We are recruiting for a Permanent Head Veterinary Nurse to join a small animal practice in Waltham Cross. This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week with a 1:6 weekend rota working at the nearest animal hospital. The role also includes 2-3 weeks on call and 2-3 Bank holidays per year early/middle/late shifts throughout the week.

The practice is fully equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. They provide 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 the nearest state-of-the-art Animal Hospital.

The role involves all aspects of general nursing and includes the smooth and efficient day to day of the practice. The role also offers the opportunity for the HVN to ruin nurse clinics and use their own initiative to bring new ideas to the tale and implement them. The HVN will be responsibly for a wide variety of duties including and will receive ongoing regional support for additional duties such as recruitment. They will enjoy supporting and mentoring others and will be responsible for being a clinical coach to SVNs.

This role would be ideal for an RVN who is looking to take their next career step into a management role.

Responsibilities and duties include:

• Assisting the Branch Partner
• Ensure the smooth day to day running of the practice
• Managing SVNs and PCAs
• Organising surgeries that need to attend the hospital
• General nursing duties and responsibilities
• Chasing and managing debt management
• Ensuring protocols and policies including health and safety are in place

Key Details

• Type: Small Animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week
• Weekends: 1:6 Weekend rota
• On-call: 2-3 weeks on call
• Sole Charge: None
• OOH: None
• Branch work: Weekend rota to be worked at a animal hospital close by
• Computer System: Freedom
• Consultations: 15 Minutes
• Team: 1 Vet 2 PCA 1 SVN

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
• Career progression opportunities available
• Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
• Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment

About you

• You will have a good amount of small animal nursing experience in all aspects of nursing
• You will be looking to take the next step into a management role
• You must have a friendly and compassionate attitude and be approachable
• You will develop and enjoy running nurse clinics
• You will be ambitious to continue with further education and training
• You will have clinical coaching experience or be looking to become a clinical coach
• You will be forward thinking, motivated, passionate with a genuine interest in animal welfare
• You must be motivated and passionate about your work and share this and promote this ethos with other members of staff
• 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
• Digital X-Ray
• In House laboratory
• Endoscopy
• Multiparameter Machine
• 24hr care
• Also the Nurse will have access to state of the art diagnostics and technology at the 24 Hr Animal Hospital.

Package:

• Salary: 27,543 - 32,000 per annum, Commensurate to experience
• Holiday allowance: 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• CPD: 300 allowance plus 2 days to attend
• Access to a learning and development platform
• Access to employee assist programme
• Internal courses available ongoing
• Attendance bonus schemes
• Memberships: Paid memberships (RCVS, VDS and BVA)
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards scheme

Must haves:

RCVS Registered & Qualified or soon to be.

Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Have excellent verbal / 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 VS Team (details below) to discuss your veterinary career aspirations further.

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