Registered Veterinary Nurse

Boundary Vets; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Boundary Vets is seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their supportive team in Abingdon. This full-time position offers a diverse range of duties in a friendly practice environment, alongside opportunities for professional growth and development. Enjoy a generous holiday allowance and various employee benefits while focusing on quality pet care.

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 clinical and non-clinical learning programmes

Progression & development opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Wellness program including Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Preferably with at least 1 year post qualification experience.
• Interested in supporting with SVN training and ideally open to becoming a Clinical Coach.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring anaesthesia and theatre duties.
• Running nurse consults including weight clinics and geriatric reviews.
• Collaborating with the veterinary and nursing teams.

Skills

Team spirited

Passionate about quality care

Interest in nurse consults and dentistry

Ability to perform Schedule 3 procedures

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)

Job description

Job Title: Registered Veterinary Nurse

Location: Boundary Vets

Job Type: Full time, permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week, including 1 in 5 Saturdays 9.30am-1.30pm.

Salary: Starting from £28,000/annum, depending on experience

Boundary Vets are seeking an RVN to join our friendly, close knit and well-established practice in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

About the Role
This is a permanent, full-time position. The working hours are:
• Monday to Thursday: 8 hour shifts between 8am and 7pm
• Friday: 7 hour shifs between 8am and 6:30 pm
• 1:5 Saturdays 9.30am-1.30pm

There is no requirement for out-of-hours cover and limited reception duties - allowing our nurses to focus on what they do best.

About You
We are looking for someone who is:
• An RVN (preferably with at least 1 years post qualification experience)
• Team spirited and passionate about quality care
• Interested in nurse consults and dentistry

• Wanting to do Schedule 3 procedures
• Interested in supporting with SVN training and ideally open to becoming a Clinical Coach in the future (if not already one).

You’ll be working alongside a wonderful team including a very supportive PCA team, and you’ll be fully supported by the whole nursing team.

About the Practice
Boundary is a friendly and close-knit practice with a warm community feel. Located in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, we benefit from:
• Excellent public transport links
• A well-equipped site with a fully equipped theatre, dental suite, excellent imaging facilities including a high-quality ultrasound, and multi-parameter monitoring

• Recently refurbished reception area and consult rooms.

Culture & Support
We pride ourselves on having a genuinely supportive culture:
• Regular CPD and learning opportunities
• Regular team meetings and communication
• Career development opportunities (including additional qualifications if desired)
• Schedule 3 procedures encouraged
• Social team culture with events, summer BBQ (with bouncy castle), and post-work catch-ups.

Day-to-Day Duties
The role encompasses all nursing skills including:
• Monitoring anaesthesia and theatre duties
• Ward and inpatient nursing
• Running nurse consults one day/week (e.g. weight clinics, admits, discharges, geriatric etc)
• Working collaboratively with the vet, nurse, PCA and CCA teams.

Next Steps
If you're looking for an RVN position where you can use all your nursing skills, have your growth supported, and be part of a friendly team, we’d love to hear from you.

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.

Boundary Vets 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 Boundary Vets, Linnaeus or the role please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]

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