Part-time Registered Veterinary Nurse

goeasy Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

6.6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)

CPD budget

Paid 30-minute lunch breaks

Private medical healthcare scheme (re:

Medical cashback plan

RCVS and BVNA fees covered

Job summary

Goddard Mandeville Veterinary Hospital in Northolt is seeking a part-time Registered Veterinary Nurse to join a supportive, experienced team. The role covers theatre assistance, nursing care, and reception duties with a 2-day week (Thursday and Friday) and a 1:3 Saturday rotation between Hayes and Uxbridge, plus Sundays with the Mandeville Hospital team.

This position suits a newly qualified RVN and offers strong support, no on-call requirements, and potential full-time split roles if desired.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified RVN with current registration.
• Experience supporting nursing care and theatre duties.
• Good record-keeping of hospitalised patients and treatments.
• Strong teamwork and communication with clients and staff.
• Ability to supervise students and trainee nurses.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality nursing care and continually improve standards.
• Assist veterinary surgeon in theatre and consultations as required.
• Maintain comprehensive patient hospitalisation records.
• Ensure comfort and welfare for all patients in care.
• Maintain stock levels of drugs, diets and consumables.
• Provide reception duties and client communications as needed.
• Supervise student nurses and VCA's as clinical supervisor.

Skills

Nursing care

Theatre assistance

Record keeping

Pet welfare

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)

Job description

• VA587 – Part-time Registered Veterinary Nurse

Our team in Hayes have gone from strength to strength over recent years. With client numbers booming we now require an additional RVN on a part-time basis to help support with the growing GP workload.

About your new role!

The Hayes practice has been a firm fixture in the local community for decades. It has continued to grow in popularity, and we now require an additional RVN to step in and lend this hard-working team a welcome hand!

This is a 2-day week role on Thursdays and Fridays (8-hour shifts) and includes a 1:3 Saturday rotation between Hayes and Uxbridge, and 1:10 Sundays working alongside the Mandeville Hospital team, plus 1 bank holiday per year.

If you were looking for full-time, we can explore a split role working Mondays and Tuesdays at another nearby practice.

There are NO on-call requirements for this position.

If you were looking for full-time opportunities, we would be happy to explore this in the region to combine with another role.

This position would also suit a newly qualified RVN due to the support in the practice.

As a branch RVN some of your duties will include:

• Ensure the provision of a high quality and continually improving standard of nursing care.
• Assist the veterinary surgeon in theatre and during consultations, as and when required.
• Maintain comprehensive patient hospitalisation records.
• Ensure a high standard of comfort and welfare for all pets in our care.
• Complete and maintain accurate records of hospitalised patients.
• Maintain a respectful and collaborative team environment
• Ensure equipment is cleaned, packed, sterilised and stored correctly when not in use.
• Maintain adequate stocks of drugs, diets and consumables and place orders with our suppliers to required levels as necessary.
• Assist with the induction of new staff and their subsequent training.
• Provide reception duties, as required, ensuring a friendly and efficient handling of clients and their pets, in person, by email and over the telephone.
• Support student nurses and VCA’s as a clinical supervisor.

The practice itself boasts 2 consult rooms, a large bright theatre and prep area, and digital and dental x-ray. The practice also comes with a designated colleague area for those invaluable breaks.

You will be supported by an incredibly experienced team including our part-time senior vet, associate vet, senior RVN, trainee nurses and reception team. We are also recruiting for an additional part-time vet due to increased workload.

Goddard Mandeville Veterinary Hospital in Northolt provides Hayes with its OOH care and support with any complex cases you may need to refer.

If you are new to the area, Hayes is in the heart of a popular suburb of West London with ample green space, a friendly community and plenty of train stations to get you across the city such as Hayes & Harlington which is on the shiny new Elizabeth Line.

There is on site-parking available if you drive (a rare occurrence in and around London!)

This is a great opportunity to join a growing team on a part-time basis, that has ample support and will give you the opportunity to delve into other passions you may have in your spare time. If those passions include travel, Heathrow airport is a mere 45 minutes away!

Now let’s nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:

Our RVN salary band is £32,000 to £36,000 per annum (full-time equivalent based on 40 hours per week and would be pro rata’ d down to part-time hours) depending on experience and allowing room for growth within the role.

A little snippet of the benefits you will receive as a Goddard RVN:

• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata)
• CPD budget every year plus up to 2 days' paid CPD leave
• Paid 30-minute lunch breaks
• The opportunity to join our private medical healthcare scheme at a reduced rate, plus medical cashback incentives

• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time)
• 2 days paid CPD leave every year (pro-rata if part-time)
• Relocation assistance (where applicable)
• Generous colleague introduction reward (for the introduction of vets and RVN’s)
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• RCVS and BVNA fees covered
• The opportunity to join our private medical insurance scheme at a reduced rate, as well as a medical cashback plan involving refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more

About us

In 2022, we celebrated our 70th anniversary and now have 46 branches, three hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward-looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers’ views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings with our board of directors communicating real time updates and taking polls with live Q&As to ensure we’re making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are mental health first aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all new starters.