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Job Title: Student Veterinary Nurse

Location: Cromwell Vets, Huntingdon

Salary: £24,050 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week, including a paid day release to attend college each week. Weekend rota of 1:3 either Saturday or Sunday with a day off in the week in lieu.

We are looking for a student veterinary nurse to join Cromwell Vets in Huntingdon!

Cromwell Vets has a long-established reputation for providing the highest standard of care for pets alongside compassion for their owners. We enjoy many partnerships with charities and are active in the community, often spending the summer at local events and dog shows. We value professionalism and friendliness which means we have loyal customers and high staff retention. We value all our Associates and hold regular team events including BBQs, pumpkin carving competitions and bake offs.

With our six unique sites spanning the Huntingdonshire area, we are fortunate to be able to offer a varied caseload where nurses can fully utilise their skills alongside our vet team, many of whom hold certificates and advanced qualifications. Although our branches are smaller in scale to our main hospital site, we pride ourselves in the continuity of care whatever door you walk through.

We are proud to be an outstanding training practice and have a strong reputation with local colleges for providing a supportive and inspiring environment in which to learn clinical skills and complete your clinical tool (NPL, ePortfolio, CSL etc.). With Cromwell Vets you will be able to fulfil all your training needs in one place, as we have a range of top spec diagnostic equipment including: endoscopy, radiography, ultrasonography , and dental x-ray. As an RCVS accredited hospital with our own in house out of hours service, we see a wide variety of medical and surgical cases including oncology and emergency surgeries. We have a large team including several trained RVN clinical supervisors and students at various stages of their training who help to support and inspire each other along the way.

The Cromwell student veterinary nurse (SVN) role will include shifts in all areas of practice according to competency, as well as study time on rota and 1-on-1 time with your trained clinical supervisor. We have experienced clinical supervisors with a wide breadth of nursing knowledge and skills that will support and inspire you to obtain your qualification as well as a large and supportive wider nursing team.

The role is a full-time position of 40 hours, including a paid day release to attend college each week. Our team requires someone who has good time management and communication and shows willingness to learn all areas of veterinary nursing. We expect our students to take part in our weekend rota of 1:3 either Saturday or Sunday with a day off in the week in lieu.

Benefits

o 5 Weeks holiday allowance inclusive of bank holidays

o Birthday day off

o Paid professional membership fees

o Training, support and progression opportunities

o Employee assistance programme

o Staff discount schemes

o Enhanced parental & sickness policy

o Wellness program including:

• Cycle2Work scheme

• Eyecare vouchers

• Flu jab voucher

• Mental Health First Aiders

• Buddy system

Please click apply or contact Natalie nataliejay.shoemark@linnaeusgroup.co.uk for more details!

Salary Value: £24,050 per annum;

Salary Description:

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]