Student Veterinary Nurse

IVC Evidensia; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary care provider in Aylesbury is seeking a dedicated Student Veterinary Nurse to join their team. This role involves 36 hours of work weekly with responsibilities including animal handling, equipment maintenance, and client communication. Ideal candidates will have some veterinary experience and GCSEs in Maths, Science, and English. This is an exciting opportunity to grow in a supportive environment, with various benefits like enhanced annual leave and employee wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Discounted staff pet care

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Veterinary-based work experience of at least 1 week is required.
• Candidates should have GCSEs in Maths, Science, and English.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain equipment.
• Prepare and run laboratory samples.
• Handle animals of various species.

Skills

Veterinary-based work experience

Animal handling

Communication skills

Basic nursing skills

Education

GCSEs in Maths, Science and English

Job description

Wendover Heights have a fantastic opportunity for a Student Veterinary Nurse to join their team.

Daily duties would include but not be limited to:

• Cleaning and maintaining equipment.
• Disinfecting clinical areas.
• Running and preparing laboratory samples.
• Animal handling (a range of species).
• Providing nutritional support to patients (a range of species).
• Calculating and administering fluid therapy.
• Communicating with clients (in person and over the phone).
• Conducting nurse clinics - bandaging, health checks, post-operative exams and injections.
• Learning and performing key clinical nursing skills - blood sampling, placing intravenous catheters, drug calculations, administering medications, monitoring and supporting patients undergoing anaesthesia, and maintaining records.

Want to know more about us? Located in the beautiful market town of Wendover, on the edge of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, our practice has been providing quality veterinary care for over 40 years. Our two-acre site features a spacious main hospital building, a standalone cat clinic, and a separate equine facility - though this role will focus solely on the small animal side. We're a team of 45 people, including 11 Full time Equivalent vets (14 in number) and 11 FTE nurses (15 in number), supported by dedicated reception and admin staff. Our facilities include hydrotherapy and physiotherapy services, a large and well-equipped clinical space. We're known for our friendly atmosphere - and yes, we really do provide lunch for the whole team every day.

More about you! This is an exciting opportunity for a student to join our team, the right person will have an assigned Registered Veterinary Nurse to be their clinical coach and support them through their training. You will work 36 hours across a range of shifts between the hours of 7 am - 7:30 pm. Some night weekend work may be required in the future.

Qualifications

• Veterinary-based work experience (1 week minimum)
• GCSEs in Maths, Science and English

Benefits

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeingNon-accidental injury support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
• Pension scheme
• Discounted staff pet care

Salary: £0 - £0 a year Up to £25,396.80 DOE