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Job Title: Branch Clinical Nursing Manager

Salary: Up to £32,000

Location: Cinque Ports Vets, all branches

Job Type: Permanent

Hours:  40 hours over 5 days with 1:5 weekends. Shifts are 8 1/2 hours with 1/2 an hour unpaid lunch, between 8:00 and 7:30, with a day a week admin, shift patterns flexible dependent on the business needs.

Here at Cinque Ports we have an excellent opportunity to welcome a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join and Lead our friendly and supportive team! 

Your roles and responsibilities

As Clinical Nurse Manager you will ensure that the nursing team across the business is managed as effectively as possible to support the growth of the practice. 

You'll work closely with the Clinical Director and Lead Nurses to identify areas of development needs within the nursing team to maintain a happy, efficient working environment, whilst ensuring practice policies and group policies are always adhered to. You will be involved in SLT meetings to help make changes from a business as well as a clinical perspective.

You will also be involved with Health and Safety procedures, team development, rota management, recruitment and line management and the role will be split 80% clinical, 20% non-clinical to help you achieve this.

We pride ourselves in our full nurse utilisation, providing our nurses with great job satisfaction. Our nursing team includes people with interests in a wide variety of areas including senior clinics, weight clinics as well as anaesthesia. We are also supported by our wonderful Patient Care Assistants who work alongside our nurses to achieve the highest standards of care for our patients.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave

• RCVS and VDS fees paid

• External CPD funded

• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program

• Career progression opportunities

• Staff discount schemes

• Life Assurance

• Enhanced sickness pay

• Enhanced equal family leave

• E-car salary sacrifice scheme

• Recruitment referral reward scheme

• Wellness program including:

• Employee assistance program

• Eyecare voucher scheme

• Free annual Flu jab

• Cycle to work scheme

About Us

Cinque Ports Vets have over 90 years' experience providing outstanding care for pets across Kent and Sussex. Working with VetsNow, we are able to provide a 24-hour emergency care service from our hospital, ensuring our patients continue to receive excellent round-the-clock care.

We are proud to say that we've been awarded Gold and Silver Cat Friendly Clinic statuses and multiple RCVS awards.

Cinque Ports Vets, as part of Linnaeus, 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.

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 the role or for an informal chat to discuss further, please get in touch with Paige Suckley at [email protected]

Salary Value:£32,000 per annum;

Salary Description:Up to 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]