Blaise Veterinary Referral Hospital, Birmingham, West Midlands
Applications will close at 12:00pm on Thursday 27th February 2025.
Blaise Veterinary Referrals are delighted to announce that we are welcoming applications for a full-time Rotating Nurse to join our Specialist-led team, having opened our doors at the end of 2023.
Help shape the future of Veterinary 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 is home to our Vets Now at Blaise emergency service.
Be part of an exceptional team
We encourage all our nurses to work collaboratively and with flexibility to help all services, and ensure the highest possible standards of care are achieved. Our Rotating Nurse role is a varied clinical role working in the following services at Blaise:
* Wards
* Surgery
* ECC (inc. ICU)
* Medicine (inc. Oncology & Cardiology)
* Imaging (inc. CT & MRI)
* Emergency (our on-site Vets Now service)
Our Rotating Nurses deal with patients from admit until discharge, which will include patients who present as urgent referral cases and include inter-disciplinary transfers from other services within the hospital. Within this role, our nurses will work to support our Specialist teams to deliver excellent levels of care to their patients. All of our nurses are expected to work to the best possible standards adopting an open and supportive team approach and using excellent communication skills. We pride ourselves on our culture at Blaise and our welcoming, knowledgeable team will be here to support you every step of the way.
At IVC Evidensia, we invest heavily in the continuous professional development of all our people across the business. You will have access to professional qualifications, progression opportunities, coaching, and mentoring. Our CPD package is second to none, VDS and RCVS fees are covered, and we will support you in achieving clinical certificates.
Start the rewarding career you deserve
To thrive in this role, you’ll need to be a qualified RVN with the confidence to work independently when necessary. While referral experience is a plus, we provide comprehensive training to ensure your success, and we welcome applications from RVNs with varying levels of experience and backgrounds. Additional qualifications, such as certificates, are beneficial, and you should be able to demonstrate strong clinical competence in standard nursing protocols.
Working Pattern
This is a full-time role within our Rotating Nurse team, 40hrs/week over 4 days. The weekend rota is currently 2:13, with one full weekend and one Sunday only with TOIL. Shift times vary between 7am-9pm dependent on which service you are covering that week. We have a separate OOHs team, so there are no planned nights or on-call with this position, but we ask the whole team for flexibility and willingness to support in the event of unforeseen sickness or absence in the team.
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 £32,500pa, we offer a first-class benefits and rewards package that includes:
Work-life balance
* 7.2 weeks annual leave plus additional annual leave for your birthday
* Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
* Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
* Private Medical Insurance
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership
* Non-accidental injury support
Development
* £1125 CPD allowance and 3 days leave
* Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
* Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
* All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
* Infection Prevention and Control Programme
* Quality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
* VDS cover
* RCVS fees
Additional
* Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
* Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
* Discounted staff pet care
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 are keen to hear from 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
Any questions before applying?
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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