Registered Veterinary Nurse (Maternity Cover) Hertfordshire
Job description
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.
Village Vet Berkhamsted has a new opening for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their day team on a Full-time rota.
Your role and responsibilities
You will get the opportunity to:
- Care and work-up of complex and interesting cases
- Work alongside an established, welcoming team of experienced vets with a range of clinical interests
- Assume responsibility for surgical and medical cases
- Act as a positive proponent of the practice to staff and clients
- Contribute to the practice policies and procedures
- Assist and encourage other staff and train as indicated.
Our Rota:
42hrs/week
Monday to Friday,
1: 4 Saturdays,
1: 9 Sundays,
2 x Bank holidays/year, a share of the alternative Out of Ours Rota (EIN)
Patient/ Client Care Working to a high level of clinical care within a team. Village Vet prides itself on working to a very high standard of care and supports RCVS Practice Standards Scheme.
- Client Care We strive for exceptional levels of client service and satisfaction.
- Management Team You will be fully supported and developed to allow you to grow and achieve your full potential.
We provide a wide range of veterinary services for small animals and exotic pets and are able to perform a dental scale and polish for dogs and cats using the ultrasonic handpiece and remove broken or diseased teeth using high-speed burs. We have a new modern ultrasound machine that enables us to look at patients' internal organs without the need for invasive surgery. It is particularly useful for soft tissue investigations and especially for the diagnosis of some heart problems.
We have modern operating theatres with state-of-the-art aesthetic machines and monitoring equipment. A wide range of surgery takes place every weekday, including neutering, wound repair, fractures pinned or plated, cruciate ligament repair, and removal of lumps. Although dogs and cats make up most of the patients, we also regularly operate on rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters.
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
About us
'To be recognised as an exceptional and trusted provider of primary veterinary care to our patients and clients within the communities that we serve. Every patient, every client, every visit'.
Village Vet is a progressive, forward-thinking, premium veterinary group with small and medium-sized first primary care practices, four large 24-hour hospitals and a referral centre. Village Vet is based in London, Hertfordshire and Cambridge. We believe in supporting and investing in our staff, investing in our facilities and ensuring that our clients and their pets receive only the very best, modern primary care or specialist care. Our staff are motivated and encouraged to gain additional certifications across all levels of employment and we offer career progression within our group. We have a strong recognizable brand and we are looking for people who share our vision and our culture. We have over 400 staff members across our 32 sites and are very proud of our achievements and our reputation in the veterinary profession.
Don’t just take our word for it
We are a small close team with a focus on maintaining excellent staff morale. We encourage and support new ideas from the nurse team, which is reflected in our excellent patient & client care.
Siobhan Delahaye
If you would like to apply for this position or discuss it in more detail please contact [email protected]
Part of an amazing global family
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. 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.
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.
Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.
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 Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]
