Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Ward Veterinary Nurse - High Wycombe, Berkshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse or soon to be?
• Are you looking for a ward-based role?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal referral practice in High Wycombe for a Permanent Ward Veterinary Nurse to join their team. This role is full time with weekends on a rota. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time
• Weekends: TBC
• OOH: None
• On call: None
• Team: Large specialised referral team

About the role:

• This is a full-time position.
• Established Referral practice
• Duties in the role include nursing orthopaedic. Neurological, soft tissue, oncology and internal patients.
• The Nurse will be based in the kennels and cat ward.
• The role will involve liaising with the surgical team relating to the recovery and nursing care of the patients from anaesthesia.
• The Nurse will be expected to provide a high quality of care to all patients.

About them:

• State of the art referral practice
• Currently going through a period of growth and are expanding the team.
• Busy practice offering a varied and interesting case load provide orthopaedic, neurology, soft tissue, internal medicine, oncology and cardiology services.
• They are able to support career development and will encourage post qualification study and can provide opportunities that play to ones strength
• They are equipped with a wide range of facilities including on site CT and MRI
• All of the team are supported by interns and they all are working closely with their in house rehabilitation department.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.

Team culture:

• They understand the importance of wellbeing and promote and encourage a good work / life balance.
• They focus on providing the client with a reassuring, calming and personal experience
• The team's ethos is to provide a high standard of Veterinary Care.
• They provide a friendly and supportive working environment
• 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

Who are they looking for:

• They Nurse will have excellent communication skills and be able to liaise with colleagues in particular the surgical team with ease
• They are looking for a nurse who has excellent interpersonal skills.
• They Nurse will be able to use their own initiative and be able to self-motivate.
• The Nurse will be able to multitask
• Previous referral experience would be an advantage but not essential to the role.
• They will be passionate, motivated and have the drive to continue to develop their clinical skills and knowledge
• They will provide an excellent service to all clients and be able to build rapport easily

Package

• Salary: Up to £31,800 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance
• Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Talk to the team regarding relocation packages, golden handshakes and sponsorship which are available for non-UK nationals with RCVS registration in place
• Family friendly policies including maternity and paternity
• Certificate support
• Workplace pension
• Further benefits such as retail and gym
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available, including leadership courses
• 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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