head Veterinary Nurse - Bromley, London

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse?
• Do you have excellent communication skills?
• Are you looking for a role where you can utilise all of your nursing skills?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Bromley, London for a Permanent Head Veterinary Nurse to lead their nursing team.

This role will suit an experienced individual who has excellent communication skills to deliver the best quality service to the practice's loyal clients. The practice is looking for someone who is willing to go above and beyond for the patients and clients, developing trusting relationships with both. You must have the experience necessary to manage the nursing team with confidence.

The ideal candidate is an RCVS registered nurse with a background in small animal care who puts animal care and the welfare for both pets and owners above all else. You will also be able to work effectively as a team to deliver excellent care to all clients and patients. This role would be most suited to someone who is looking to develop their skills in a busy practice with a variety of interesting cases to deal with.

This role is full time for 40 hours per week, along with 1 in 6 full weekends. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Duties:

The role involves all aspects of nursing and includes sharing best practice and supporting and developing the rest of the nursing team. The nurse will be responsible for supporting the PCA's and CCA'S within the team. They will be part of the nurse clinics that run daily. The RVN will be involved in administering treatments and medications, performing diagnostic tests, assisting in surgeries, and providing advice to clients. They will also have clinical coaching opportunities to support SVNs within the region. There are a certain number of administrational duties however support is provided from the regional team. You will also manage the nursing team and organise rotas.

The role is ideal for an RVN who thrives on providing a high level of veterinary care, teaching student nurses and someone who is ambitious to develop their career.

Benefits

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.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week
• Weekends: 1 in 6 full weekends
• Sole charge: None
• OOH: None
• Computer system: Freedom
• Consultations: 15 minutes

About them

• Large community of highly skilled Veterinary Professionals
• Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
• Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
• Provides advanced Veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI Machines and state of the art operating theatres
• Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
• Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment

About you

• You will have previous experience of working in a small animal practice
• You will have a good amount of nursing experience in all aspects of nursing
• You will have good organisational skills
• You must have a friendly and compassionate attitude and be approachable at all times
• You will be ambitious to continue with further education and training
• You will be forward thinking and always looking at ways to develop the clinical nursing team further
• You will enjoy running nurse clinics
• You will have experience in clinical coaching and or happy to become a clinical coach
• You will enjoy leading a team and providing ongoing support to fellow team members
• You must be motivated and passionate about your work and share this and promote this ethos with other members of staff
• You will enjoy mentoring others and leading by example
• You will enjoy working as part of a team
• You will have a genuine passion for animal welfare
• You will consistently deliver a high standard of clinical care
• You will be caring, adaptable, hardworking, and reliable
• 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:

• Ultrasound
• Fleas, ticks and worming treatments
• Dentistry
• CT imaging
• X-ray
• Endoscopy
• Defibrillator
• 24 hour intensive care
• Microchipping
• Neutering

Package:

• Salary: Up to £36,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of £750 with 2 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVNA fees paid
• Workplace pension scheme
• Career progression opportunities
• Access to a learning and development platform
• Access to employee assist programme
• Internal courses available ongoing
• Attendance bonus schemes
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards scheme

Must haves:

• RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
• Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

What happens next?

CLICK APPLY NOW or if you have any pre-application questions or if this role is not quite right for you, please contact the Vet Seekers team (details below) to discuss your veterinary career aspirations further.

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