veterinary technician London, England
Job description
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Winchmore Hill is growing, so we have an opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) to join our team
The practice is part of the borough of Enfield, North London, and located within walking distance of Winchmore Hill overground station, close to local amenities and shops.
Village Vet is a well-respected and renowned primary care practice group providing exceptional levels of veterinary care across its collection of 30 practices covering London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
We are looking for a RVN who shares our passion for providing the best care for our pet patients and their families.
Village Vet Winchmore Hill is a large, fully equipped and well-established veterinary practice which is conveniently located in a family friendly area of north London between Winchmore Hill, Palmers Green and Enfield.
Our knowledgeable team pride themselves on maintaining a friendly and caring working environment. Being part of our team here you will be working with experienced veterinary surgeons including our advanced practitioners, our dedicated nurses and a team of passionate client care assistances. Together we strive to optimise the practices' performance in providing a caring and empathetic gold-standard service to a well-established client base.
Village Vet Winchmore Hill is a very friendly practice and sees a very varied caseload.
Together, we are able to provide the highest standards in pet care and achieve our collective purpose - A better world for pets.
Our Vision:
'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, based in London, Hertfordshire and Cambridge. We have a mix of small and medium-sized first opinion practices supported by four large 24-hour hospitals.
We have a b recognisable brand, and we are looking for people who share our vision and our culture. We have over 400 staff members across our 30 sites and are very proud of our achievements.
We believe in supporting and investing in our staff and facilities, ensuring that our clients and their pets receive only the very best care. Our staff are motivated and encouraged to gain additional qualifications across all levels of employment and we offer a structured programme of career progression within our group.
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will be a key member of the nursing team, working effectively with the Head Nurse and Clinicians. Our nurses are able to utilise their skills in a variety of settings when supporting and managing the patient journey. From diagnostics to anaesthesia or surgery, nursing care and nurse consultations and this role offers the opportunity to participate fully in the management of complex cases and the opportunity to develop skills in nutrition, geriatric health and behaviour via our nurse clinics
We are a training practice, so an interest in supporting students and clinical supervisors or mentoring experience would be supported.
Our rota:
- 42hrs/week - Monday to Friday,
- 1:6 Saturdays (toil),
- Sundays paid additionally,
- 1 x Bank holidays/year,
- A share of the alternative Out of hours rota (EIN) accounting for 0.5% share/year
Benefits
- 5 weeks' holiday + bank holidays
- Additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday
- Enhanced equal family leave
- Enhanced sickness policy
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- CPD allowance and allocated CPD days
- Access to an extensive range of clinical and non-clinical learning and development programmes
- Progression and development opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Discounts with PetPlan
- Wellness program, including:
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Gym membership discount
- Cycle2Work scheme
- Eye care vouchers
- Flu vaccine voucher
- Recruitment reward scheme
Nurse Training-
We are a training practice with many years of experience that prides itself with a high level of training and support for our student nurses. RVN’s that have an interest in nurse training are provided with training to become clinical supervisors and given the opportunity to coach and mentor a student through their college course.
Surgery- Fully equipped theatre. Our surgery vet carries out orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery regularly. He also takes referrals and sees lots of interesting cases that the nurses will be a big part of their care.
Night Care
Overnight in-patients are cared for by our dedicated night care staff which means our owners and clinical team feel confident that our patients are always cared for and monitored.
Clinical services and equipment
Lab- Usual lab equipment. Blood machines include biochemistry, haematology, electrolytes. Various diagnostic snaptests. Microscopy.
Dental suite- modern dental equipment. Dental treatments carried out to very high standard. Digital Dental xray.
Imaging
Xray- Digital xray. Vets and nurses carry out xray exposures.
Ultrasound- Modern ultrasound machine. We accept referrals for scanning carried out by one of our permanent vets.
Endoscopy- 2 Endoscopes. 1 larger Gastroscope, 1 smaller Bronchoscope.
Kennels- we are able to split cats and dogs. We are a ISFM cat friendly clinic.
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 Programme that is available for everyone. For more information, click here https://www.linnaeusgroup.co.uk/about-us/health-and-wellbeing
Don't just take our word for it
"Our Nurses are able to really nurse.
We see a variety of interesting in-patients that often need specific nursing care and all nurses have a b input on the best nursing practice for each patient.
Our nurses are valued, and our vets encourage in-put to their patients care plans".
Claire Rogers RVN Head Nurse at Winchmore Hill
We would love to hear from you, please contact [email protected] if you have any questions about the role .
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]
