Registered Veterinary Nurse RVN

Spinney Vets; Northampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Northampton is seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) to join a dedicated team. You'll conduct nurse consults, assist in surgeries, and help mentor new nurses in a supportive environment. This role offers excellent benefits, including generous holidays, career progression opportunities, and CPD funding. If you are proactive and a team player, we invite you to apply.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave

RCVS, BVNA & VDS fees paid

External CPD funded

Wellness program including eyecare vouchers

Employer contribution pension scheme

Qualifications

• Essential: RVN registration.
• Desirable: Mentoring experience or qualification.
• Knowledge of RCVS Code of Conduct required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct nurse consults and assist vets in theatre.
• Schedule 3 procedures and work with advanced equipment.
• Mentor newly qualified nurses and assist with surgeries.

Skills

Excellent listening and communication skills

Team player

Ability to multitask

Proactive and well organised

Problem solving

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification (RVN)

Job description

Overview

Do you want to work at a practice where you are encouraged to utilise your nursing skills to the full and develop further to advance your nursing career? No OOHs? Then Spinney Vets Wootton Fields is the right place for you.

About us

We are a very well-equipped, RCVS accredited group of two practices acting as a fiercely proactive force in a changing profession. Our drivers are high quality patient care, client education and career development. Come to grow and succeed with us, a practice looking forward to a future as an advanced first opinion practice with a strong ethos of nurturing and utilising our associates’ skills and advancing them with CPD and support from the excellent central team of Linnaeus Veterinary Limited, to make a better world for pets and fulfilled careers for ourselves.

In a rapidly changing profession, we have been proactive in our support for progressing our veterinary nursing team with a structured, industry leading career progression framework. Maximising the skills and qualities of our veterinary nurses and support staff to ensure you can focus on your work and interests as much as possible. With the introduction of Lead RVNs, Schedule 3 theatre lists each week and nurse consulting work at the forefront of our recent progress.

We would love for you to consider joining our highly trained team of Vets, RVNs, PCAs and Client Care/Admins and help us continue to create a loving and caring service that goes above and beyond to keep our patients healthy and build for the future of the veterinary profession.

Day-to-Day Duties

• Nurse consults.
• Helping the vets in theatre with anaesthetics.
• Schedule 3 procedures.
• Working with equipment: X-ray, ultrasound, dental X-ray, laparoscopic surgery.
• Assisting with bigger surgeries, particularly soft tissue surgeries.
• Working within a team of about 5-6 nurses, 2 PCAs, 5 client care team, and usually 2-3 vets (rotating).
• No night duties.
• No out of hours.
• Stable inpatients are transferred to another site (no overnight care at this branch).
• Rota: five days a week usually; some prefer 4 long days, some prefer 5 short days; reasonably flexible.
• Role suitable for newly qualified nurses as there are experienced team members for support and mentoring.

Person specification

• Experience
• Essential
• RVN registration

• Desirable
• Mentoring experience/qualification

• Knowledge
• RCVS Code of Conduct
• Confident in the use of IT packages, email and online internet browsers
• RVN

• Qualifications
• RVN

About You

• Excellent listening and communication skills
• Team player
• Highly organised with the ability to multitask, plan and prioritise effectively in accordance with business needs
• Proactive and well organised with an eye for detail
• Remains calm under pressure
• Problem solving
• Innovative and forward thinking

Other qualities

• Ability to make decisions that benefit the whole team not individuals.
• Knowledge of organisational restrictions.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
• RCVS, BVNA & 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
• Recruitment referral reward scheme

How to Apply

To apply, click "Apply Now" or contact Purvi Kataria at [e-mail] for more information or a confidential discussion.

We look forward to hearing from you.