OOH Registered Veterinary Nurse

Colchester Vets4Pets Advanced Veterinary Practice | Vet Hospital; Colchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Out of Hours Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their dynamic team at a modern small animal hospital. This exciting role offers the opportunity to work alongside a dedicated team of veterinary professionals, providing exceptional patient care in a supportive environment. With a focus on colleague growth and development, you will enjoy a comfortable workload and a variety of cases, all while benefiting from an excellent package of perks including career development opportunities and generous leave. If you're passionate about veterinary nursing and looking to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Salary starting from £35,000

Postgraduate certificate studies funded

Life assurance 4 x annual salary

Pension scheme

Paid RCVS and BVA memberships

Enhanced annual leave of 28 days

Exclusive company discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Veterinary Nurse with experience in emergency and critical care.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a focus on patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care to inpatients and emergency cases.
• Collaborate with veterinary team for effective patient management.

Skills

Veterinary Nursing

Emergency and Critical Care (ECC)

Inpatient Care

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification

Postgraduate certificate (preferred)

Tools

CT Scanner

Endoscopy

Arthroscopy

Job description

Experienced Out of Hours Registered Veterinary Nurse - Vets4Pets Colchester Advanced Practice, Small Animal Hospital

We have an exciting opportunity for an OOH Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our multidisciplinary clinical team at Vets4Pets Colchester Advanced Small Animal Veterinary Hospital.

About us
Our main objective as an employer is to provide colleagues with a happy, healthy and progressive working environment in which they are able to provide a high level of patient care, 24 hours a day. Colleague growth and development is paramount and it’s just as important to us that everyone enjoys life along the way too.

You’ll be working alongside a fun loving, expanded team of 14 RVNs, 6 SVNs, and 18 vets with various postgraduate certificates and advanced certificates in orthopedic surgery and medicine. You are also supported by our fantastic, highly efficient, and friendly support team of practice managers and client care advisors.

We’re a brand new, beautiful, modern Small Animal Hospital equipped with everything one would need including CT, Endoscopy, Arthroscopy, ICU, and high specification hospital wards and equipment. We have a large client base with a varied 1st and 2nd opinion caseload.

About the role
This role is full time working 40 hours a week. Your rota will be 4 nights working 8am-8pm followed by 5 nights off with a comfortable workload including a good mix of Inpatient Care and ECC Nursing. You’ll be working alongside a Vet and Veterinary Care Assistant with ample time for handover at the start and end of your shifts.

The practice phone is diverted to Vets-Now from 10pm till 8am, leaving you free to purely focus on inpatient care after 10pm.

Benefits
By joining us, you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to providing superb standards. We offer a supportive and friendly working environment together with career development opportunities and an excellent package and benefits that includes;

1. Salary starting from £35,000 dependent on your level of experience.
2. Postgraduate certificate studies encouraged and funded.
3. Life assurance 4 x annual salary.
4. Pension scheme.
5. Paid RCVS and BVA memberships.
6. Enhanced annual leave of 28 days including bank holidays, rising to 33 days including bank holidays after 2 years’ service.
7. Exclusive company discounts and rewards - including 20% off at Pets at Home, The Groom Room, and the Vet Group.

If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice, or our company, please contact Abi from our Talent Acquisition team via email at [e-mail] for an informal and confidential conversation.

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves, so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!