Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Bolton, Greater Manchester

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse or soon to be?
• Are you looking to join a not-for-profit animal hospital?
• Do you want to be part of an experienced and supportive team?

Are you looking for…

• An excellent work-life balance?
• A 4-day working week?
• No OOH work?
• A generous CPD allowance?

We are recruiting on behalf of a not-for-profit small animal practice in Bolton who are looking for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse.

The role will involve all aspects of nursing so you must be capable in all areas, pulling from your experience working in a small animal practice. You will have the ability to balance empathising with clients and maintaining your professionalism. You will be prepared to develop your skills by working closely with the whole team and must have an excellent attention to detail and organisational skills. As this practice is a hospital, you will have an interest in developing your ECC skills and working through complex cases with experienced specialists.

This role is full time for 40 hours per week over 4 days, along with 1 in 8 weekends. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 4 days
• Weekends: 1 in 8 weekends
• OOH: None
• Branch work: N/A
• Computer system: Bespoke
• Team: Strong veterinary team and a supportive non-clinical team

About them:

• They offer a professional but fun environment, where client and patient care are balanced with great team morale and enjoyment of their wonderful job
• This role requires excellent clinical and customer service skills
• You will be able to maximise your nursing skill set working here
• They are a friendly, family-oriented practice with a hardworking team and loyal clients

About you:

• You will need to be confident in your own abilities and have excellent clinical and customer service skills to succeed in this
• Teamwork, patient care, high standards and building relationships with clients are at the forefront of what they do
• They are looking for an enthusiastic, goal oriented and self-motivated veterinary nurse to continue the rapid growth of the practice
• You will need to be comfortable liaising with other veterinary team members, specialists and service providers

Facilities:

The practice offers a wide range of modern veterinary services along with state-of-the-art technology and diagnostic equipment, including:

• Dentistry
• Vaccinations
• X-ray
• CT imaging
• Ultrasound
• Neutering
• In-house laboratory
• Orthopaedics
• Soft tissue surgery
• Isolation unit
• Nurse clinics
• Hospital ward
• Flea and worming treatments
• Separate cat and dog wards

Package:

• Salary: Up to £31,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance
• Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Excellent career opportunities and development
• Private medical insurance for you and your family
• Contributory pension scheme
• Critical illness cover and life insurance

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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