Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Sevenoaks, Kent

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse or soon to be?
• Are you looking to join an independent practice?

We are working with an independent small animal practice located in Sevenoaks, Kent who are recruiting 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. Dealing with routine and emergency cases. We have inpatient care, theatre/diagnostics, day/team organisation shifts, nurse clinic/client communication shifts, laboratory shifts. We are very nurse lead and like our nurses to do as much as they can to encourage great teamwork and job satisfaction.

This role is full time for 40 hours per week with shifts from 7am to 4pm, 8am to 5pm, 8:30am to 5:30pm and 9am to 6pm, along with 1 in 6 Saturday mornings and 1 in 12 Saturdays mornings followed by on-call until 7am on Monday. There may also be some night shifts if cover is needed but this will be very rare.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week, shifts between 7am and 6pm
• Weekends: On a rota basis
• OOH: Some nights if cover needed but very rare
• Branch work: None
• Computer system: Ezyvet

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, with an ability to practice sole charge from time to time
• You will be able to maximise your nursing skill set working here
• They are a friendly, family-oriented practice with a happy, hardworking team and loyal clients
• They have a modern, bright and spacious practice which has excellent facilities including kennels and cattery for hospitalisation, full surgical facilities, all routine surgery on site, X-ray, ultrasound, in-house lab facilities

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:

• Hospitalisation
• Dentistry
• Ultrasound
• X-ray
• Nurse clinics
• Hydrotherapy

Package:

• Salary: £26,000 to £31,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance
• Memberships: Professional 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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