Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Theatre Veterinary Nurse - Barnet, Greater London

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse?
• Do you have an interest in theatre work?
• Would you like a salary of up to £35,000?

We are recruiting on behalf of a practice in Barnet, London for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse to join their theatre team. This role is full time for 40 hours per week over 4 or 5 days, along with 1 in 4 Saturdays with time off in lieu. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 4 or 5 days
• Weekends: 1 in 4 Saturdays, time off in lieu
• OOH: None

About the role:

• Permanent full-time position
• Working within the hospital
• The role will involve working in theatre, anaesthesia and the diagnostics area of the hospital. There is a lot of hands on nursing involved. Whilst the role is mainly theatre there is the opportunity to work in other wards within the hospital.
• The role offers a wide variety of cases.
• The role offers the RVN the opportunity to utilise all of their nursing skills
• The role offers a wide variety of shifts over a 4 day period with a 1:4 weekend rota.
• They understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible rota patterns to suit lifestyle.
• CPD is encouraged and funded

About them:

• Large 24hr animal Hospital. RCVS Tier 3 accredited.
• They have a large team of 14 Vets, 1- RVNs, 12SVNs and non clinical support team.
• They have certificate holding Vets and Nurses.
• They are fully equipped with all the toys including laparoscopy, digital x-ray, dental x-ray, endoscopy, onsite laboratory and ultrasound.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients
• They have a large experienced team

Team culture:

• They have a friendly and welcoming culture
• They offer a supportive culture and encourage all of the team to pursue areas of special interest and place a high emphasis on ongoing learning and development
• 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 will have a passion for theatre and anaesthesia work and looking to progress within this role.
• If the RVN was a clinical coach or willing to become a clinical coach this would be advantageous
• Ideally the RVN will be confident in their abilities which will then in turn enable them to be able to provide a high level of pet care
• 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 £35,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance of £500 with 3 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Family friendly policies including maternity and paternity leave
• Private medical insurance
• Certificate support
• Workplace pension
• Further benefits such as retail and gym
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available
• 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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