Head Veterinary Nurse

Medivet; Faringdon; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Counselling support

Life Assurance 3x salary

5 weeks annual leave + Bank Holidays

Day for You

CPD allowance

Clinical CPD access

Funded certificates

RCVS and VDS fees paid

Cycle to Work

Season Ticket loans

Discounts on Medivet products

Job summary

Medivet in the United Kingdom is seeking a Head Nurse to provide clinical leadership of the nursing team, ensuring exceptional patient and client care while upholding regulatory, practice and operational standards.

You’ll lead, develop and inspire colleagues, deliver nurse-led appointments, monitor patients through admissions and discharges, and support the hospital with strong clinical governance.

Qualifications

• RCVS registered Veterinary Nurse with leadership experience.
• Strong clinical skills and patient-focused care.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead nurse-led appointments and activities, supporting consults, surgeries and procedures while complying with standards.
• Provide patient monitoring and care, and manage admissions and discharges.
• Deliver exceptional care to clients.
• Provide clinical leadership, inspiration and development to the nursing team.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical care

Team development

Patient 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

About you

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