Veterinary Nurse Runcorn, England
Job description
Full time Registered Veterinary Nurse role in an independent practice.
Overview:
- Full time with no out of hours cover.
- Weekend rota 1 in 3 weekends with a day off the following week.
- Annual salary and progress review.
- Salary from £24,000, dependent on experience.
Intro:
A position in a highly supportive and friendly team including 5 RVN’s and 2 staff training toward their RVN qualification. We support and encourage personal development, training, and education.
About us:
We pride ourselves on providing excellent patient care in a relaxed and professional environment. We are a proudly independent mixed animal practice treating predominantly small animal patients. We welcome all species and have a regular caseload of exotic patients.
Our team is well established and have worked together for several years.
We offer 24-hour support for staff and a bespoke training plan dependent on experience to support professional development and help integration into our team.
About this role:
Our nursing staff work in all areas of the practice. This includes husbandry, blood sampling,
intravenous catheter placement, intravenous fluid therapy, drug administration, patient monitoring and nurse clinics.
Duties include:
- Overseeing auxiliaries and student veterinary nurses; laboratory work including in house Idexx - Catalyst & laser cyte machines, Vet scan Imagyst, microscope work; preparation of samples for external laboratories
- Assisting with a variety of surgical procedures
- Dealing with client queries over the phone & face to face
- Assist with training of auxiliary staff & SVN’s
- Variety of shifts on a rota Monday to Friday 8am-4pm, 12-8pm or 1-9pm
- Weekends: Saturdays 8am-4pm, Sundays 8.30-4pm
The Package:
- RCVS Membership paid
- VDS cover
- Staff discount scheme
- Paid lunch breaks
- CPD encouraged and funded
- In house CPD lunch & learns
- St John’s first aid training
- Employee assistance Program (Peninsula)
- On site car parking
- Uniforms
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
Our location:
The practice is based in the Northwest of England, just outside the market town of Frodsham. There is fast and easy access to Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, and North Wales. We also enjoy our close proximity to Delamere Forest.
Application:
We pride ourselves on our friendly work environment and are looking for a friendly enthusiastic addition to our amazing team of vets, nurses, and support staff.
For information regarding the application procedure please contact Louise Ray RVN, practice Head Nurse on the number provided in the contact details.
To submit your CV and covering letter, please click the apply now button.
Application closing date: 20/10/2022.
