Professional veterinary recruitment

We have an opportunity for a Permanent Head Veterinary Nurse to join a practice near Woking.

The practice is looking for an experienced RVN to lead their nursing team. The role will involve all aspects of nursing and you will be prepared to develop your skills by collaborating with the 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 leadership skills. You will be responsible for providing support and guidance to the nursing team, maintaining clinical standards and managing nurse clinics. Your nursing duties will involve managing the kennels, assisting in the operating theatre and consulting.

The role is full time for 40 hours per week with varied shift times from 8:30am to 5:30pm or 9:30am to 6:30pm. There will be no weekends, OOH work or 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:

• Type: Small Animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, 8:30am to 5:30pm, 9:30am to 6:30pm
• Weekends: None
• OOH: None
• Branch work: None
• Computer System: EZVet
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: 2 vets, 1 RVN, 1 PCA and a supportive non-clinical team

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 friendly and compassionate attitude and be approachable
• You will demonstrate leadership qualities
• You will be passionate and focused on developing and supporting team members
• You will be looking for a role to take on more responsibility
• You will have a good amount of small animal nursing experience in all aspects of nursing
• You will be ambitious to continue with further education and training
• 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:

• Dentistry
• ECG
• Endoscopy
• Fleas, ticks and worming treatments
• Home visits
• Keyhole surgery
• Laser treatment
• Microchipping
• Neutering
• Ultrasound
• Vaccinations
• X-rays

Package:

• Salary: Up to 32,000 per annum commensurate to experience
• Holiday allowance: 20 days annual leave
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• CPD: Generous allowance
• Access to a learning and development platform
• Access to employee assist programme
• Internal courses available ongoing
• Attendance bonus schemes
• Memberships: Professional fees paid
• 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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