Senior Registered Veterinary Nurse - Emergency (Days)
We are delighted to open applications for a motivated, compassionate RVN to join our Emergency Team at Blaise Veterinary Referrals as a Senior Daytime OOH Nurse.
Help shape the future of Emergency and Critical Care
Blaise Veterinary Referral Centre is a large-scale, multi-disciplinary, specialist-led referral hospital which encompasses the culture and values we pride ourselves on at IVC Evidensia. Blaise has added to our extensive referral network, which now consists of over 100 referral sites across the UK & Ireland. In addition to our referral teams on site, the 24-hour hospital will be home to our Vets Now at Blaise emergency service.
In partnership with Vets Now, the UK's leading provider of emergency pet care, our out-of-hours team will be here to provide an emergency service to local first opinion practices 24/7, ensuring continuity of care for inpatients that have been seen by our referral team.
Be part of an exceptional team
This role will give you the opportunity to deal with a wide range of emergency and critical care cases and monitor patients from our referral services. Please note these will be day shifts within our Emergency Team; this is not a night position. Your role will include:
* Emergency triage and procedure nursing.
* Inpatient care within our ICU, general and isolation wards.
* Monitoring anaesthesia of emergency surgeries.
Potential candidates will be passionate about the care they deliver and have a real enthusiasm for learning, with the ability to work within a fast-paced emergency service.
Start the rewarding career you deserve
The successful applicant in our vet nurse role will be:
* An RCVS Registered Veterinary Nurse.
* Passionate about caring for our clients and their pets.
* Motivated to deliver the exceptional clinic standards that Vets Now is known for.
* Experience in an ECC environment is advantageous.
Working Pattern
A full-time role with us will comprise 40 hours per week and will include weekends and bank holidays, following a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern. Shifts will be an early shift 06:00-17:25 or a late shift 11:00-22:25.
We look after you, so you can look after them
Recognising hard work is important to us. Our employees are our greatest asset, which is why in addition to a competitive salary up to £34,000pa, we offer a first-class benefits and rewards package that includes:
Your health and wellbeing
* Private medical insurance.
* Membership of employee wellbeing programme.
* Enhanced family-friendly policies.
Your work-life balance
* 6.6 weeks annual leave.
* Your birthday as a paid day off.
* Certificate support - financial and paid study leave.
Your professional memberships
* RCVS fees.
* VDS cover.
Your additional benefits
* Pawsome Benefits Reward Gateway - access to extensive dining, retail and leisure discounts.
* UK Standard Pension contributions - 5% Employee/3% Employer.
* Up to 50% discounted staff pet care (or up to 20% for referrals).
At IVC Evidensia, we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging. We are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.
Blaise Veterinary Referral Hospital, Birmingham
1601 Bristol Road South, Longbridge, B45 9UA, United Kingdom
Speak to Helen Paddison from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.
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