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Here at Hertford Vets for Pets our Veterinary Nurses have the opportunity to assist in all areas, from theatre to nurse clinics and everything in between. We now have a brand-new opportunity for an experienced Nurse to join us.

We are based in the lovely town of Hertford and have 2 Vets, 1 RVN, 2 VCAs and a Receptionist as part of our brilliant team. The clinic is purpose-built with separate wards for cats and dogs and an isolation unit. We have ultrasound, digital X-ray, in house laboratory with microscope, capnography with pulse oximetry and a theatre dedicated to sterile procedures.

The practice has great clientele with a high percentage of insured pets, and we also run 30 minute appointments for non-routine cases and 15 minute for vaccine, to give the best service possible. We have a wide and varied case load with specialists coming to the practice to perform an array of procedures such as cardiac scans, abdominal ultrasound with sampling, and orthopaedic procedures.

Our Head Nurse had the following to say about practice: “The team at Hertford Vets for Pets is lovely and I felt it was a good paced general practice. I learnt a lot during my time there and enjoyed the balance of nurse consults, anaesthesia and head nurse duties.”

You will help with the daily running of the practice to ensure a high standard care for patients and clients. Nurses are the heart of our practice and perform an integral clinical role in caring for our patients. You’ll have great communication and organisation skills and take pride in working to a high standard. You will have an interest in and want to learn about the practice as a business, as well as how to motivate a team to achieve their personal and practice goals.

They key to your success will be your ability to embrace all aspects of the Veterinary Nurse role, delivering excellent patient and client care.

For this role you’ll be:

• Skilled in all aspects of veterinary nursing
• Experienced with anaesthetics and nurse clinics
• Passionate to deliver excellent patient and client care. We’re committed to helping you utilise your professional skills and pursue further qualifications that benefit both you and the practice.
• Keen to support the practice as a business and contribute to motivating the team to achieve personal and practice improvement.

We understand the importance of a healthy work life balance and so we are able to offer you full or part time hours with no OOH and only 1 in 3 Saturdays included that you will either receive extra pay for or time off in lieu.

Here at Hertford you will have 2 different shifts which both include a 30 minute unpaid lunch, these are as follows:

• 8:45am - 17:15pm
• 10:45am - 19:15pm
• The 1 in 3 Saturdays will be 9:00am - 13:00pm

By joining us you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to providing superb standards of client and animal care. We offer a supportive and friendly working environment together with career development opportunities and an excellent package and benefits that includes:

• Salary ranging from £27,000 - £30,000 DOE
• £500 welcome bonus included - to be paid upon successful probation period
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Funded and encouraged CPD
• Pension Scheme
• Contribution towards private health care
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards - including 20% off at Pets at Home, The Groom Room and the Vet Group.

If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Rachel from our Talent Acquisition team via email; eastvets@vets4pets.com for an informal and confidential conversation.

Location: SG13 7RQ

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!