Lead Twilight Registered Veterinary Nurse

Eastcott; Swindon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary practice in Swindon is looking for a Lead Twilight Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their out-of-hours team. The role requires strong leadership skills and clinical experience, focusing on providing high-quality care to patients. Competitive salary and numerous benefits are offered, including professional development opportunities. Ideal candidates will have experience in a leadership role, although not essential, with full support provided.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays

Additional paid day off for birthday

Enhanced equal family leave

CPD allowance and days

Staff discount schemes

Wellness program including EAP

Gym membership discount

Cycle2Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership roles in a veterinary setting is desired.
• At least 1 year qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Manage the night and twilight nurses and PCAs.
• Work closely with the senior leadership team to improve service.
• Nurse a variety of patients from both primary care and referral disciplines.

Skills

Leadership

Veterinary Nursing

Patient Care

Education

Qualified Registered Veterinary Nurse

Job description

Job Title

Job Title: Lead Twilight Registered Veterinary Nurse

Location

Location: Eastcott Referrals, Swindon

Job Type

Job Type: Permanent

Hours

Hours: 1600-2400 Monday-Friday. Shift pattern and hours negotiable

Salary

Salary: £32,000-£38,000 depending on experience

Eastcott Referrals are seeking a Lead Twilight RVN to join our friendly, close knit and well-established practice in Swindon, Wiltshire.

About us

Eastcott Veterinary Hospital is an RCVS Accredited Multidisciplinary Referral Practice based in Swindon, Wiltshire, just off the M4. Our referral hospital is led by a team of Veterinary Specialists who provide an exceptionally high level of clinical and surgical veterinary care. The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities in all disciplines, and our team offers a warm welcome to referring vets, clients, and patients.

Your role and responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Twilight Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our out of hours team. This is an ideal chance for a keen individual to work in one of the UK's leading referral centres and develop both their leadership and clinical nursing skills.

The successful candidate will be working alongside our team of Registered Veterinary Nurses, Veterinary Surgeons and Patient Care Assistants to deliver gold standard veterinary care to our patients. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly driven individual who wants to take on the challenge of managing a rapidly growing out-of-hours service within our multidisciplinary referral and primary care hospital.

You will work closely with our Out of Hours Manager to help grow the service and continue to improve efficiency and patient care OOH.

Experience of working in a leadership role and/or nursing in a referral environment is desired but not required, as full support and training will be provided for successful candidates.

Main duties will include:

• Line management of the night and twilight nurses and PCAs; including rota management, training, overseeing holiday and CPD requests, and absence management.
• Working closely with the senior leadership team to promote efficient ways of working and continued growth of the OOH service.
• Nursing a range of patients from both primary care and referral disciplines such as neurology, soft tissue, orthopaedics, internal medicine, ophthalmology, dentistry, and cardiology.
• Caring for patients within our purpose-built intensive care unit
• Working alongside our Specialist and primary veterinary surgeons
• Support the emergency out of hours (OOH) veterinary surgeons.

The ideal candidate will have experience in either a hospital or referral department (although this is not essential), have worked in a leadership role before, and be at least 1 year qualified.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays
• Additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Enhanced sickness policy
• RCVS & VDS fees paid
• CPD allowance and allocated CPD days
• Access to an extensive range of clinical and non-clinical learning and development programmes
• Progression & development opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Discounts with PetPlan
• Wellness program, including;
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Gym membership discount
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Flu vaccine voucher
• Recruitment reward scheme

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone. For more information, click here https://www.linnaeusgroup.co.uk/about-us/health-and-wellbeing

How to Apply

To apply, click "Apply Now" or contact Purvi Kataria at [e-mail] for more information or a confidential discussion.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Eastcott Referrals is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best - care for pets.

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.

All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about Eastcott Referrals, Linnaeus or the role please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]