Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Nottingham

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse?
• Are you looking to work in a referral practice?

Are you looking for...

• A role where you can develop your clinical skills and knowledge?
• Ongoing training and development opportunities?
• The opportunity to coach and mentor others?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal referral practice in Nottingham for a Permanent Veterinary Nurse. This role is full time for 40 hours per week over 4 or 5 days, along with weekends on a rota. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

This is a busy small animal referral practice and offers an excellent opportunity for an RVN who is particularly interested advanced imaging, neurology and orthopaedics to develop their skills. They require a motivated nurse to join their small team. The nurses are actively involved in fully exercising schedule 3 rights and are trained extensively to perform radiographic, CT and MRI examinations. As full training is provided the practice are happy to accept applications from motivated and ambitious nurses who would like to move into this area with no previous experience. The Nurse will be assisting Veterinary Surgeons with their medical/surgical duties including monitoring of anaesthesia, assistance with handling of patients, overall responsibility for nursing of in-patients under the direction of the veterinary surgeon and client care on all aspects of the work at the branch.

The practice is a busy referral clinic which is fully equipped to a high standard. It boasts an onsite CT and MRI machine as well as other state of the art facilities.

The practice provides a high standard of clinical care and pride themselves on having staff members who stand apart from the rest and have a real passion and vision for how they work. They provide ongoing training and support to all team members through dedicated training centres.

All staff also benefit from the access to the best diagnostic equipment such as MRI machines and CT scanners and state of the art operating theatres in this nearest state-of-the-art Animal Hospital.

Full training is supported, and the position offers an excellent opportunity for an RVN to fully develop their clinical skills and knowledge.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 4 or 5 days
• Weekends: On a rota
• Sole charge: None
• OOH: None
• Branch work: None
• Computer system: Freedom
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: 3 vets, 5 RVNs, 2 SVNs and a supportive non-clinical team

About them

• Busy referral practice with state-of-the-art facilities including CT and MRI imaging
• Large community of highly skilled Veterinary Professionals
• Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
• Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
• Provides advanced Veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI Machines and state of the art operating theatres
• Career progression opportunities available
• Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
• Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment

About you

• A special interest in advanced imaging would be advantageous along with previous experience
• You will be looking for a role where you can complete schedule 3 procedures - training and support available
• You must have a friendly and compassionate attitude and be approachable
• You will be passionate and focused on developing and supporting team members
• You will have a good amount of small animal nursing experience in all aspects of nursing
• You will be ambitious to continue with further education and training
• You will be forward thinking, motivated, passionate with a genuine interest in animal welfare
• You must be motivated and passionate about your work and share this and promote this ethos with other members of staff
• You will enjoy working as part of a team
• You will have a genuine passion for animal welfare
• You will consistently deliver a high standard of clinical care
• You will be caring, adaptable, hardworking, and reliable
• You will have excellent communication and customer interfacing skills

Facilities

The practice is fully equipped with all the latest diagnostic equipment and there is a wide range of state-of-the-art services available, including:

• CT
• MRI
• Ultrasound
• Digital X-ray
• In-house laboratory
• Endoscopy
• Multiparameter machine

Package:

• Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of £750 with 2 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVNA fees paid
• Workplace pension scheme
• Access to a learning and development platform
• Access to employee assist programme
• Internal courses available ongoing
• Attendance bonus schemes
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards scheme

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: 38601

T: 0333 014 7374

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