ICU Night Nurse

CVS Veterinary Group; West of England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme with HP

Health shield cash plan

Mental Health First Aiders

Wellbeing Champions

Job summary

Bristol Vet Specialists, part of CVS (UK) Ltd, is seeking a passionate RVN to join our ICU nursing team in our state-of-the-art hospital in Bristol.

This Twilight/Night ICU role offers exposure to ECC in a large referral setting, a 4-week rotating pattern, and strong staff wellbeing support including EAP, health plans and mental health initiatives.

Qualifications

• RVN with passion for Emergency & Critical Care.
• Experience in ICU or referral hospital environment preferred.
• Comfort with rotating twilight and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and management for ICU inpatients and emergency cases.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team of specialists and RVNs.
• Adapt to a 4-week rotating pattern of Twilight and Night shifts.
• Support on-site with a general wards nurse and rotating interns.

Skills

RVN

ECC

ICU care

Education

RVN Registration

Job description

ICU Twlight/Night RVN Role - Bristol Vet Specialists - Salary £30-35k DOE.

Are you a passionate RVN with a keen interest in ECC looking for your next career move? Would you like the opportunity to work in a large multidisciplinary referral hospital within our ICU?

Here at Bristol Vet Specialists we are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic RVN to join our ICU nursing team in our state of the art hospital here in Bristol.

Bristol Vet Specialists is a large multidisciplinary referral hospital. Our specialist services include Emergency and Critical Care, Orthopaedic surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Internal Medicine, Soft Tissue Surgery, Oncology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Dentistry and Diagnostic Imaging.

We are part of CVS (UK) Ltd, the largest provider of integrated veterinary services in the UK; the referrals division currently operates eight referral hospitals in the UK and Ireland.

This role incorporates inpatient and emergency and critical care within our ICU, involving a rotating pattern of Twilights and Nights.

You would be involved in the care and management of a variety of cases, working alongside our specialist team. The rota pattern follows a 4 week rotation of the following;

• WEEK 1 - 5 10.5hr Twilights 16:00 - 02:30 (Mon - Fri, 30min lunch break)
• WEEK 2 - 7 12.5hr Nights 20:00 - 08:30 (Mon-Sun, 1hr lunch break)
• WEEK 3 - Off 7 Days (Recovery)
• WEEK 4 - Off 7 Days (Recovery)

The night team is also supported on site overnight by a general wards nurse, a second ICU nurse, one of our rotating interns and then multiple specialists and RVN's on-call, should they be needed during the night.

We are deeply committed to supporting the well-being of our staff.

• Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured
• an optional health shield cash plan
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Wellbeing Champions within the practice

Being based within an ICU, this role would benefit from an RVN with prior experience within a referral hospital environment, with the confidence to manage the intensive cases we see through our door.