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Linnaeus Registered Veterinary Nurse in Bushey, United Kingdom
Hours: Full time-40 hours/week; including 1:5 Weekends; on call 1 night a week
Salary: Up to £31,000, depending on experience held.
Are you looking for an opportunity to take your veterinary career to the next level? Look no further than Blythwood Vets!
Blythwood vets is a small animal primary care practice, with 4 closely located sites. We are based in leafy northwest London, with direct train links into central London. Our main clinics are located in Bushey and Hatch End with smaller branches located in Stanmore and Northwood. We have been established within the local area for over 40 years. We have a new position for a registered veterinary nurse to join our established team.
About us:
At Blythwood we have a fantastic, supportive team, who strive to provide both excellent quality care and a happy experience for both owners and their beloved pets. Our aim is to build a lasting relationship with our clients. We are part of the Practice Standards Scheme and a training practice for Veterinary Nurses. The practices are 100% small animal with team support provided at multi vet sites in Bushey and Hatch End. We are a high-end first opinion group with a large proportion of insured clients. We also work in close association with our local Cat’s Protection Centre in Harrow. Our practices have digital x-rays, dental x-rays, ultrasound machines with colour flow doppler.
Role of the RVN
The RVN's clinical responsibilities include nurse consultations, caring for inpatients, monitoring patients under anaesthesia and providing associated peri-operative care as well as working closely with and assisting the veterinary surgeons. The role will primarily focus on clinical duties. Additional administrative tasks include diary management to aid in the smooth running of the practice, stock management, maintenance of equipment and clinical supervisor/mentor support for our PCA. There is a strong focus on developing good relationships with clients and their pets and upholding practice protocols and standards within the clinic.
The Nursing Career Framework is designed to support career progression and development and supports clinically focused pathways and a people leadership pathway.
Our Nurse Career Framework also supports a competitive salary reflecting skills, and experience held while identifying future goals and opportunities.
CPD including advanced qualifications is actively encouraged as this facilitates development of the veterinary nursing teams to ensure the team are fully utilised and able to work at the top of their licence.
Benefits
25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)
Additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday
Enhanced equal family leave
Enhanced sickness policy
RCVS & VDS fees paid
CPD allowance and allocated CPD days
Access to an extensive range of clinical and non-clinical learning and development programmes
Progression & 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
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.
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 careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
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. For more information, click here https://www.linnaeusgroup.co.uk/about-us/health-and-wellbeing
Interested in learning more about our current Nurse opening and for a confidential conversation, please get in touch with our Talent Acquisition team at purvi.kataria@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
- Additional Job Description
Hours: Full time-40 hours/week, including 1:5 Weekends; 1 night a week on call