RVN Night Nurse

Linnaeus; Milnthorpe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Linnaeus in Milnthorpe is seeking an RVN Night Nurse to join its team. This role focuses on providing exceptional overnight care for patients, with responsibilities including patient monitoring, record maintenance, and treatment administration. The position offers a competitive salary, a £2000 welcome bonus, and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

£2000 welcome bonus

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid RVN qualification.
• Passion for animal care and exceptional patient support.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional overnight care to referral patients.
• Maintain accurate patient records and liaise with team members.
• Administer treatment under the guidance of veterinary surgeons.

Skills

Ward Nursing

Inpatient Care

Communication

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Job description

Linnaeus Milnthorpe, England, United Kingdom

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• ** Offering a £2000 welcome Bonus **
  
  

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a registered veterinary nurse to join our night team in providing exceptional overnight care to our patients. The successful candidate will have a passion for ward nursing and inpatient care and will be responsible for delivering bespoke care plans to our referral patients following orthopaedic, soft tissue or neurosurgery. As a night nurse at Kentdale Referrals you will work alongside a patient care assistant, with a Veterinary Surgeon available for on-call support if required.

You will work closely with all team members to ensure the smooth running of all clinical areas and kennels and will have clear communication lines with all other teams to ensure the practice is providing outstanding patient and client care.

Hours are as follows – 8pm – 8am this is based on a rolling pattern of 7 nights on (Monday - Sunday) with 21 nights off, averaging 19.25 hours/ week.

Main purpose & goals

• Ensure the highest standard of care is provided 100% of the time to 100% of our patients.
• Achieve the above whilst bearing in mind that the practice is a business and therefore costs need to be carefully monitored and managed sensibly at all times.
• Maintain accurate client and patient records.
• Provide an efficient, courteous, and helpful service to all clients, suppliers and external contacts, under all conditions at all times.
• Participate with the admission and discharge process of patients, the accuracy of which is of vital importance.
• To demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development.
• Liaise between the nursing team and other teams within the practice to ensure effective lines of communication at all times.
• Promote our services, employees and products, both in and out of the practice at all times.
• Understand and implement practice and group policies.
• Take an active role in the training programme of veterinary nurses and animal care/ kennel assistants.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake all general nursing duties within the practice and provide assistance to all veterinary surgeons when required.
• To carry out and be accountable for any specific tasks or responsibilities allocated by the Clinical Nursing manager, Practice Manager.
• Ensure you are organised and well prepared for the patients coming into the practice and you provide support where necessary to cover low staffing periods.
• Administer treatment (e.g injections, medications, fluid therapy, dressings and euthanasia as directed) and dispense medication as instructed by the veterinary surgeon all in accordance with professional guidelines and practice policies.
• Ensure you keep accurate records with regards to medical records, anaesthetic sheets, hospitalisation forms etc.
• Care for all in-patients including pre-op care/medication, monitoring and recovery and post op care/medication.
• Ensure effective stock rotation/replenishment where applicable.
• Participate in any out of hours nursing rota as agreed on a shared rota system
• Support with reception duties where necessary, reporting on progress of in-patients to clients by telephone as needed.
• Participate in the cleaning and maintenance of the premises and patient areas and particularly the clinical areas with regular cleaning/routine care of all equipment to include the correct methods of sterilisation and reporting any faults or damage.
• Provide support and assistance to the Clinical Nursing Manager and Practice Manager as required.
• Assist the practice with any marketing initiatives which may include occasional open evenings or open days.
• Understand health and safety risks and read all information supplied to ensure the correct use of anaesthetic machines and scavenger units, regular cleaning, maintenance and servicing of equipment etc.
• Familiarise yourself with the Health and Safety Policies and refer any concerns to the Clinical Nursing Manager.
• Welcome and support any visiting veterinary surgeons, students and work experience employees to ensure safe methods of working.
• Attend regular meetings with the Clinical Nursing Managers and other employees to ensure you are working effectively and efficiently as a team.
• Participate in relevant CPD appropriate to your role plus any training in-house, ensuring post training feedback forms are completed and where appropriate information is shared with team members.
  
  

If you’d like to find out more, please get in touch with Rebecca at [e-mail]

Part of an amazing global family

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.

Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.

Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]

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