veterinary technician Leeds, England
Job description
Your roles and responsibilities
This position is ideal for a Nurse with a keen interest in patient care, hospital wards and medicine. In this role you will be providing a high level of care to hospitalised patients, assisting with medical procedures and helping to facilitate the efficient flow of patients through all areas.
Expected responsibilities include:
Provide nursing care to inpatients
Administer medications to inpatients
Provide nutritional support to patients
Monitor a range of conditions and communicate concerns with the team
Ensure efficient communication within the team
Maintain cleanliness and tidiness of the hospital
Provide training to Students and PCAs on relevant topics
Support vets with the admits of patients from consults
Demonstrate an excellent work ethic and capability in all nursing duties including a high level of hygiene and the ability to recognise and undertake relevant actions with regards to infection control
Attend regular nursing team meetings to review processes and protocols with a view to progressing and improving where possible
Ensure the risks of nosocomial infections and cross contamination are minimised by practicing good hygiene – maintenance and completion of infection control check lists in all wards
Accurate record keeping, especially regarding kennel sheets, anaesthetic sheets, hospitalisation records and patient records
Oversee the maintenance and follow up on any faulty/broken equipment
Work closely with the Team Leaders and CNM’s to plan for the daily case load/patient flow and highlight any issues or concerns that may arise
Work with other disciplines to ensure active handovers received for patients moving between disciplines
Attend team briefings and daily huddles to ensure effective and efficient communication
Involvement in aiding in research and development within the veterinary sector in multiple disciplines, as well as supported self-clinical progression
Engage with practice projects such as: PSS, CFC, DFC, RFC, IIE Bronze etc
Taking responsibility for your patients from admit to discharge including pricing for all treatments and procedures carried out
Work with the CNM’s and lead nurses to ensure all new nurses entering the business are supported to complete their induction
Participate in external CPD any training in-house, ensuring post-training feedback forms are completed/cascade of relevant information to appropriate team members
Encourage and participate in the use of VetSafe
Comply with the Health and Safety policies for the different areas of the practice/ hospital
Adhere to confidentiality relating to all aspects of the business including complying with and assisting with all requirements relating to GDPR compliance
The successful candidate must have a love of working within an extremely varied and fast paced environment with a team of like-minded people. We are looking for someone who will not only go above and beyond for our patients, but for their colleagues too. Candidates must be qualified RVNs and will be proactive, enthusiastic, approachable, a great team player, able to use their own initiative and self-motivated. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to multi-task with a flexible approach to working are essential.
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
About us
Abbey House is a high-quality, busy 24/7 Tier 3 Hospital in West Yorkshire. We are supported by four branch clinics. We are passionate about supporting each other, quality, clinical excellence and patient and client care. We are also proud of our commitment to sustainability and hold our Investors in the Environment Bronze award.
We are a large, friendly, welcoming team that enjoys bringing fun into the workplace. Our Colleague Council organises regular events and have made an exciting Engagement Action Plan together as a team.We are also working on our well-being agenda, with many trained Mental Health First Aiders on-site.
Our facilities and equipment are excellent and include:
- An amazing team of supportive, dedicated, caring professionals
- Full imaging suite including Xray, multiple ultrasound scanners, onsite CT and visiting MRI
- 4 theatres with dedicated surgical nursing team and certificate holder-led service
- Dental suite with X-ray
- Rigid/flexible endoscopy including laparoscopy
- Excellent in patient facilities with separate dog/cat/exotic and day/long stay wards plus ICU and onsite lab with dedicated technician (Haem/biochem/coags/EPOC)
- Separate dog/cat waiting areas and 7 consult rooms.
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]
