Registered Veterinary Nurse - No Weekends!

Vets for Pets; Rushden; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary up to £35,000 FTE

No OOH or overnight checks

CPD funded Certificates

Social events and wellbeing

Contributory pension scheme

RCVS BVNA VDS memberships

Discounts

Job summary

Vets for Pets in Rushden is seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our small animal practice. This is a part-time role with 24 to 28 hours per week, offering a supportive team and a no-weekends, no-OOH schedule.

You will mentor student nurses, assist with anaesthesia, post-operative care, nurse consults, and triage. We value cheerful, customer-focused nurses who bring enthusiasm and a good sense of humour.

Qualifications

• Registered Veterinary Nurse with general nursing experience.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to mentor student nurses and work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with anaesthesia and post-operative care.
• Nurse consults and emergency triage as needed.
• Mentor student nurses and support best practice across care areas.

Skills

Veterinary nursing

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Job description

Registered Veterinary Nurse - NO WEEKENDS, NO OUT OF HOURS!

An exciting opportunity has arisen at our small animal practice in Rushden East Midlands for a talented, friendly RVN to join our and lovely team. We have two contracted full time vets, one new graduate vet, one full time nurse, one student veterinary nurse, two VCA and two receptionist.

Based inside the Rushden Pets at Home store, we benefit from a busy location across from Rushden Lakes Shops/Cinema and Waitrose.

We love our loyal, dedicated clients and their furry family members. We care for dogs/cats/rabbits/small furries in our modern, well equipped mezzanine general practice clinic.

We enjoy monthly team lunches(think Pizza Express, Swedish Kitchen, Wagamamas!!) and challenges such as climbing Snowden.

We are a CAW nurse training practice. You will be expected to mentor student nurses as well as stay on your toes with best practice for all areas of pet care including anaesthesia, post operative routine surgery support, Nurse Consults, and emergency triage.

To apply you will have good general nursing experience and great customer service skills, be cheerful, down-to-earth, enthusiastic with good sense of humour.

This is a part time role working 24 to 28 hours per week. Our shift pattern will include working x3 8 hour days (plus additional half day based on a 28 hour shift pattern) with one hour unpaid lunch.

In return, we can offer you:

• Competitive salary up to £35,000 FTE (Full Time Equivalent), based on Experience
• No OOH or overnight in patient checks
• Generous CPD (including funded Certificates)
• Social events and emphasis on wellbeing
• Contributary pension schemes
• Paid memberships (RCVS, BVNA, VDS)
• Exclusive company and high street discounts and rewards

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!