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Your role and responsibilities
A Ward Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) position has opened at Paragon Veterinary Referrals, Paragon Park, Wakefield. This is a full-time position working an average of 40 hours, with flexibility required.
The rota is a 7 week rolling rota with a mixture of day, late and weekend shifts. The rota encourages a good work-life balance and is already released until the end of 2023.
We are seeking a dedicated, compassionate, and organised RVN to work within the inpatient care setting, including medical and surgical wards, cattery, and ICU.
The ideal candidate will be passionate, positive, and able to work under pressure. The RVN should be proactive, able to manage time effectively and work within a team.
This opportunity would suit an RVN who enjoys all aspects of ICU and ward nursing, including triaging patients, managing emergencies, and providing intensive care to canine and feline patients. The candidate would enjoy working in a busy environment, within a small team.
Key duties will include:
1. Creating and delivering nursing care plans to numerous inpatients
2. Nursing intensive and critical patients
3. Performing handover to the team between shifts
4. Working as part of a team
5. Teaching and sharing knowledge
6. Infection Control
Previous experience of nursing within an intensive care unit setting is desirable, but not essential.
Benefits
7. 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
8. RCVS & VDS fees paid
9. External CPD funded
10. Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
11. Career progression opportunities
12. Staff discount schemes
13. Life Assurance
14. Enhanced sickness pay
15. Enhanced equal family leave
16. E-car salary sacrifice scheme
17. Employer contribution pension scheme
18. Wellness program including:Employee assistance programEyecare voucher schemeFree annual Flu jabCycle to work scheme
19. Recruitment referral reward scheme.