Registered Veterinary Nurse

Linnaeus Group; North East; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary healthcare provider in the North East of England seeks a motivated Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) to join their Surgical Nursing Team. You will provide complex inpatient care, deliver anaesthesia for various surgical procedures, and support advanced surgeries. The ideal candidate will have excellent clinical ability and strong communication skills. This position involves a rolling rota with weekends and bank holidays, providing full training and support for candidates from primary care practices. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary and CPD allowance

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + birthday off

Payment of professional RCVS registration fees

Enhanced sick pay

Life assurance

Employer contribution pension scheme

Qualifications

• Confidence working within a rolling rota that includes weekend and bank holiday cover.
• Previous referral experience advantageous, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide complex inpatient care.
• Deliver anaesthesia for diagnostic imaging and a wide range of surgical procedures.
• Support cases such as abdominal and thoracic surgery.

Skills

Excellent clinical ability

Strong communication skills

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a motivated and passionate Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) to join our dedicated Surgical Nursing Team, supporting both our Orthopaedic and Soft Tissue departments. Our hospital is staffed by highly skilled RVNs 24/7, 365 days a year, delivering exceptional referral and ECC care to our patients. You will be part of a well-established surgical team comprising three European diplomate specialist surgeons, one RCVS specialist, Surgical Residents, Surgical Interns, and a team of 21 experienced RVNs, supported by Student Veterinary Nurses and Patient Care Assistants. In this varied and rewarding role, you'll be involved in the day-to-day running of both surgical departments, including providing complex inpatient care, delivering anaesthesia for diagnostic imaging and a wide range of surgical procedures, and supporting cases such as abdominal and thoracic surgery, fracture repairs, cruciate surgery, joint replacements, and advanced wound management.

Wear Referrals (part of Linnaeus Veterinary Limited, owned by Mars) is a multi-disciplinary, specialist veterinary referral hospital in the north east of England, close to the historic university city of Durham, the thriving city of Newcastle, and set between the north east coast and the Pennines. Our award-winning hospital is also within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and Scotland. Our services, with more than 20 specialists, include neurology, orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine, anaesthesia, oncology, diagnostic imaging and cardiology, as well as a busy primary care out-of-hours emergency service and in-house physiotherapy and hydrotherapy. Our nursing team consists of over 60 Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVN) specialising alongside our vets, including a dedicated night nurse team. Linnaeus is owned by Mars, making us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and working to improve their lives.

Responsibilities

• Provide complex inpatient care.
• Deliver anaesthesia for diagnostic imaging and a wide range of surgical procedures.
• Support cases such as abdominal and thoracic surgery, fracture repairs, cruciate surgery, joint replacements, and advanced wound management.
• Work closely with our Anaesthesia service, as well as ICU, Neurology, Oncology and Internal Medicine teams.
• Scrub into advanced surgeries, receiving ongoing training and specialist support.
• Work within a rolling rota that includes weekend and bank holiday cover.

Qualifications

• Excellent clinical ability.
• Strong communication skills.
• Confidence working within a rolling rota that includes weekend and bank holiday cover.
• Previous referral experience advantageous, but not essential – full training and support provided for RVNs joining from primary care practice.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and CPD allowance.
• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + your birthday day off.
• Payment of professional RCVS registration fees.
• External CPD funded with generous CPD allowance plus CPD leave.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced Equal Family leave.
• Life assurance.
• Employer contribution pension scheme.
• Professional indemnity cover.
• Health care and purchasing scheme.
• Staff discount for your own pet's treatment.
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme.
• Wellness program including free annual flu jab, employee assistance program.
• Uniform, shoe allowance and free onsite parking also included.