Clinical Nurse Manager

Posted:
10/14/2024, 6:09:22 PM

Location(s):
England, United Kingdom

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary

If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.

Salary: From £38,000 depending on skills and experience held  

Location: Village Vet (Herts)  

Hours: 42 hours/week

Village Vet (part of Linnaeus) are seeking to appoint a Clinical Nurse Manager to join the Senior Leadership Team and support the nurse teams across three sites in Hertfordshire. 

 

Applicants should have a minimum2 to 3 years in practice experience post RCVS registration and minimum one-year previous leadership/line manager experience. Evidence of leadership training or qualifications would be an advantage as would a Clinical Supervisor or Mentoring qualification.  

 

Village Vet is a well-established group of small animal practices, with a mixture of small medium & hospital sites across Herts & Cambridge & London. The Herts region includes the St Albans hospital, a midsized site at Potters Bar & a smaller site at Berkhamsted 

The clinical team bring a variety of experience and a typical day sees an interesting and varied caseload, including routine surgery, some orthopaedic cases, dentistry, a variety of medical cases and the Berkhamsted site has a particular focus on exotics too 

 

Your role and responsibilities    

 

As Clinical Nurse Manager, you will be primarily based at St Albans with travel to Potters Bar & Berkhamsted on a regular basis to support the teams.  

 

We are looking for an advocate for veterinary nursing, leading from the front, creating a culture of continuous improvement, clinical excellence, and development across all three sites. Ensuring quality assurance of nursing care and standard operating procedures within all sites and overseeing the implementation of learning, development for nurses that is aligned to the practice vision for growth. 

 

The Clinical Nurse Manager will also play a key role in the provision of, strategic, professional, and operational leadership for the nursing team with nurse utilisation as a focus for improving services. Providing a nursing voice as part of the Senior Leadership Team to manage and deliver on complex and changing workloads within tight timescales.  

 
Our Nurse Career Framework also aids in identifying future goals and opportunities  
CPD including advanced qualifications is actively encouraged as this facilitates development of the veterinary nursing teams. The frameworks also supports a competitive salary reflecting skills, and experience held while allowing for personal growth 

 

If you are interested in this role, we would love to hear from you. A detailed Job Description is available on request and informal enquires can be sent [email protected] 

 

 

Benefits 

  • 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave 

  • RCVS & 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 

  • Employer contribution pension scheme  

  • Wellness program including:  

  • Employee assistance program 

  • Eyecare voucher scheme 

  • Free annual Flu jab 

  • Cycle to work scheme 

  • Recruitment referral 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 Program which is available for everyone. 

 

 

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]