Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

British Veterinary Association; Woking; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary care provider in Woking is seeking a full-time Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their team. The role involves anaesthetic monitoring, care of inpatients, and nurse consultations in a supportive environment. Ideal candidates should be RVNs with small animal experience and a commitment to animal welfare. A friendly culture and numerous employee benefits including substantial leave and development opportunities make this a great workplace.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Private Medical Insurance

Discounted gym membership

CPD allowance

Pension contribution

Discounted staff pet care

Qualifications

• Must be an RVN with relevant small animal experience.
• Commitment to animal welfare required.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor anaesthesia and care for inpatients.
• Conduct nurse consultations and drug dispensing.
• Maintain a sterile work environment.

Skills

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Small animal experience

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team within the Lynton Veterinary Group on a full-time, permanent basis. The working week will be 30-40 hours: 4 days a week 1 in 4 Saturdays 08:00 - 16:30 with a day off in lieu, with no OOH.

We provide a varied working day for our nursing team, duties depend on the shift but include anaesthetic monitoring, care of inpatients, nurse consultations, drug dispensing, lab work, and maintaining a sterile work environment. The role will allow for great clinical exposure and the opportunity to work amongst a friendly and supportive team.

We are ideally looking for someone who is an RVN with relevant small animal experience in a busy practice, is committed to animal welfare and can work effectively in a team environment.

About us

We are a long-established, Small Animal Veterinary Group based in Woking, Bagshot, and Addlestone. As a progressive practice, we recently relocated to our brand new, purpose-built practice in Woking, and continue to invest to refurbish and equip our other 2 practices to the same high standard.

We also have a purpose-built grooming salon at our main site. One of the most important things to us here at Lynton is our history and local "Village Vet" reputation for providing the highest level of service and value for all our clients. Therefore, we have a loyal client base and a gold standard reputation across the local community.

About the team and culture

We have 9 Veterinary Surgeons across the group who are supported by a great team of 10 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 2 Student Veterinary Nurses, ANA's and experienced Receptionists. We have a family-like culture in practice and have embedded true support amongst the team. Each practice has an essential SOS chocolate station and we are never short of cake with some excellent bakers across the group!

The mental and physical well-being of the team is paramount to us - we like to show our support both in-house and externally by taking part in charity events such as "Ride for Dementia" and "Relay for Life" in aid of cancer research.

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 -

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave

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

Development

• £550 CPD allowance with 3 days 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

Professional Memberships

• VDS cover
• RCVS fees

Additional

• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
• Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care