Referral Veterinary Nurse - Soft Tissue & Orthopaedics - Swindon

Purosearch; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD allowance

CPD days

Enhanced family leave policy

Career progression

EAP

Cycle to Work

Eye care vouchers

Flu vaccine vouchers

Staff discount

Recruitment rewards

Job summary

Purosearch Ltd. is recruiting for a Referral Veterinary Nurse (RVN) in Swindon, Wiltshire, to join a Tier 3 multidisciplinary hospital. The role focuses on soft tissue and orthopaedics with support from specialists and a dedicated theatre team.

The successful candidate will work 8:00am–6:00pm, on a 1 in 8 weekend rota with time off in lieu. Full training and progression opportunities are provided in a progressive referral environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with at least 1 year post-qualification experience.
• Experience in soft tissue and orthopaedics is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide general anaesthesia and sedation for advanced imaging and surgical procedures.
• Scrub into and assist with soft tissue and orthopaedic surgeries.
• Organise theatre, prep patients and maintain instruments.
• Clip and prep patients; manage patient admissions and discharges.

Skills

RVN

Surgical nursing

Anaesthesia & sedation

Team collaboration

Education

RVN qualification

Job description

Referral Veterinary Nurse - Soft Tissue & Orthopaedics - Swindon

Referral Veterinary Nurse – Soft Tissue & Orthopaedics

Location: Swindon, Wiltshire

Job Type: Permanent | Full-Time

A well-established veterinary referral hospital in

Swindon, Wiltshire is seeking a

Referral Veterinary Nurse (RVN) to join its

Soft Tissue & Orthopaedics team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RVN to develop their surgical nursing skills within a supportive and progressive referral environment.

Working alongside specialist surgeons, an experienced nursing team and dedicated theatre technicians, the successful candidate will support a varied caseload of advanced surgical and diagnostic procedures.

The Role

This full-time position includes:

8:00am – 6:00pm

1 in 8 weekends, with time off in lieu the following week

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

general anaesthesia and sedation for advanced imaging and surgical procedures

• Scrubbing into and assisting with
• soft tissue and orthopaedic surgeries
• Theatre organisation and patient preparation
• Clipping and prepping patients
• Patient admissions and discharges
• Maintaining surgical instruments and equipment

About the Candidate

Applicants should be:

Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with

at least 1 year post-qualification experience

• Experienced in
• Passionate about delivering high standards of patient care

Previous referral experience is desirable but not essential, as full training and support will be provided.

About the Practice

This innovative

Tier 3 multidisciplinary referral and primary care hospital, located just off the

M4, provides exceptional patient care across a range of disciplines including

orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, cardiology, neurology, dentistry, diagnostic imaging, ECC and medicine.

The surgery team consists of

6 specialist surgeons, 6 nurses and 3 surgery technicians, creating a highly collaborative and supportive environment.

• CPD allowance and CPD days
• Enhanced family leave and sickness policy
• Career progression opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care and flu vaccine vouchers
• Staff discount and recruitment reward schemes