Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Midland Veterinary Surgery; City Of London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary clinic in Leyton is seeking a Full Time Registered Veterinary Nurse to assist in various clinical duties, including surgery and nurse consultations. The ideal candidate will be qualified and possess experience in surgery. Benefits include a competitive salary of up to £34,000, work-life balance, sufficient annual leave, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive base salary up to £34,000

6.6 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Development opportunities

Company pension scheme

Discounts with retailers

Qualifications

• Must be qualified and have experience with surgery and nurse consultations.
• Friendly, hardworking, and enthusiastic attitude is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work in theatre and conduct nurse consultations.
• Assist the Head Nurse and Vets in medical nursing.

Skills

Surgery assistance

Nurse consultations

Team collaboration

Good communication

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Full Time Registered Veterinary Nurse to join Midland Veterinary Surgery, Leyton. Your duties will include working in theatre, nurse consults, medical nursing (kennels), and assisting the Head Nurse and Vets. Clinical Coach is desirable as we are a training practice. Reception knowledge will be required.

Hours

This is a full-time position 40 hours per week Monday - Friday, including a weekend rota working 1:4 Saturdays from 8:00am to 2:30pm. The earliest start for shifts would be 7:45am, and the latest finish would be 7:30pm. There is no Sunday work and no OOH currently. We are happy to discuss part time hours and flexible working requests.

Practice

Our RCVS-accredited practice. We are an RCVS-accredited SA practice in Leyton, East London (established in the 1970s). We are fully equipped with a laboratory suite, theatre, radiography, dental x-ray and 3 consulting rooms. We have a visiting ultrasonographer and certificate holder surgeon to help manage more complex cases.

Team

Our dedicated team comprises RVNs, 2 care assistants, 5 vets (including 2 part-time Clinical Directors), a reception team and our Practice Manager. Our team are dedicated to delivering the best possible general practice veterinary care and service to patients and clients. We have a visiting ultrasonographer and certificate-holder surgeon to help manage more complex cases.

Location

We are easily accessible from Essex and have excellent transport links into Central London.

About you

We are seeking a friendly, hardworking, and enthusiastic RVN. You will already be qualified and ideally have experience with surgery and nurse consultations.

Benefits

Because our people matter

• Competitive base salary of up to £34,000, plus benefits
• Work-life balance
• 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
• Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance; Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline; enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay; initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
• Development: £550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid CPD leave pro rata; certificate support; learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy; access to Vetlexicon; all Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding; Infection Prevention and Control Programme; Quality Improvement Programme
• Professional Memberships: VDS cover; RCVS fees
• Colleague Benefits: Company pension scheme (employer contribution); Cycle to Work and Green Cars schemes (subject to eligibility); voluntary benefits to suit you; discounts/cashback with retailers; discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice
• Up to £34,000 DOE