Registered Veterinary Nurse Croydon, England
Job description
Job Description
Registered Veterinary Nurse - Full Time
Croydon Companion Care
We are looking for a professional individual to join our vibrant team as a Registered Veterinary Nurse.
‘One of the best practices I’ve ever been to with my pet! Fabulous customer service from all the team, vets, nurses, receptionist and all staff. I could honestly say that this practice is one of the most outstanding practices I’ve been to! The staff were just amazing and the way they just handled everything and meet the needs of my pet was top tier!’ (Google review Jan 2023)
‘Such a friendly, engaging team! Always so lovely and smiley and chatty when I have been, explains everything thoroughly. Brilliant service from all the team there!’ (Google Review April 2023)
Here at Companion Care Croydon we are passionate about giving gold standard service to our clients and their pets.We have a dedicated nursing team & we pride ourselves on being able to give lots of clinical freedom as well as taking on new and exciting ideas within the practice. We have a very organised and structured approach, allowing fairness, accountability & to learn new prospects within the team.
We have an established and friendly team comprising of 5 Vets, 5 RVNs, 1 Practice Manager, 3 Student Nurses, 3 Veterinary Care Assistant and 5 Client Care Advisors. We also have an experienced orthopaedic surgeon and veterinary ultrasonographer who visit when required and you will have the opportunity to work with both of them on occasion.Croydon treat a large variety of cases and the team take great pride in working up cases to an extremely high standard – every day is an exciting new challenge here.
A routine day with us consists of at least 2 dedicated anaesthetic nurses, a dedicated inpatient/kennel nurse, a dedicated consult nurse with another RVN to support these roles. These shifts involve accountability of your inpatients, managing the patient from admit to discharge, supporting the operating vets, taking blood samples, catheterising inpatients, working out / drawing up all pre-meds, intubating patients and scrubbing in to assist the vets.
Our Nurse consults consist of 2nd Vaccines, Post Op checks, Wound Management, Weight clinics, Dental clinics, Diabetic clinics and everything else in between. Currently we have nurses within our practice that have completed/attending the surgical skills course, allowing for even more variety in their roles.
Our practice has recently undergone an expansion and we now have separate cat/dog/isolation wards as well as additional consultation rooms, larger prep area and theatre and a new reception. We are very well equipped and onsite we have a range of state of the art equipment including digital x-ray, New Doppler ultrasound with ECG, Endoscopy, Multiparameter, Doppler blood pressure machine, in-house catalyst machine for biochemistry and Idexx Procyte for haematology.
At Companion Care Croydon we encourage learning and development and all our vets enjoy teaching. They are very patient and understanding, this is why we allow our nursing team to complete many supportive procedures, including routine scale and polishing for all dentals, placement and taking of x-rays, wound management and much more. Clinical Coach training to support our SVN’s is also desirable but not essential.
Being part of the Vet group allows us to benefit from the support they offer, yet we are able to run and provide the services we wish to provide to our clients and our local community with full clinical freedom.
Our Location also offers good transport links into London as well as being on many local bus & tram routes. Free car parking is also available on site.
About you and the role:
We are looking for an experienced RVN for ideally a full time role (although part time considered for the right candidate). The hours for the full time role are based on 40 hours a week with a rota of 1 in 4 for Saturday's only.
There are no OOHs ensuring an excellent work/life balance.
The ideal candidate will be someone who has high standards, is pro-active and keen to progress; however underlying this you must have genuine empathy for our furry patients.
We want a nursing team who can put their training into practice on a daily basis and I will ensure that the right candidate gets plenty of client contact.
We expect a high standard of medical nursing for all our cases as we strive to provide opportunities to pursue further nursing interests.
In return, we offer:
- £1000 towards CPD
- Generous salary of between £25,000 - £32,000 depending on experience
- Contributory pension scheme
- Option for Private healthcare, AXA.
- Paid memberships (RCVS, VDS)
- Exclusive colleague discounts including 20% off pets at home
- High street discounts offered through reward hub
- Friendly work environment with open communication within the team
- Regular Team building events
We would love to hear from you. if you would like any more information about our Practice, our Team or the Role, Please feel free to contact Companion Care Croydon and speak to our head nurse Katie on 0208 432 8018 / [email protected] or visit; www.vets4petscareers.com to apply.
Take a look round our Practice here!
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