Registered Veterinary Nurse - Experienced Clinical Team

Vets for Pets; Warrington; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous CPD

Pension scheme

Paid memberships (RCVS BVNA VDS)

Discounts and rewards

Social events and wellbeing

Job summary

Warrington Riverside Vets4Pets is seeking an enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly small animal practice in Warrington. You will be part of an experienced team led by our partners and work across clinics and surgical activity.

We are proud to be RCVS accredited with an expansive nursing team, offering daily nurse clinics, in-house diagnostics, and opportunities for ongoing CPD. This full-time role is 30–40 hours per week, with 1 in 4 weekends and a supportive, inclusive

Qualifications

• Registration as a veterinary nurse with current practising certificate.
• Experience in small animal nursing is desirable.
• Willingness to contribute to clinics and surgical duties.

Responsibilities

• Support busy nursing clinics with laser therapy, blood sampling, and vaccines.
• Assist in surgery, radiography, dental work and anaesthesia monitoring.

Skills

RVN experience

Surgical nursing

Radiography

Anesthesia monitoring

In-house lab

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification

Tools

Dental and digital x-ray

Ultrasound

In-house lab

Therapeutic laser

Multi-parameter monitor

BP monitor

Bi-polar diathermy

Job description

Registered Veterinary Nurse - Experienced Clinical Team

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.

About us:

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

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

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.

We want our colleagues to be as diverse as our clients. Our teams are inclusive and celebrate difference so if you meet our role requirements, we’d love to hear from we!

Location: WA2 8TW

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. 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!