Registered Veterinary Nurse

Vets for Pets; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Gillingham is seeking a Full-Time Experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their supportive team. You will utilize your nursing skills in a purpose-built environment, managing patient care and surgical assistance. Key requirements include strong general nursing experience and excellent customer service skills. In return, a competitive salary of up to £34,000 and various benefits are offered, including generous CPD and discounts. If you share a passion for animal welfare, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Competitive salary up to £34,000

Generous CPD including funded certificates

Social events and emphasis on wellbeing

Contributory pension schemes

Paid memberships (RCVS, BVNA, VDS)

Exclusive discounts and rewards

Qualifications

• Strong general nursing experience, ideally in small animal practice.
• Excellent communication and customer service abilities.
• Enthusiastic and cheerful disposition with a passion for animal welfare.

Responsibilities

• Admit and discharge patients and provide in-patient nursing care.
• Monitor anaesthetics and recoveries, assisting with surgery.
• Run nurse clinics and take radiographs.

Skills

General nursing experience

Customer service skills

Passion for animal welfare

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available at our Gillingham Vets for Pets small animal practice for a passionate and dedicated Experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly, supportive team.

Our purpose-built, fully equipped surgery provides an excellent environment for delivering high-quality clinical care. You will be joining a welcoming team of 3 Vets, 2 Nurses, 1 Veterinary Care Assistant, 1 Practice Manager, and 6 Client Care Advisors.

In this role, you will have the chance to utilise your nursing skills to their fullest. Your responsibilities will include admitting and discharging patients, monitoring anaesthetics and recoveries, providing in-patient nursing care, running nurse clinics, taking radiographs, and assisting with surgery and diagnostic procedures. You will also benefit from the support of our VCA with theatre turnaround and patient preparation.

To be successful, you should bring strong general nursing experience and excellent customer service skills. We’re looking for someone cheerful, down-to-earth, and enthusiastic, with a genuine passion for animal welfare.

This is a Full-Time role working 40 hour per week with 1 in 4 weekends

In return, we can offer you:

• Competitive salary up to £34,000 dependant on experience
• No OOH or overnight in patient checks
• Generous CPD (including funded Certificates)
• Social events and emphasis on wellbeing
• Contributary pension schemes
• Paid memberships (RCVS, BVNA, VDS)
• Exclusive company and high street discounts and rewards

If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service, then we would love to hear from you!

Benefits

In return, we offer such benefits as 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room, access to discounts and cashbacks, in-house career development opportunities, pension and holiday allowance.

Location

ME8 0PU

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. 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!