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Exotic Pets Registered Veterinary Nurse

Location: Southfields Veterinary Specialists

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: 40 hours/week

Salary: From £28,000, depending on experience

Southfields Veterinary Specialists are recruiting for a talented registered veterinary nurse to support our existing teams in providing exceptional care to the wide variety of patients visiting our exotic service.

You will see an exciting and varied referral and emergency caseload, allowing you to work within an exceptional team and develop your career working alongside our Exotics Service Team Leader, Dominic Byron Chance, BVM BVS MRCVS.

This is a rewarding and challenging role that will require teamwork and dedication to the service and its patients.

As an exciting addition to Southfields in January 2021, our exotics service is looking for a proactive, dedicated, and knowledgeable RVN to support its continued growth.

With the ability to treat a large range of exotic species, including birds, domestic fowl, reptiles, mammals, amphibians, arthropods, fish, and zoo animals, you will work alongside Dominic to establish, implement and evolve working processes in this growing discipline.

You will have access to on-site advanced diagnostic imaging, including MRI, CT, endoscopy, and intra-operative fluoroscopy; in-house radiotherapy treatment and operating theatres, enabling you to utilise your knowledge and experience to support patients requiring investigations and medical and surgical management for a variety of conditions.

You will be required to liaise with all disciplines to facilitate the highest standard of patient care through effective communication from the point of admit through to discharge.

What kind of person you need to be?

You need to be a highly motivated self-starter with:

·           An interest in, and experience of working with, exotic pets.

·           The desire to provide the best clinical service to all our patients.

·           The ability to help develop and shape a growing service.

·           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.

Specific experience/qualification/status/citizenship requirements

You must fulfil the following requirements:

• Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with a minimum of 1-year post-registration experience
• Have experience of working with a range of exotic pets
• Have an excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Maintain a professional and caring approach in all aspects of your work.
• Provide evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

Additional qualifications in exotic species nursing, such as Advanced Programme in Veterinary Nursing of Zoo and Exotic Species (APVN), are desirable but not essential

About Us

We are a multi-disciplinary, RCVS accredited specialist lead referral centre within the county of Essex, where we work to the highest standards of veterinary care for pets, creating a seamless experience for them and their owners. We are incredibly proud to have an outstanding team of highly qualified veterinary specialists, that enable the very best care for all patients that come to our practice.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and 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
• 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
• Excellent location only 30 minutes by train from central London, within easy reach of the beautiful Essex countryside and extremely well located for international travel links by air and train.

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.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Referral Nursing Talent Acquisition Business Partner – Becca Thompson at [email protected]

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]