2nd Year Student or Newly Qualified Veterinary Nurses

Vets For Pets; Basildon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Basildon seeks a 2nd year SVN or recently qualified RVN for a full-time, 12-month fixed-term position. Join a supportive team at a busy 24-hour hospital engaged in emergency care and surgeries. Responsibilities include delivering excellent patient and client care. Competitive salary and a range of benefits, including career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension

Healthcare

Paid memberships

Exclusive lifestyle discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver excellent patient and client care.
• Embrace all aspects of the Veterinary Nurse role.
• Commitment to working in a supportive learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on experience in a busy 24-hour veterinary hospital.
• Assist in emergency and critical care cases.
• Support a team-focused environment to improve client journey.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organizational skills

High standards in veterinary care

Education

2nd year SVN or recently qualified RVN

Job description

As one of our Nurses nears her maternity leave, we have begun the search for a 2nd year SVN or recently qualified RVN to join us at Basildon Pitsea Vets for Pets on a temporary basis!

This role is perfect if you're looking for hands on experience within a supportive practice who have a great record of growing Nurses into their careers.

We are a busy 24-hour hospital with multiple advanced facilities including in house CT, MRI, hydrotherapy and physiotherapy. We offer emergency cover for several local clinics, so we do see a high case load of emergency and critical care cases. We also conduct a wide range of soft tissue & orthopaedic surgeries. We have cat, dog and exotic wards as well as outpatients and isolation units, we also have dedicated dental area with dental x-ray. We are very passionate about pain control and anaesthesia including regional anaesthesia and are currently working towards our zero-pain practice accreditation.

Education and support for our team is important to us. We regularly offer EMS placements and are a veterinary nursing training practice. It's important to us that all our colleagues work together to provide a supportive learning environment for all members of our team.

You'll be joining a hard-working and inclusive team who are passionate about being at the heart of the local community. We have a fantastic non-clinical team to support the client journey, freeing up our Nurses to carry out their roles effectively.

We are looking for a 2nd year SVN or recently qualified RVN with excellent communication and organisation skills and who takes pride in working to a high standard. The key to your success will be your ability to embrace all aspects of the Veterinary Nurse role, delivering excellent patient and client care.

This position is full-time working 40 hours per week with 1 in 4 weekends. The role is fixed term for 12 months with the potential to extend.

In addition to a competitive salary (dependant on experience), we offer all the benefits you'd expect from a major employer (pension, healthcare, paid memberships etc.) plus a few more, such as excellent career progression, exclusive lifestyle and shopping discounts (up to 20% off at Pets at Home).