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Job Title: Flexi Registered Veterinary Nurse

Salary: From £29,000

Location: Davies Veterinary Specialists

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week, 1:4 weekends, share of minimal on-call duties.

About us

Ready to make a difference? Here’s where to do it: At Davies, one of the largest and most diverse small animal veterinary referral centres in Europe. What we are:  passionate, dedicated and totally committed to delivering truly outstanding care. What you are: driven, determined and someone who loves hands-on nursing.

Outstanding care needs outstanding carers. Join us and you join a strong nursing team in a supportive environment. You’ll have the opportunity to nurse at the highest level, developing your skills and working on an interesting and varied caseload with a team of veterinary specialists who are second to none. Every day is different from the last, with unique challenges offering a constant opportunity to learn and progress.

Your role and responsibilities

As part of the Flexi Registered Veterinary nurse, you will utilise a wide range of nursing skills to help care for a varied multi-disciplinary caseload across our Theatre, Diagnostics and Wards departments.

This is a fantastic role for a 1+ year qualified nurse* who is passionate about all aspects of nursing, or keen to take their first steps into the world of referral!

You must be enthusiastic, flexible and enjoy being busy. Having high levels of accuracy and attention to detail are essential, together with being committed to providing high standards of service.

Previous referral experience is not necessary to apply as you will receive a comprehensive 12-week induction programme to prepare you for your role.

*For newly qualified RVNs, please see our Post-Registration Programme opportunities available.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• Additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Enhanced sickness policy
• RCVS & VDS fees paid
• Life Assurance policy
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• CPD allowance
• Extensive learning and development programmes
• Progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Discounts with PetPlan
• Access to discounted pet support
• Local Incentive, freebies & reward
• Wellness package, including;
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Health Assured, 24-7 People support platform
  • Gym membership discount
  • Cycle2Work scheme
  • Eye care vouchers
  • Flu vaccine voucher
• Recruitment reward scheme.

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.

We would love to hear from you, please contact Becca at [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further.

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]