Registered Veterinary Nurse - Twilight Role

Posted:
8/14/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Bletchingley, England, United Kingdom ⋅ 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.

Job Title: Swing Shift (Twilight) Registered Veterinary Nurse 

Salary: £31,500 pro rata 

Location: NDSR 

Job Type: Permanent  

Hours: 17.00 - 23.00 Monday – Friday. Job shares will be considered. 

About us 

We are an internationally acknowledged referral center of excellence for specialist veterinary care. Our RCVS accredited practice offers access to one of the largest groups of veterinary specialists within the UK and Europe. We are continuously aiming to provide the highest standards of medical and surgical care for our patients within a caring and compassionate environment.  

 

Our team consists of over 60 Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVN) and 31 recognised specialists in surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, oncology, neurology, cardiology, dentistry, diagnostic imaging and anaesthesia. 

Your role and responsibilities 

We are currently recruiting for a friendly Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our swing shift team. This position plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of wards, exemplary client care and high-quality in-patient care throughout the evening at our hospital. 

 

One of the main responsibilities of this role is to conduct Nurse discharges, ensuring that our clients receive the vital information they need to feel comfortable in continuing their pets care once home. In addition to Nurse admissions, settling these patients into the hospital and preparing them for their procedures. 

You will work alongside our team of experienced RVNs, Patient Care Assistants and Interns to provide ongoing care to our inpatients. This will include a variety of cases, across multiple disciplines. This is a role perfect for someone who thoroughly enjoys wards nursing and applying their knowledge, some of the cases which you will assist in looking after will be challenging and complex

 

The ideal candidate will be an RVN who prefers working out of hours, or who is looking for a role to fit around daytime commitments. You will be enthusiastic, approachable and hardworking. It is of most importance that you are confident and passionate about inpatient and client care 

Essential criteria: 

·        RVN with the RCVS 

·        Self-motivated and proactive 

·        Excellent command of written and spoken English 

·        Passionate about animal care and welfare 

Desirable criteria: 

·        Experience within working in a Veterinary Referral Hospital, or willing to learn new clinical skills 

·        Minimum of 2 years experience as an RVN 

·        Additional Veterinary qualification

 

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 Programme which is available for everyone.

We would love to hear from you, please contact Becca at [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further.

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]