Deputy Head Nurse - Small Animal

Alma Veterinary Hospital; Windsor; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Alma Veterinary Hospital recherche un Deputy Head Nurse dévoué pour rejoindre son équipe à Windsor. Ce rôle essentiel prend en charge les soins vétérinaires de qualité, en soutenant une équipe dynamique et en favorisant un environnement de travail positif. Des options de travail flexibles et des abondants avantages sont offerts pour garantir un équilibre travail-vie personnelle.

Benefits

6.6 semaines de congés payés

Assurance maladie privée

Allocation de CPD de £550

Journée de congé pour votre anniversaire

Politiques familiales améliorées

Qualifications

• Infirmier vétérinaire enregistré avec expérience.
• Connaissance des soins des animaux et d'une équipe dynamique.
• Capable de former et de diriger l'équipe de nursing.

Responsibilities

• Support du Head Nurse dans la gestion de l'équipe.
• Fournir des soins de qualité supérieure aux patients.
• Promouvoir une vision commune pour les soins vétérinaires.

Skills

Leadership

Compétence en soins vétérinaires

Vision avant-gardiste

Education

Diplôme d'infirmier vétérinaire

Job description

We are looking for a Deputy Head Nurse to Join our fantastic team at Alma Veterinary Hospital in Windsor.

Take your next career step with Alma Veterinary Hospital

We are looking for a dedicated Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our fabulous team at Alma Veterinary Hospital as Deputy Head Nurse. We are seeking a hands on RVN who is competent in all aspects of nursing who strives to provide gold standard care to both our patients and clients. The applicant must have a forward-thinking vision to assist and support our Head Nurse with the leadership of the nursing team. The applicant must strive to provide the best of care options for our patient and clients and be driven to help the team work towards the vision of providing top standard first opinion care. Ideally applicants will have some leadership experience and have a proven background of helping develop a dynamic and efficient working environment.

Location & lifestyle

Alma Veterinary Hospital is located in the royal town of Windsor, with many tourist attractions such as Windsor Castle, Lego Land and Thorpe Park nearby. Windsor is an affluent town surrounded by beautiful countryside along the Thames path and Windsor Great Park. There are many restaurants, shop and cafes in the town, all of which are walking distance from the practice. Windsor has excellent transport links into London Paddington and London Waterloo. We are approximately 15 mins from Heathrow, 45 mins from Gatwick and are 5 mins from the M4 and M25, making travelling in all directions very easy.

Joining a team, you are proud to be a part of

Alma Veterinary Hospital is a fully equipped first opinion practice seeing a wide range of surgical and medical cases. We have 4 consultation rooms, separate cat and dog waiting rooms and wards. As well as all the usual facilities of a first opinion practice, we have a dedicated dental suite, an imaging room and a full in-house laboratory. Our hospital is very well equipped with a Karl Storz laparotomy tower, radiography, ultrasound, dental radiography, full in-house laboratory, a Tonopen, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, orthopaedic equipment, ECG, Capnography and much more. We are proud to be the only practice within a 15-mile radius able to offer laparoscopic surgery to our patients.

We have a wonderful team of 7 Veterinary Surgeons and 10 nurses. Our nursing team consists of 9 RVN's and 1 student and 2 nursing assistance. In addition, we have 7 support staff including our Practice Manager, Reception and Admin teams. Many of the team at Alma have been at the practice for many years. Working at Alma is like being part of a caring family, where we all work together to support each other. Colleague welfare is of upmost importance to us all. Providing a high standard of client and patient care is at the forefront of everything we do, and we are hopeful to find a candidate that fits within our team values and ethos.

Working pattern

We are open to flexible working options which may include part-time or full time up to 38hrs/week. Our current RVNs cover a range of shifts varying between the hours of 07:30-19:30, and 1:5 Saturday mornings. Our team also covers an average of 1 night shift per week to cover the care of our inpatients - this is a sleeping shift with inpatient checks throughout the night, with the following day off.

Because our employees matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary up to £34,500 DOE, you will benefit from

Work life balance

*6.6 weeks annual leave

*Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service

*Your birthday as a paid day off

Wellbeing

*Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

*Private Medical Insurance

*Cycle to Work scheme

*Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership

*Non-accidental injury support

Development

*£550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid pro rata

*Certificate support

*Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy

*Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider

*All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding

*Infection Prevention and Control Programme

*Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

*VDS cover

*RCVS fees

Additional

*Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers

*Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer

*Discounted staff pet care

Up to £34,500 DOE