Lead Late Ward Nurse

purovets; Swindon; In loco; GBP 34.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

CPD budget

CPD leave

Mentoring

Pension

Cycle to work

Discounted or free food

Employee discount

Free parking

Gym membership

Health & wellbeing programme

On-site parking

Sick pay

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purovets in Swindon is seeking a Senior RVN – Lead Late Ward Nurse to lead the late ward nursing team while remaining hands-on with inpatient care.

You will oversee handovers, manage discharge processes, allocate resources, and ensure smooth workflow across wards during the afternoon and evening shifts. An RVN with leadership experience is essential, with CPD and career development opportunities within a supportive team.

Competenze

• RCVS Registered Veterinary Nurse
• Previous leadership experience is essential
• Strong clinical knowledge, particularly in inpatient care
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Confident delegation and decision-making ability
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach
• Ability to remain calm and effective in a fast-paced environment

Mansioni

• Receive a full inpatient handover from the day Lead Ward Nurse and maintain oversight of all cases
• Support and coordinate the discharge process, ensuring medications, instructions, and documentation are accurate and timely
• Allocate nursing resources effectively to support both the Late Consulting Vet and the Out-of-Hours Vet
• Ensure smooth workflow between wards, consults, and ongoing inpatient care

Conoscenze

Leadership experience

Clinical knowledge

Organisational skills

Delegation

Communication

Calm under pressure

Inpatient care

Formazione

RCVS Registered Veterinary Nurse

Descrizione del lavoro

Senior RVN – Lead Late Ward Nurse | Swindon

Salary: £34,000 - £36,000

Why join?

• Work in a welcoming independent practice: somewhere that really cares about the wellbeing of their animals and their staff
• Work a varied caseload: prepare inpatients for their care in a hospital that works on a variety of cases like cardiology, ophthalmology, chemotherapy, arthroscopy and laparoscopy
• Opportunities for career development: feel encouraged by your team to progress your learning and feel your skills valued and utilised
• Benefit from great add-ons: discounts, gym membership, pension, generous CPD and career support

The Opportunity

Looking for a new nursing role that challenges you? Want to work for an independent hospital in a leadership role without giving up hands-on work?

We are looking for an experienced, compassionate Registered Veterinary Nurse with proven leadership experience to join an incredible nursing team as a Lead Late Ward Nurse at our well-equipped and thriving independent small animal hospital in Wiltshire.

This is a unique opportunity to take on a key leadership role within the hospital, supporting both inpatient care and hospital flow during the critical afternoon and evening period. You will work alongside a highly supportive team and benefit from a varied caseload that offers genuine scope for professional growth and development.

This practice proffers a clear and supportive management and places a strong emphasis on wellbeing and work–life balance. With an RVN on their board of Directors, the nursing voice is always represented at management level.

Key Responsibilities

• Receive a full inpatient handover from the day Lead Ward Nurse and maintain oversight of all cases
• Support and coordinate the discharge process, ensuring medications, instructions, and documentation are accurate and timely
• Allocate nursing resources effectively to support both the Late Consulting Vet and the Out-of-Hours Vet
• Ensure smooth workflow between wards, consults, and ongoing inpatient care

The Rota

• Full-time 40 hours
• Shift hours 1.00pm -9.30pm
• Weekend 1 in 7 covering an 8 hour shift on both days (7:30am – 4:00pm or 9:00am – 5:30pm) with Monday and Tuesday off in leiu
• No OOH

What’s on offer?

• £1000 CPD budget + paid CPD leave
• Fully funded additional CPD (including Schedule 3 training where beneficial)
• Regular in-house training sessions
• Monthly 1:1 mentoring to support development and wellbeing
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

What we’re looking for:

• RCVS Registered Veterinary Nurse
• Previous leadership experience is essential
• Strong clinical knowledge, particularly in inpatient care
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Confident delegation and decision-making ability
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach
• Ability to remain calm and effective in a fast-paced environment

With a healthy work life balance and the chance to work a varied and interesting caseload, this role would be a great place to thrive as an RVN.