Are you a passionate and dedicated Veterinary Nurse looking for an exciting new role in St Albans?
We are looking for you to join our friendly, supportive team at a well-established practice in the beautiful city of St Albans.
About us
You'll be working in a practice purpose built to industry leading standards which has state of the art equipment including full operating theatre, in house Idexx lab machines, microscopy, ultrasound, digital x-ray, modern dental machine, tonopen, rhinoscope, endoscopy, multi-parameter unit, isoflurane and sevoflurane. We are a first opinion clinic with a young client base and we also complete orthopedic surgeries in practice.
Based on the Abbey View Retail Park, our location provides great travel links in and out of the town centre as well as the M1 and M25.
James, Partner and Veterinary Surgeon, studied at the RVC and qualified in 2009. He has a strong rescue background and an interest in orthopaedics and general surgery. He's supported by 4 1/2 vets, 2 RVN's, 2 SVN's, 3 VCA's, 2 Receptionists and a Practice Manager.
Our aim is to maintain our level of growth and uphold our reputation as a friendly and progressive local veterinary surgery.
What we are looking for in you
* Qualified Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with current RCVS registration
* Strong passion for animal welfare and delivering outstanding patient care
* Excellent communication skills and a compassionate approach to clients
* Ability to work well in a team and under pressure in a fast-paced environment
* Confidence in handling animals and performing routine nursing duties
* Willingness to continue developing skills and knowledge through CPD opportunities
* Our new colleague will be empathetic, passionate about the industry and will be compassionate about animal care; someone who strives to deliver the very best service for our animals and clients, every single time
* You will assist all colleagues with duties to support the smooth running of the practice and provide the best standard of patient care
This is a great opportunity to shape this role and bring support to the team. We would love to welcome a nurse with a keen interest in clinical coaching, we also see orthopaedic caseloads so this might be of benefit to you too.
As nurses at St Albans, we routinely get involved with schedule three procedures expanding your skill set and often get together for social events like birthdays and Christmas.
We are flexible to consider both full and part time applications, however, please note that 1 in 3 weekends would be required regardless.
We can offer you
* An attractive salary from £28,000 (Dependent on experience/full time equivalent)
* Flexible to consider both full and part time applicants (Full time: 40hrs per week, Part time: 25-30hrs per week)
* No OOHs
* A contributory pension scheme
* A generous CPD allowance (Plus funding towards certificates)
* 5.6 weeks initial holiday, rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years' service!
* A generous extra days' leave for your birthday
* In-house career development opportunity
* Paid membership fees (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
* Funded sponsorship visas (Plus relocation allowance!)
* Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care
* Cycle to work scheme
* 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room
* Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes - Retail Trust, Port of Call and MHFA
If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Abi from our Talent Acquisition team via email; eastvets@vets4pets.com for an informal and confidential conversation.
Alternatively, you can submit your application directly to us now and somebody will be in touch with you to discuss this further. We look forward to hearing from you!
Location: AL1 2RJ
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer!
Pets just see people. They aren't biased and they don't discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don't perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
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