Registered Veterinary Nurse

Active Vetcare Summerleaze (Maidenhead); Thatcham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary hospital in Berkshire is seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their friendly team. You will work a 40-hour week with flexible shifts, mentoring fellow staff and providing hands-on care for complex cases. Opportunities for professional development and progression are encouraged, along with a range of benefits including a salary of £25,000 to £30,000 and generous leave options.

Benefits

Salary of £25,000 to £30,000

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Fully funded CPD opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised gym membership

Enhanced parental pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Colleague discount on pet products

Qualifications

• Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification required.
• Willingness to undertake clinical coaching training.
• Interest in continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support and mentor other veterinary staff.
• Provide hands-on nursing for complex cases.
• Participate in a 24-hour on-call service.

Skills

Mentoring

Hands-on nursing

Clinical coaching

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

CALLING ALL REGISTERED VETERINARY NURSES IN THE BERKSHIRE AREA!

Summerleaze Veterinary Hospital are looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their fantastic and friendly team.

You will work a 40 hour week over 4 days, with shifts of either 7am-5:30pm or 9am-7:30pm + 1:6 Saturdays (7:30am-7:30pm). Flexible working options will be considered.

You would be joining a team of 6 Vets, 4 RVNs, 2 SVN's and 2 PCAs (not including the MiNight team).

As a practice, we constantly strive to do our best for our colleagues and patients. Learning is important to us, meaning we are seeking an individual that is happy to mentor and support others in their career progression, as well as receiving support themselves. Being a clinical coach, or having a willingness to undertake the training would be beneficial for the role.

The nursing team are encouraged to develop in their areas of interest, and progression is actively supported. Members of our nursing team currently hold advanced certificates in medicine and ECC, and the use of Schedule 3 skills is supported.

We are a 24hr site, with a separate OOH service. A significant benefit of this is the case variety and specifically the opportunity for hands on nursing of complex cases.

Apart from working alongside a fantastic team, you get to enjoy the following fantastic benefits:

Benefits

• Salary of £25,000 to £30,000 (with yearly salary review)
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (or equivalent) with our Buy/Sell holiday scheme - allowing you to purchase an additional two weeks of annual leave
• Generously encouraged and fully funded CPD - abundant opportunities within the business aided by internal and external development courses and programmes
• Receive an extra days leave each year in your first 5 years at CVS
• Cycle to work scheme and subsidised gym membership
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme - automatic enrolment and completely hassle free
• Access to First Aid for Mental Health and Wellbeing Champions across CVS and 300 trained CVS colleagues in this role
• Colleague discount on pet products and treatments including free consults, cost price drugs and a discount to our online pharmacy, Animed
• Access to the company share-save scheme

Interested? Please click apply now! For further details or an informal chat, please contact Emily in the recruitment team at [e-mail]

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