Registered Veterinary Nurse

Vets for Pets; Worcester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an ambitious Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their warm and friendly team. In this full-time role, you'll have the opportunity to thrive in a supportive environment, utilizing your nursing skills while working alongside a passionate team. You'll engage in a variety of nursing duties, from anaesthetic monitoring to inpatient care, and have the chance to develop your skills further. With a competitive salary and excellent benefits, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on pet healthcare and client service. If you share a passion for delivering outstanding care, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Contributory Pension Scheme

Generous CPD Allowance

28 Days Annual Leave

Paid Memberships

Pastoral Care

Supportive Working Environment

No OOH or Overnight Inpatient Checks

Exclusive Company Discounts

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic RVN with great communication skills and a passion for animal care.
• Experience in diverse nursing duties, including anaesthetic monitoring and inpatient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent patient care and support to the veterinary team.
• Perform diverse nursing duties, including radiography and assisting with procedures.

Skills

Communication Skills

Anaesthetic Monitoring

Inpatient Care

Nurse Consults

Radiography

Ultrasonography

Schedule 3 Procedures

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse Qualification

Tools

X-ray Machine

Ultrasound

Laparoscope

Multi-parameter Monitor

Endoscope

Tono Meter

Diathermy

Cryo

In-house Laboratory Equipment

Job description

If you are an enthusiastic RVN looking to join a warm and friendly team then we would love to hear from you! Here at Worcester Vets for Pets we are a locally owned practice with the support of a larger organisation, our clients love us and we think you will too!

About us
You'll be joining a supportive team that consists of 7 vets, 10 nurses, and our fabulous non-clinical team, all working in a purpose-built, state-of-the-art facility. We pride ourselves on our high standards of patient care and our team-focused culture, ensuring that our nurses have the opportunity to thrive professionally.

Our practice is situated inside Pets at Home giving us great exposure to new and varied clients whilst also offering ample free on-site parking and being ideally located in close proximity to junction 6 and 7 of the M5.

The surgery itself is bright, spacious and air-conditioned and was purpose built to industry leading standards which has state of the art equipment including Xray machine, ultrasound, laparoscope, multi-parameter, endoscope, tono meter, diathermy, cryo, in house laboratory equipment including idexx catalyst, procyte, sedivue, UA analyser and K-Laser.

About you and the role
This role would suit an ambitious Registered Veterinary Nurse with great communication skills who is looking to utilise and improve all of their nursing skills whilst working alongside a positive and passionate team. We believe in our nursing team developing themselves, whatever your interests may be! It will encompass diverse first opinion nurse duties, from anaesthetic monitoring to inpatient care, nurse consults, radiography and ultrasonography, and assisting with procedures. There's also an opportunity to get involved in schedule 3 procedures.

You'll be working alongside our incredible team of RVNs who have a range of individual skills such as training in massage therapy, a certificate holder in behaviour, anaesthesia and emergency and critical care as well as advanced nursing certificate holders.

This is a full time role working 40 hours a week, including 1 in 3 weekends on an 8 hour shift pattern.

Benefits

• By joining us you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to providing superb standards of client and animal care. We offer a supportive and friendly working environment together with career development opportunities and an excellent package and benefits that includes;
• Competitive salary starting from £28,500 and increasing with experience
• Contributory pension scheme
• Generous CPD allowance and opportunity to do Certificates on a learning agreement
• 28 days annual leave inc bank holidays
• Paid memberships
• Pastoral care, emotional wellbeing and support
• Supportive and friendly working environment
• No OOH or overnight inpatient checks
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards - including 20% off at Pets at Home, The Groom Room and the Vet Group.

If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service, then we would love to hear from you!

If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Abi from our Talent Acquisition team via email; [e-mail] for an informal and confidential conversation.

Location: WR3 8PQ

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!