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About us

We are looking for a Night Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team.

Veterinary Specialists Scotland (VSS) is a multi-disciplinary referral hospital at Deer Park, Livingston, close to Edinburgh and Glasgow.

VSS is conveniently located off junction 3 of the M8 motorway, and also accessible via the M9. Close to both Edinburgh and Glasgow, we are also easily reached from Stirling and the Borders.

You will join an already established night team, working a shift pattern of 4 on, 8 off which facilitates a consistency of care, as well as an attractive work life balance.

Our night RVN’s are responsible for providing high quality care to more critical patients within ICU, as well as those in wards. Caring for patients from our many different services, including internal medicine, orthopedics, neurology, Cardiology & soft tissue, provides a varied caseload and the opportunity to demonstrate a wide range of nursing skills.

We are committed to the professional development of our nurses, and therefore provide comprehensive support and resources to help individuals reach their full potential.

The successful candidate will benefit from an in-depth induction across all the services.

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.
• The ability to work as part of a team and individually.
• An inclination to learn and develop your clinical skills.
• A passion for mentoring and training colleagues.

The rota pattern will be 4 x13hr Nights on & 8 x Nights off

This is for 6 months fixed term

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave 
• RCVS and VDS fees paid 
• External CPD funded 
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD programme
• Career progression opportunities 
• Staff discount schemes 
• Life Assurance 
• Enhanced Sick Pay 
• Enhanced Equal Family Leave 
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme 
• Employer contribution pension scheme  
• Wellness programme including:  
  • Employee assistance program 
  • Eyecare voucher scheme 
  • Free annual Flu jab 
  • Cycle to work scheme 
• Recruitment referral reward scheme 

Part of an amazing global family

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. 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.

Our Associates are fundamental to our success, and 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.

Salary Value:£33,000 per annum;

Salary description:Starting from Depending on experience, salary is advertised at pro rata amount;

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]