Registered Veterinary Nurse

Vets For Pets; Highweek; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A veterinary care provider in the UK is seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse for a part-time role in Newton Abbot. The position requires skills in nurse consultations, anaesthesia, and laboratory diagnostics. Candidates will benefit from a competitive salary and generous professional development opportunities in a friendly and busy practice dedicated to animal welfare.

Benefits

Competitive salary of £14.50 per hour

Generous CPD budget

Paid day off for your Birthday

Pension scheme

Exclusive company discounts and rewards

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or experienced veterinary nurses are encouraged to apply.
• Knowledge of dental procedures and clinical discussions is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct nurse consultations and admit/discharge patients.
• Prepare and monitor anaesthetics and perform laboratory diagnostics.
• Participate in clinical discussions and perform dental scales and polishes.

Skills

Nurse consultative skills

Anaesthetic monitoring

Laboratory diagnostics

Dental procedures

X-ray techniques

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our supportive team here at Newton Abbot Vets for Pets on a full or part time basis. Whether you're newly qualified or experienced in your career, we'd love to hear from you. We're based in a beautiful area of South Devon between the Dartmoor and the Sea. We are a friendly team in a very busy practice, with a genuine interest in animal welfare. Our brilliant clinical team consists of 5 Vets, 5 RVNs and our invaluable VCA's. We have 6 client care advisors to support the client journey, allowing our nurses to carry out their roles effectively.

The role is in a varied first opinion surgery, tasks include nurse consultations, admitting and discharging patients, preparing and monitoring anaesthetics, laboratory diagnostics, dental procedures, along with usual day to day tasks. No day is the same at our dynamic practice! Nurses are involved in clinical discussion and encouraged to perform procedures such as dental scale and polishes and taking x-rays.

We are generous with our CPD offering, the opportunity to concentrate on specific areas is welcomed and encouraged, for you to further your interests and develop skills. We are fully equipped with in house laboratory equipment, dental facilities, as well as multi-parameter monitors and digital x-ray. Our patient facilities include separate cat and dog wards and isolation unit to ensure our patients get the best care. We hold a Silver ISFM Cat Friendly award and have recently been reaccredited our RCVS Practice standards. This a Part-Time role working 18 Hours per week (Wednesdays 9am-5pm, Fridays 11am-7pm, plus 1 in 5 weekends) You will enjoy the benefits as follows:

• Competitive salary of £14.50 per hour dependant on experience
• Generous CPD budget
• Regular lunch and learns
• Paid day off for your Birthday
• Pension scheme
• Paid professional memberships
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards including 20% off at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room