Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Luton, Bedfordshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse or soon to be?
• Are you looking for a role with no OOH work?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Luton for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse to join their team. This role is full time for 40 hours per week over 5 days with shifts between 8:30am and 7:30pm, along with 1 in 3 Saturdays from 8:30am to 12:30pm. There are no Sundays, OOH or bank holidays.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 5 days, shifts between 8:30am and 7:30pm
• Weekends: 1 in 3 Saturdays, 8:30am to 12:30pm
• OOH: None
• On call: N/A

About the role:

• There is a mixture of early and late shifts
• The role will involve a variety of nurse duties including in patient care, nurse consultations, radiography, laboratory work, anaesthesia and theatre work, diagnostics and assisting the Vets
• Nurses are encouraged to perform schedule three duties.
• The role offers a generous CPD and allows nurses to pursue areas of special interest
• The role offers clinical coaching opportunities so it would be an advantage for the RVN to have clinical coaching experience but not essential

About them:

• Established first opinion small animal practice
• Nurse training practice
• They are equipped with facilities including dental x-ray, digital x-ray, a new dental suit, Ultrasound and in house laboratory
• They can offer a wide variety of cases and believe in case continuity and offer support to the team where required
• They have a supportive nursing team of 2 RVNs, 1 SVN and 2 VCAs
• The Nursing team are confident in schedule 3 procedures
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.

Team culture:

• They offer support and encourage ongoing personal development
• The pride themselves in providing an environment that committed to staff wellbeing with programmes in place
• They have a family feel culture and an ethos of support and encouragement to all
• 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 is able to work well as part of a team but also independently using their own initiative when required
• They will be competent in their nursing duties and gave an empathetic attitude
• They are for an enthusiastic and motivated RVN who work well as part of a team
• The Nurse will have great communication skills, organisational 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 £29,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance of £550 with 24 hours 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.

Please quote job reference: 39485

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