ICU Twilight/Night Nurse

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

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing Champions

Mental Health First Aiders

Health shield option

Job summary

CVS (UK) Ltd and Bristol Vet Specialists invite a passionate RVN to join our ICU nursing team in a busy, referral hospital in Bristol. The role covers inpatient and emergency care within our ICU, with a rotating pattern of twilight and night shifts.

You will work alongside a specialist team in a large multidisciplinary hospital offering ECC, neurology, orthopaedics, and diagnostic imaging services. Previous referral hospital ICU experience is preferred and a commitment to staff wellbeing is

Qualifications

• RVN with experience in Emergency and Critical Care.
• Experience in a referral hospital preferred.
• Able to work rotating twilight and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide ICU nursing care to critical patients.
• Assist in a variety of ECC cases with the specialist team.
• Participate in rotating 4-week shift pattern (twilight and night).
• Collaborate with on-site support and interns.

Skills

RVN

Emergency & Critical Care

ICU nursing

Team collaboration

Education

RCVS Registered Veterinary Nurse

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. Our wellness program includes an Employee Assistance Programme with Health Assured, an optional health shield cash plan, Mental Health First Aiders, and 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.