Registered Veterinary Nurse

Parkhill Veterinary Group; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Wetherby is seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse for a fixed term of 6 months. The role includes responsibilities across recovery, surgery, and consulting in a supportive and collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will be proactive, enjoy a busy practice, and seek to enhance their skills. The position offers competitive benefits including holidays, CPD funding, and wellness programs.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave

RCVS & VDS fees paid

External CPD funded

Career progression opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Life Assurance

Enhanced sickness pay

Wellness program

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified registered veterinary nurse.
• Enjoys a busy practice with diverse cases.
• Proactive and eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Work in recovery, surgical, dental, consults, and dispensary.
• Engage in a fair rotation across all areas.
• Provide exceptional patient and client care.

Skills

Proactive attitude

Ability to thrive in busy practice

Commitment to learning and skill development

Education

Registered veterinary nurse qualification

Job description

Job details

Job Title: Registered veterinary nurse
Reporting to: Group Nursing Manager
Location: Parkhill Wetherby
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Hours: Fixed term contract for 6 months, 40 hours per week over 5 days, shifts are 8am-5pm, 9am-6pm or 9.30am-6.30pm with 1 in 5 Saturday mornings

The Parkhill team are looking for an extra RVN to join the team. We are a super friendly team and we all work extremely well together to ensure we provide exceptional patient and client care.

The role will require working your fair share of recovery, surgical, dental, consults and dispensary with a fair rotation in all areas.

Why join us?

• You’ll be fully utilized as an RVN and encouraged to do so by our supportive team
• You will rotate fairly through surgery, anaesthesia, medical nursing and nursing clinics and encouraged to develop in any areas you enjoy the most.
• We see a mixture of primary care patients and mid-tier referral patients giving an opportunity to see more complex cases from a surgical and wards perspective.

About us

Parkhill Vets is a vibrant, progressive-thinking, tier 2, 100% SA practice situated in an idyllic rural setting just on the outskirts of the lovely market town of Wetherby. Wetherby is situated in the 'golden triangle' of Yorkshire with easy access to Leeds, York and Harrogate. A 15-minute drive gets you to each one with all its amenities and attractions.

The practice was purpose built and completed in March 2012 and provides an excellent place to come to work with ample free staff parking. We have a small paddock to the rear of the practice where we sit and sunbathe in the summer during breaks. Our more athletic members of staff frequently go for runs or bike rides in the vicinity of the practice or take a more leisurely stroll on a dog walk on some of the nearby tracks and trails.

Our nursing team is excellent with a range of skills to augment those of our vets. We are a nurse training practice as well.

The team

You’ll be surrounded by highly experienced RVN’s who are all are passionate about delivering exceptional clinical and client care in a friendly and collaborative environment. Within our vet team we have a range of skills. As a team, we’re all committed to the pursuit of clinical excellence, we share ideas and support each other to develop comprehensive and innovative solutions that truly deliver the best care for our patients. We work hard to ensure rotas and schedules are balanced and fair, giving you the time you need between cases and to genuinely have a work/life balance.

What we’re looking for

• A qualified registered veterinary nurse
• A nurse who enjoys a busy practice with a range of different cases
• Someone who is proactive and thrives on learning more and developing their skills

What we offer

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
• RCVS & VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:

• Employee assistance program
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an experienced team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

If you’d like to find out more, please get in touch with Rebecca at [e-mail]