Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Godalming, Surrey

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse?
• Are you looking to join an established small animal practice?

Are you looking for...

• A great salary of up to £30,000 per annum?
• A role with no OOH?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Godalming, Surrey for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse to join their team. This role is full time for 37.5 hours per week over 4 days with shifts from 8:30am to 6:30pm, along with 1 in 4 Saturday mornings from 8:30am to 12:30pm. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week over 4 days, no Thursdays
• Weekends: 1 in 4 Saturday mornings
• OOH: None
• On-call: None

About the role:

• The Nurse will have 1-hour unpaid lunch break on 3 of the days and then a half an hour on 1 day. The rota will remain the same each week allowing for a better work-life balance and to be able to make plans.
• The role involves a wide variety of duties including a dedicated operations day. The Nurse will look after patients and liaise with clients over the phone.
• On the surgical days the nurse will be required to place catheters, take and run the bloods and get the theatre set up for the day. They will also ensure it is cleaned post-surgery.

About them:

• Small animal practice with 4 sites covering the area
• The practices are fully equipped with facilities including digital x-ray and dental x-ray, ultrasound, Endoscopy, separate dog and cat kennels and IDEXX laboratory.
• The have a team of 5 Vets, 4 RVNS and support team
• They offer an experienced management team ensuring that all the staff feel valued and everyone's voice is always heard.
• They have certificate holding surgeons and support ongoing learning and development.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.

Team culture:

• In order to promote a health work-life balance they ensure shift patterns stay the same each week allowing the team to make plans.
• They ensure that the mental and physical well-being if the practice is always a priority.
• 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:

• They are looking for a nurse who will work well using their own initiative and also someone who is a team player. They will have a positive and enthusiastic attitude and embrace all aspects of the role.
• The Nurse would assist in expanding the nurse clinics within the practice.
• A Clinical supervisor qualification would be advantageous but not essential.
• There will be an aspect of the role that will involve dealing with insurance claims and whilst this however would be an advantage if the nurse had some experience in this area it is not essential however it would be part of their duties within the role.
• The Nurse will have great communication skills, organisational skills and have an approachable manner.
• The Nurse will be comfortable with nurse consultations.
• They will provide an excellent service to all clients and be able to build rapport easily.

Package

• Salary: Up to £30,000 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
• 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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