Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal
Cedar Grove Vets have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join the team in Belfast. This role is ideal for an experienced nurse wanting to develop their career, or a recent graduate who wants to join a supportive team.
Cedar Grove Vets are looking for a dedicated and committed Registered Veterinary Nurse to undertake the following duties:
1. Nurse consultations including weight clinics, 6 month checks, nail trimming, nutrition chats, and more.
2. Patient nursing including critical care, scrub nurse duties, patient triage, blood sampling, catheter placement, and anesthetics for mainly small animals and occasionally exotics.
3. Radiography, lab and microscope work.
4. Puppy socialisation classes.
5. Maintaining health and safety standards and hygiene protocols.
We have excellent high-end facilities, including a fully equipped imaging suite with MRI and CT.
How can we support your work/life balance?
Our people are at the heart of everything that we do, which is why we know that work-life balance is vital in supporting our people to be their best selves. Our flexible approach to rota patterns and working hours offers a balance that truly flexes with you and your lifestyle, no matter what stage you are in your career.
Working up to 25 hours per week across an 8 week rolling rota, with 1:4 weekends and a share of the OOH rota, with plenty of time back after/before weekend and out of hours work. We can consider flexible working as we understand the importance of balancing home life with your work life and would be happy to discuss how we can fix and flex our rota patterns to suit you. Salary up to £32,000 DOE pro rata.
Who are we?
We are a progressive first opinion, small animal, RCVS-accredited hospital with a significant and growing referral caseload. We have excellent surgical, medical, and diagnostic facilities including in-house MRI, CT, Ultrasound, and X-ray facilities. High-level inpatient care is maintained by our nursing team providing 24hr coverage at the clinic. While we are proud of our reputation for providing the highest standards of care, we are committed to continuing to improve the standards of the services we provide.
The practice is situated in affluent South Belfast, a cosmopolitan, growing city with much to offer both socially and for outdoor enthusiasts.
Who will you be working with?
Our team at Cedar Grove is led by a team of 10 Veterinary Surgeons, 12 Registered Veterinary Nurses, Animal Nursing Assistants, and 12 support staff. We have a range of Vets with additional qualifications and certificates and several working towards further qualifications in the fields of Orthopaedics, Surgery, Internal Medicine, and Neurology. Our nurses also have a range of additional certificates, and we are very supportive of our nurses furthering their skills and completing certificates if they desire to. Our greatest resource is our staff—their enthusiasm, experience, and ability to work together as a team help us provide the highest standard of care.
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises, and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:
Work-life balance
* 6.6 weeks annual leave
* Your birthday as a paid day off
* Private medical insurance
* Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
* Non-accidental injury support
Development
* £550 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata
* 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
* All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
* Infection Prevention and Control Programme
* Quality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
* BVA membership
* 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
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are eager 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.
Cedar Grove Veterinary Clinic, Belfast
Speak to Amelia Bateman 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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