Night Registered Veterinary Nurse

Grove Lodge Veterinary Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading multidisciplinary referral practice as a Night Registered Veterinary Nurse in Swindon. You will have the opportunity to develop your nursing skills while providing gold standard care across various specialties. Full support and training will be given, making this role ideal for both seasoned and newer veterinary professionals.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave

RCVS and VDS fees paid

External CPD funded

Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program

Career progression opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Life Assurance

Enhanced sickness pay

Enhanced equal family leave

E-car salary sacrifice scheme

Employer contribution pension scheme

Qualifications

• At least 1 year qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse.
• Experience in a hospital or referral department preferred but not essential.
• Ability to work night shifts in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Nursing a range of patients from both primary care and referral disciplines.
• Caring for patients within the intensive care unit.
• Supporting emergency out of hours veterinary surgeons.

Skills

Nursing

Veterinary care

Communication

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification

Job description

Job Title: Night Registered Veterinary Nurse

Location: Eastcott Veterinary Hospital, Swindon

Job Type: Permanent

Hours - Shift pattern 5 nights on 10 nights off working 12 hour shifts

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

A great opportunity has arisen for a Night Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team. This is an ideal chance for keen individuals to work in one of the UK's leading referral centres and develop their nursing skills. Experience of working in a referral environment is not required as full support and training will be provided for successful candidates.

The successful candidate will be working alongside our team of Registered Veterinary Nurses, Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Care Assistants to deliver gold standard veterinary care to our patients.

Main duties will include:

• Nursing a range of patient 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) and be at least 1 year qualified.

Benefits:

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Free annual Flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme
• Recruitment referral 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 Program which is available for everyone.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Referral Nursing Talent Acquisition Business Partner - Becca Thompson at [e-mail]

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