Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Orthopaedics Team Leader - High Wycombe, Berkshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse?
• Are you looking for a great salary of up to £40,000 per annum?
• Do you have leadership experience and have worked within a Hospital environment?
• Looking to move into a managerial role?

We are recruiting on behalf of a referral practice in High Wycombe for a Permanent Orthopaedics Team Leader to join them. This is a full time role working 40 hours per week over a 4 or 5 day period. There is a 1:6 weekend rota with time back in lieu.

Key details

• Type: Anaesthesia Team Leader Hours: Full or part time
• Hours: 40 Hours per week over 4 or 5 days. Shifts between 7am and 8.30pm.
• Weekends: 1:6 weekends with time off in lieu.
• OOH: None
• On call: None
• Team: Large specialised team

About the role:

• Team Leader position. The Nurse will work within the orthopaedics referral service and be committed to providing a high standard of care.
• They Nurse will be exposed to an interesting caseload whilst working within the specialist team. Cases will involve osteoarthritis, elbow and hip dysplasia, hyperextension injuries, limb deformity and correction surgeries.
• The role offers the Nurse the opportunity to lead a team of 4-5 RVNs. They will be responsible for training and motivating the team.
• This is a fast paced role working within a busy referral hospital.
• 40 Hours per week over a 4 or 5 day period The shifts run between 7am and 8.30pm with rotation between earlies and lates on a weekly basis. There is a 1:6 weekend rota with time off in lieu provided once worked.
• The role will involve providing support for the Clinical Services Manager,. The Team Leader will promote ongoing learning and development within the team.
• The position is based within this established referral practice.
• The position will offer support for ongoing training and development.
• There will be exposure to routine and emergency cases including orthopaedic, soft tissue, internal medicine, oncology and neurology.

About them:

• State of the art referral practice
• Currently going through a period of growth and are expanding the team.
• Busy practice offering a varied and interesting case load provide orthopaedic, neurology, soft tissue, internal medicine, oncology, and cardiology services.
• They are able to support career development and will encourage post qualification study and can provide opportunities that play to ones strength
• They have a large team of multidisciplinary specialists
• They are equipped the latest diagnostic and surgical equipment and provide a wide range of facilities including on site CT and MRI, fluoroscopy machine, Radiology and Ultrasound.
• All of the team are supported by interns, and they all are working closely with their in-house rehabilitation department.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.

Team culture:

• They understand the importance of wellbeing and promote and encourage a good work / life balance.
• The strongly believe in staff support for them to be able to work to their full potential
• They have measures in place within the practice to ensure the ongoing happiness of staff
• They provide a wellbeing allowance and various other inhouse services including private health insurance to create and values and fulfilled working environment
• They offer and in house performance coach and mental health first aider
• Their ethos is to focus on team wellbeing for the practice to thrive
• They provide team sessions to improve communication between teams
• 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:

• The RVN must have a good level of experience working in Orthopaedics.
• The RVN will have leadership experience and knowledge of working within a Hospital environment.
• Additional qualifications in Orthopaedics, leadership or management would be advantageous but not essential.
• They Nurse will be able to use their own initiative and be able to self-motivate.
• The nurse will be proactive and forward thinking.
• The Nurse will have great communication skills and have an approachable manner
• They will provide an excellent service to all clients and be able to build rapport easily

Package

• Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance of £350 with 3 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Family friendly policies including maternity and paternity
• Certificate support
• Workplace pension
• Further benefits such as retail and gym
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available - including leadership courses
• Career progression opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free uniform

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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