Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Easipetcare (Reading); Reading; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Salary up to £33,000 DOE

About the role and who we are looking for

Our Woodley clinic is looking for an enthusiastic and confident Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team. Duties will include nurse consults, anaesthesia, inpatient care, lab work and schedule 3 procedures (with training).

We are looking for someone who would be excited to get involved with a clinic refresh and rebrand, this is a real opportunity to have real influence and be involved with this exciting project.

Fix or flex - work life balance that works for you

We welcome both full-time and part-time applicants. The full-time position is typically 40 hours over 4 or 5 days per week with a combination of early shifts from 8:00am - 4:30pm and late shifts from 11:00am - 7:30pm. It also involves 1:4 Saturday mornings and there is no OOH.

We value our Nurses and recognise the integral part they play within our teams, which is why we are able to offer flexible working hours. Whether you are looking for condensed hours/days, or hours around school runs/hobbies, we can offer true flexibility that works for you.

Our Practice

It is a first-opinion, SA practice and we are conveniently situated in the bustling high street of Woodley with good public transport links. Our facility is large and modern with 3 large consult rooms: a dedicated digital x-ray and ultrasound room, a modern theatre, prep room with tub table, separate cat and dog kennels, an in-house lab, patient monitoring equipment such as a multiparameter and blood pressure machine and also drip pumps, baer huggers and fluid warmers.

This is an opportunity to join a super-friendly team and work in a supportive environment that offers the scope for further development in your chosen area of interest.

Join a Supportive Team

Our practice is a 4 Vet team including 2 experienced Vets supported by the Nursing team and 1 Student Veterinary Nurse and an Animal Nursing Assistant who is also an animal physiotherapist. The clinical team is supported by our reception team of 4 and experienced Practice Manager and Area Director who is also a vet. Our Head Vet is currently working towards securing a surgery certificate.

Our team is passionate about providing gold-standard care to our clients and their pets and we have a strong ethos of teamwork and communication. The team is also supported by a local Veterinary hospital with overnight care that also provides training opportunities for the team.

Because our people matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:

1. Work-life balance: 6.6 weeks annual leave, additional holiday entitlement for your birthday.
2. Wellbeing: Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay, Private Medical Insurance, Cycle to Work scheme, initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership, Non-accidental injury support.
3. Development: £550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid pro rata, certificate support, learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy, access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider, all our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding, Infection Prevention and Control Programme, Quality Improvement Programme.
4. Professional Memberships: VDS cover, RCVS fees.
5. Additional: Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers, Pension 5% Employee/3% Employer, Discounted staff pet care.

IVC150

Up to £33,000 DOE