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Job Title: Registered Veterinary Nurse

Practice: Village Vet (Garden Suburb)

Location: 154 East End Rd, London, N2 0RY

Hours: Full time-42 hours/week, including 1:4 Saturdays. Part time considered depending on experience. 32-34 hours/week, no weekends

Salary: Up to £32, 552, depending on experience held. Pro rata for part time position

At Village Vet, we are excited to offer a £1,000 welcoming bonus incentive for specific roles across the London region. T&Cs apply.* Please, speak to Purvi, our TA specialist for more details.

Are you looking for an opportunity to take your veterinary career to the next level? Look no further than Village Vet Garden!

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team and help us continue to provide outstanding care to our patients and clients.

As a member of our team, you will work closely with our clinical team and have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills as you help to grow and develop our practice. We are looking for someone who is an excellent communicator, highly organised, and comfortable working with autonomy in a small, busy practice.

Located in East Finchley, our practice is conveniently close to local amenities and shops. We are within walking distance of the East Finchley underground station and offer free parking for our clients and staff. Our Head Vet has been with us for over 20 years and has a large client base - he is excited to work alongside a Registered Veterinary Nurse who shares his dedication to providing the highest levels of care.

At Village Vet Garden, we pride ourselves on our well-equipped facility, which includes digital X-rays, digital dental X-rays, a range of surgical equipment, and modern dental and laboratory equipment. Our dedicated support staff includes a Patient Care Assistant and Client Client Care Assistant, who work together with our Head Vet and Registered Veterinary Nurse to provide the best possible care to our patients.

Role of the RVN

The RVN's clinical responsibilities include nurse consultations, assisting with procedures, monitoring patients under anaesthesia and providing associated peri-operative care. The role will primarily focus on clinical duties, allowing around 5% for administrative tasks, these will include; diary management to aid in the smooth running of the practice, stock management, maintenance of equipment, reviewing and implementing SOP's, clinical supervisor/mentor support for our PCA.

RVN support and input is valued and encouraged and we consider the nurse team to be key to the continued success of the business, and therefore ensure the practice is well equipped for our nurse team to be able to provide the best for our clients and their pets. Our nurses are an integral part of each patient’s recovery and rehabilitation, and all nurses have strong input on best nursing care for each patient. Our nurses are encouraged and are fully supported regarding progression and development which is guided by our nursing career framework.

Our Nursing Career Framework is designed to support career progression and development and supports clinically focussed pathways and a people leadership pathway. CPD including advanced qualifications is actively encouraged as this facilitates development of the veterinary nursing teams to ensure the team are fully utilised and support is in place to aid development of leadership skills. Our Nursing Career Framework also supports a competitive salary reflecting skills and experience held, while identifying future goals and opportunities.

Benefits

· 25 days holiday + bank holidays

· Additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday

· Enhanced equal family leave

· Enhanced sickness policy

· RCVS & VDS fees paid

· CPD allowance and allocated CPD days

· Access to an extensive range of clinical and non-clinical learning and development programmes

· Progression & development opportunities

· Staff discount schemes

· Discounts with PetPlan

· Wellness program, including;

· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

· Gym membership discount

· Cycle2Work scheme

· Eye care vouchers

· Flu vaccine voucher

· Recruitment reward scheme

Part of an amazing global family

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.

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 Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]

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. For more information, click here https://www.linnaeusgroup.co.uk/about-us/health-and-wellbeing

Interested in learning more about our current Nurse opening and for a confidential conversation, please get in touch with our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]

Hours: Full time-42 hours/week, including 1:4 Saturdays. Part time considered depending on experience-32-34 hours/week, no weekends

Salary: Up to £32, 552, depending on experience held. Pro rata for part time position

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]