Head Registered Veterinary Nurse

Medivet & Partners; Poole; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Counselling support

Life insurance 3x salary

5 weeks annual leave + Bank Holidays

Day for You

CPD allowance

Internal CPD access

Funded certificates

RCVS & VDS fees paid

Cycle to Work

Season ticket loans

Product discounts

Job summary

Medivet is seeking a Head Nurse to provide clinical leadership for the nursing team, ensuring exceptional care for patients and clients while upholding regulatory, practice and operational standards. The role includes leading the nursing team, supporting consults, surgeries and procedures, and ensuring compliance across a 24-hour practice network.

As Head Nurse, you will be responsible for developing staff, delivering high-quality nursing care, and representing the nursing team in clinical

Qualifications

• RCVS registered Veterinary Nurse required.
• Leadership experience in a nursing team is essential.
• Commitment to delivering exceptional patient and client care.

Responsibilities

• Lead nurse-led appointments and manage schedule 3 activities.
• Monitor patients and manage admissions and discharges.
• Provide clinical leadership and development to the nursing team.
• Deliver exceptional care to clients and patients.

Skills

Nurse leadership

Client care

Regulatory compliance

Education

RCVS registered Veterinary Nurse

Job description

As a Head Nurse you will be accountable for the clinical leadership of the nursing team ensuring we deliver exceptional care, always there for our clients, patients and colleagues whilst maintaining the highest levels of regulatory, practice and operational standards and compliance.

Your career means more than a rota and a job title, that’s why we offer:

Health and wellbeing

• Health Cash Plan from day one
• 24/7 counselling and wellbeing support
• Life Assurance 3 x salary

Annual leave

• 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising with length of service
• Extra ‘Day for You’, a paid day off just for you

Learning and development

• £750 CPD allowance plus 2 days’ paid leave per year
• Access to Clinical Communities, internal CPD and our 24-hour hospitals
• Funded certificates and internal career pathways

Additional Support

• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Cycle to Work
• Season Ticket loans
• Discounts on Medivet products and services

You’re a RCVS registered Veterinary Nurse with a passion for delivering exceptional patient and client care. You’re a confident leader with experience of getting the best out of every colleague.

We welcome applications from Nurses ready to lead, develop and inspire.

What You’ll Be Doing

Typically, in this role, you’ll:

• Deliver exceptional care to patients, leading nurse led appointments and schedule 3 activities, supporting consults, surgeries and procedures, complying with all regulatory, practice and operational standards
• Deliver patient monitoring and care, and manage admissions and discharges
• Deliver exceptional care to your clients
• Provide clinical leadership, inspiration and development to the nursing team

This role will include 1 in 7 weekends in our Poole 24 hour practice