Veterinary Nurse (Night Worker)

Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equine veterinary practice seeks a dedicated veterinary nurse to join their hospital nursing team. This full-time role involves providing comprehensive nursing care for inpatients, supporting veterinary surgeons in critical and emergency cases. The successful candidate will enjoy a supportive work environment with numerous learning and development opportunities, alongside a generous benefits package, including enhanced holiday and a health shield.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Life Assurance

Enhanced family schemes

Employee Discount Scheme

Health Shield

Workplace Pension Scheme

RCVS and two other memberships paid

Excellent CPD package

Qualifications

• Excellent all-round nursing skills required.
• Passion for delivering outstanding patient care.
• Experience in intensive care and emergency cases preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care of inpatients across various disciplines.
• Assist with neonatal and emergency cases including theatre support.
• Pre and post-operative care of emergency surgical patients.

Skills

Nursing skills

Team player

Initiative

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)

Job description

About Us

Rossdales is an exclusively equine practice with more than 60 veterinary surgeons and over 120 support staff.

For more than 30 years, Rossdales has been committed to employing qualified Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs) and Registered Equine Veterinary Nurses (REVNs). Our professional team of nurses have joined us from a number of diverse backgrounds, bringing a high level of commitment and skills.

Exning is a village in the West Suffolk district, Eastern England. It lies off the A14 trunk road, roughly 12 mile east-northeast of Cambridge, and 10 miles south-southeast of Ely. The nearest large town is Newmarket.

The Role

The hospital nursing team is on call to provide care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our nurses are key members of our clinical team and work alongside our vets, providing the treatment and care needed to ensure that each patient has the best chance of a healthy outcome.

This position will involve all aspects of nursing care of inpatients across a wide range of disciplines including intensive care, assisting with neonatal and emergency cases including theatre support and pre and post operative care of emergency surgical patients.

This is a full-time position, with a shift pattern of 3 set nights (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) and alternating Saturdays followed by 3 nights off, working between the hours of 19:00pm to 7:00am with a one-hour paid break.
We would also consider part-time applications – if you would like to discuss the working hours please contact Marie-Clair Nudd, Clinical Services Manager at [e-mail]

Successful Candidate

The successful candidate will have excellent all-round nursing skills, with a passion and drive for delivering outstanding patient care. You will be a team player who enjoys working in a supportive environment whilst also being able to use your own initiative. You can expect many opportunities to learn and develop your skills.

The Package

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• Enhanced holiday
• Opportunity to buy and sell holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced family schemes, including maternity, paternity and parental leave
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Health Shield
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• RCVS and two other memberships paid
• VDS paid
• Excellent CPD package

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