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Job Title: Swing Shift (Twilight) Registered Veterinary Nurse

Salary: £31,500 pro rata

Location: NDSR

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: 17.00 - 23.00 Monday – Friday. Job shares will be considered.

About us

We are an internationally acknowledged referral center of excellence for specialist veterinary care. Our RCVS accredited practice offers access to one of the largest groups of veterinary specialists within the UK and Europe. We are continuously aiming to provide the highest standards of medical and surgical care for our patients within a caring and compassionate environment. 

Our team consists of over 60 Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVN) and 31 recognised specialists in surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, oncology, neurology, cardiology, dentistry, diagnostic imaging and anaesthesia.

Your role and responsibilities

We are currently recruiting for a friendly Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our swing shift team. This position plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of wards, exemplary client care and high-quality in-patient care throughout the evening at our hospital.

One of the main responsibilities of this role is to conduct Nurse discharges, ensuring that our clients receive the vital information they need to feel comfortable in continuing their pets care once home. In addition to Nurse admissions, settling these patients into the hospital and preparing them for their procedures.

You will work alongside our team of experienced RVNs, Patient Care Assistants and Interns to provide ongoing care to our inpatients. This will include a variety of cases, across multiple disciplines. This is a role perfect for someone who thoroughly enjoys wards nursing and applying their knowledge, some of the cases which you will assist in looking after will be challenging and complex.

The ideal candidate will be an RVN who prefers working out of hours, or who is looking for a role to fit around daytime commitments. You will be enthusiastic, approachable and hardworking. It is of most importance that you are confident and passionate about inpatient and client care.

Essential criteria:

· RVN with the RCVS

· Self-motivated and proactive

· Excellent command of written and spoken English

· Passionate about animal care and welfare

Desirable criteria:

· Experience within working in a Veterinary Referral Hospital, or willing to learn new clinical skills

· Minimum of 2 years experience as an RVN

· Additional Veterinary qualification

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

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 which is available for everyone.

We would love to hear from you, please contact Becca at Becca.Thompson@linnaeusgroup.co.uk (Becca.Thompson@linnaeus.co.uk) if you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further.