Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Delaware Veterinary Group, Yeovil; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Yeovil is seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their friendly team. This full-time role involves inpatient care, theatre practice, and outpatient nursing. The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication skills and be a motivated team player. Competitive salary up to £32,469 per annum based on experience, along with generous employee benefits including 6.6 weeks annual leave and a £550 CPD allowance.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Discounted gym membership

Cycle to Work scheme

Pension contribution

Qualifications

• Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification required.
• Experience in veterinary nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform inpatient hospital care and theatre practice.
• Manage outpatient nursing care and busy nurse clinics.
• Provide reception cover during holidays.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork

Motivation

Enthusiasm

Job description

Overview

About the role: We are looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to complete our lovely, friendly team of 5 at Delaware Veterinary Group. We currently have 3 RVNs, 1 SVN and 1 VCA at our Yeovil small animal practice site in Somerset. The ideal candidate will be motivated, enthusiastic and have excellent communication skills, all essential to work well in a team. We are passionate about our client care and the care of their pets.

Responsibilities

The usual nursing duties are expected, including inpatient hospital care, theatre practice and laboratory work. Outpatient nursing care is equally important as we run busy nurse clinics. There is a small amount of reception cover required, especially for holidays.

Working hours

This is a full-time position. Our current team works 37.5 hours per week including weekend hours, but a 40 hour per week contract can be offered if preferred. You will be required to work 1 in 5 Saturday mornings, 1 in 10 inpatient weekends and 1 weekday inpatient duty, with a 1 in 5 Friday inpatient duty. There is no emergency on call, but the rota covers inpatients that are not transferred to our out of hours provider.

Employee experience and benefits

Because our employees matter, we recognise that our people are central to our business. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from the following:

Work life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
• Your birthday as a paid day off

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 24 hours paid pro rata
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon - 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 with discounts and cashback at 100s of retailers
• Pension - 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care

Salary up to £32,469 p/a DOE