Registered Veterinary Nurse

British Veterinary Association; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A lively small animal practice is seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their dedicated team in Weston-Super-Mare. The role includes modern clinical facilities, a supportive environment, a predictable rota, and an emphasis on high-quality veterinary care and customer service.

Benefits

CPD spend support

20% discount at Pets at Home

Fixed, predictable rota

Qualifications

• Must be an RVN with strong interpersonal skills.
• Clinical Coach training is a plus.
• Experience with modern veterinary equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Join a friendly, professional team of nurses and support staff.
• Work 40 hours per week, one in three weekends.
• Engage in continuous professional development and patient care.

Skills

Teamwork

Patient and kind demeanor

Eagerness to learn

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)

Job description

Our lively small animal practice based in the Weston-Super-Mare is seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly, professional team. You will join our existing nursing team of eight - made up of a good balance of RVNs, SVNs and Animal Care Assistants.

When we say team - we mean it! Anyone who joins us is carefully selected to make sure we all enjoy each other's company. Everyone applying will be an RVN, but what will set you apart is your cool head, your patient and kind demeanour, your eagerness to learn something new, and a sense of humour that ideally knows no bounds. If you've not already undertaken Clinical Coach training, we hope you'll see this in your future - and of course the practice will fund and support this endeavour.

Our surgery has modern equipment including nurse-lead laser clinics, sevoflurane anaesthetics, digital x-ray, capnography, in-house laboratory all of which we're happy to help you brush up on as required. We're proud to be able provide our clinical team with the facilities they need to allow them to deliver veterinary care that focuses on both high clinical standards and stand-out customer service; this also includes a full support team of receptionists and a dedicated insurance administrator.

We welcome interest from candidates seeking a full-time (40 hours/wk) position. There are no out-of-hours or on-call duties, but your rota hours will include one in three weekends in the surgery (Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 10:30am-4:30pm) when you will work with a second nurse as well as one vet and two dedicated receptionists. All our colleagues receive a fixed, predictable rota with the same day off each week, enabling you to enjoy some of that elusive work: life balance!

In return we offer a really welcoming and rewarding working environment, together with opportunities and support for you to develop and expand your area(s) of interest. Out of respect for our existing nursing team we prefer not to publish the details of our salary package but are happy to discuss openly at interview. This accompanies CPD spend, and exclusive company benefits and rewards such as 20% off in Pets at Home.

To apply or to ask any questions you can email me using

Location: BS23 3YY

If you are interested in joining our team, then I would love to hear from you before 15th April.

I understand what a small world it is, so if you'd like to approach me informally in the first instance, I assure you of the utmost confidence.

Pets just see people. They aren't biased and they don't discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so 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!