Twilight Triage RVN

Armstrong Vets; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

RCVS fees covered

VDS fees covered

Holiday buy/sell

Enhanced sick pay

CPD allowance

Health Cash Plan

Job summary

Armstrong Vets seeks a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join the out-of-hours team at Quantock Veterinary Hospital. You will triage arrivals, manage calls, and support the night team, with shifts on Friday 19:00–23:30, Saturday 16:00–23:30, and Sunday 16:00–23:30 on a rotating basis.

As a pro-active RVN, you will have access to CPD funding and a range of benefits including RCVS and VDS fees covered, holiday purchasing options, and enhanced sick/maternity/paternity pay.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered veterinary nurse (RVN).
• Willingness to work out-of-hours shifts.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support the night team.
• Triaging patients on arrival and coordinating appointments.
• Handle telephone calls and arrange appointments for the hospital.

Skills

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Education

RVN registration

Job description

We are seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our out-of-hours team.

About us:

Somerset Veterinary Emergency Clinic (SVEC) is a dedicated Emergency Clinic providing emergency out-of-hours services for veterinary practices in the Somerset Region. SVEC provides OOH services to member local veterinary practices for nights, weekends and bank holidays and is based in the RCVS-accredited Quantock Veterinary Hospital.

We are based in the beautiful area of Somerset close to the coast and the rolling Quantock Hills. We see a good variety of small animal cases including exotics and wildlife. We want our colleagues to pursue their interests and so certificates and CPD are encouraged and funded. Our team is amazing; we have routine socials, a great support network and most of all a fabulous sense of humour.

Watch our video to learn more about Quantock Veterinary Hospital:

Your role will involve managing the telephone calls, arranging appointments and triaging patients upon arrival at the hospital allowing the remaining team to have dedicated time for inpatient care and consults as needed. Additionally as part of your role you will assist and support the night team.

You will work alongside a night RVN who will be looking after the inpatients and preparing for OOH surgeries, and an on-site night veterinary surgeon.

The hours available are Friday 1900-2330, Saturday 1600-2330 and Sunday 1600-2330 every other week, averaging 9.75 hrs per week.

As proud members of the VetPartners family our benefits include (pro rata):

• RCVS and VDS fees covered
• Opportunity to buy and sell holiday
• Enhanced sick, maternity, and paternity pay
• Health Cash Plan - offering a wide range of benefits for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage

6 weeks paid holiday including bank holidays, £600.00 CPD Allowance per annum, Health plan - wide ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments - from dentistry to sports massage, RCVS Membership paid, one other membership subscription, VDS cover, enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay, discounted veterinary fees, Offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more, cycle to work scheme, CPD/training support, company sick pay, colleague engagement survey, annual pay reviews, focus on employee wellbeing, career progression opportunities