We are looking for an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) to join our friendly nursing team.

You will need to have good general nursing experience and great customer service skills, have a friendly and flexible approach and to work well as part of a team.

There will be some sole nursing at weekends and occasional weekdays dependng on the branch being worked at. You will be performing a variety of procedures alongside our Vet team and we provide various service including Orthopaedics, Soft Tissue surgery as well as Acupuncture with visiting Specialists within Orthopaedics and Cardiology too.

The Warren House Vet Group is part of the Linnaeus Group and is a four branch, small animal practice based in the Medway Towns. The business has been practising for over 40 years and some of the team are still with us having been here over 30 years! We employ over 45 members of staff across the group, 16 of which are RVNS. We also have two student nurses and two PCAs on the team.

During the week we have shift patterns between 8am and 6.45pm. Weekend shifts are currently Saturdays only 8am-4.45pm and are usually one Saturday in four. At the moment we are closed on a Sundays and bank holidays, but if these are re-introduced the shifts are just 8.45am to 12.45pm and are shared between the whole nursing team. There is no OOH as this is provided by VetsNow.

If you want to join a really friendly, loyal and supportive team please get in touch - we will consider part or full time applicants.

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
• Recruitment referral reward scheme
• Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme

About us

Treating pets like one of our family since 1982, we are a multi-site with four small animal practices based in North Kent.

Across the group we have a team of qualified nurses, Veterinary surgeons and a dedicated Client Care team, all of whom will ensure the care of each pet will be to the highest standard, so they can live long and healthy life. When they are in our care, owners can rest assured that they will be treated as one of our own.

We are a vibrant, close-knit team who pride ourselves on our camaraderie.

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.

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.

Job Title: Registered Veterinary Nurse

Salary: From £29,000 (dependent on experience)

Location: Warren House Vet Group, Rochester/Chatham, Kent

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: 40 hours a week, plus share of weekend rota. No OOH