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Night Registered Veterinary Nurse

Location: Southfields Veterinary Specialists

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Average 26 hours/week

Salary: From £32,000, depending on experience

Southfields Veterinary Specialists are currently recruiting for talented Night Registered Veterinary Nurses to support our existing teams in providing exceptional care to our patients.

Our core values ensure that we offer the same exceptional care to our patients during the day and night, and we are looking to meet candidates that are passionate about the patients they look after.

You will work as part of a large night team that includes interns, nurses, trainee nurses and patient care assistants.

You will provide inpatient and emergency care to patients from neurology, surgery, oncology, cardiology, ophthalmology, and internal medicine, assisting with incoming emergencies and being responsible for case handovers each day.

This is a varied role that will require you to be able to work under pressure, coordinate cases and be willing to learn and develop your skills.

Our night team is rapidly growing, and you will have the opportunity to work directly with the Senior Night Nurse and Head of Nursing Services to develop and implement new protocols.

This is a rewarding and challenging role that will require both team and individual work throughout the night. This is a working shift with outstanding facilities to support rest breaks provided.

You will participate in an on-call rota.

Opportunities for career development

This is an exciting time to join Southfields as we expand our offering and invest in new services. Joining us will allow you to work within an exceptional team and develop your career whilst being exposed to cases from all disciplines.

Due to the continued expansion at Southfields, you will work as a part of the growing team developing procedures and ways of working for the hospital.

You will have access to, and be actively encouraged to participate in, our extensive range of CPD, including webinars, journal clubs, modular training sessions and the Linnaeus Referral Nursing Professional Development (RNPD) Programmes.

You will be provided with a generous CPD package, including funding and paid CPD days to further your knowledge and experience and support the development of your career.

Referral experience is not essential, as full training will be provided.

What kind of person you need to be

You need to be a highly motivated self-starter with the:

• Desire to provide the best clinical service to all our patients
• Ability to work as part of a team and under your own initiative
• Desire to build upon your current knowledge and experience, utilising learning opportunities available through Linnaeus and external CPD providers
• Passion to guide and support junior team members to reach their full potential
• Ability to help develop and shape a growing service.

Hours

7.45 pm -7.45 am as part of a 5 on 10 off rota.

About us

Southfields is the new name in referral services. It's a very exciting time to join a forward-thinking and highly motivated team that has the support of the Linnaeus Group, providing significant investment in providing new innovative services, a contemporary state-of-the-art working environment and commitment to personal and career development. With an excellent support team in place, you'll be able to concentrate on what you do best in a friendly and supportive practice in our brand new 42,000 sq. ft state-of-the-art facilities.

Benefits

• Paid day off to celebrate your birthday
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Enhanced sickness policy
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• CPD allowance
• Extensive learning and development programmes
• Progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Discounts with PetPlan
• Recruitment reward scheme
• E-car salary sacrifice week

• Excellent location only 30 minutes by train from central London, within easy reach of the beautiful Essex countryside and extremely well located for international travel links by air and train

  Wellness package, including.
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Gym membership discount
  • Cycle2Work scheme
  • Eye care vouchers
  • Flu vaccine voucher

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

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 Referral Nursing Talent Acquisition Business Partner – Becca Thompson at [email protected]

Salary Value:£32,000 per annum;

Salary Description: Salary starting from and depending on experience;

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus?

-    We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

-    We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet

-    We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion

-    We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or for more information or please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]