Registered Veterinary Nurse

Vet Group; Warrington; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous CPD funding

Pension scheme

RCVS BVNA VDS memberships

Employee discounts

Job summary

Warrington Riverside Vets4Pets is recruiting a dedicated Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly, RVN-led team in Warrington. The practice is RCVS accredited and a teaching site for RVNs and VCAs, with a modern facility and a strong focus on welfare and professional development.

The role involves surgical nursing, radiography, dental scaling and polishing, anaesthesia monitoring, and active participation in daily nurse clinics.

Qualifications

• Registered Veterinary Nurse with valid RVN status.
• RCVS registration or eligible for registration.

Responsibilities

• Support the surgical team with anaesthesia and monitoring.
• Perform routine nursing care and patient rounds.
• Carry out radiography, dental radiography and radiographic verification.
• Manage clinical notes, injections, samples and mass patient care.
• Contribute to in-house clinics including laser therapy and routine procedures.

Skills

RVN

Anaesthesia

X-ray imaging

CPD

Education

RVN qualification

RCVS registration

Tools

Dental radiography

Ultrasound

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at our small animal practice in Warrington Riverside Vets4Pets for an enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly and welcoming team.

We're passionate about supporting the growth and development of our team, and we're proud to be RCVS accredited and a recognised teaching practice for both RVNs and VCAs. We are silver rabbit and cat friendly both of which are mainly RVN led accreditations. We are also currently working towards fear free accreditation. If you are an experienced RVN ready for your next challenge we'd love to hear from you.

Our team is currently made up of 5 full time Vets, 8 RVN's, 3 VCA's and 6 CCA's and 1 administrator, all of whom are led by our amazing partners Alex and Sam who became JVP's over 10 years ago. The surgery is newly refurbished that has a dedicated colleague space that has mindfulness area and games area to help you unwind. The practice is brightly lit with top quality equipment including digital and dental x-ray, ultrasound, therapeutic laser, in-house lab, multi-parameters, automatic BP machine, bi-polar diathermy plus all the usual surgical kit. Our partner Alex is an OV and has a keen interest in surgery with a lot of experience. One of our nurses is a veterinary behaviourist meaning we accept behavioural referrals inhouse, and our vet Ellie is a surgery certificate holder, meaning we are now accepting surgery referrals too. We have a strong nursing team with a range of interests. Our nurse clinics run daily and cover laser therapy, blood sampling, puppy and kitten development, parasite control, 2nd vaccines and all the other usual suspects. Our nurses are instrumental in managing our surgical case load, carrying out radiography, dental radiography, scale and polishes, monitoring anaesthetics, managing medical cases and carrying out a variety of other schedule 3 procedures. This is a Full Time role working 30 to 40 hour per week, between our practice opening hours (8:30am to 7pm). This will include working 1 in 4 weekends.

In return, we can offer you:

• Competitive salary range from £29,000 to £31,000 pro rata, depending on experience and qualifications
• No OOH or overnight in patient checks
• Generous CPD (including funded Certificates if appropriate)
• Social events and emphasis on wellbeing
• Contributary pension schemes
• Paid memberships (RCVS, BVNA, VDS)
• Exclusive company and high street discounts and rewards, 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.