Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal
Grove Lodge Vets in Brighton are looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their team. Day to day you will either be working alongside our experienced surgeon performing routine operations or running Practice Nurse clinics with a well-established client base.
Rota
Working up to 40 hours per week across 5 days with 1:10 Saturdays (9:00am-12:30pm). However, we can be flexible and can consider part-time hours and flexible working; there is no OOH work.
Up to £31,000 negotiable DOE.
Why Join Grove Lodge Veterinary Group?
We are a large group comprising a main hospital in Worthing and 6 satellite branches around the local area, dealing with both 1st Opinions and Referrals. Our services include diagnostic imaging with on-site CT, orthopaedics, cardiology, soft tissue, and internal medicine. The hospital is well equipped with a dedicated Dental Suite, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic equipment, as well as an on-site laboratory.
Our busy Brighton branch is equipped with a dental room, operating theatre, laparoscopic equipment, digital x-ray, in-house lab, and numerous consultation rooms. There is also a large reception area and cat and dog wards for keeping our patients comfortable.
About the Team and Culture
We have a wonderful ethos at Grove Lodge, creating a safe and open culture for all our teams. Across all our sites, in total, we have 17 Vets and 28 Nurses, including our students. We have a team of VCAs and a Support Team which amounts to approximately another 30 staff members. We have several Certificate Holders with certificates in Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery, Dentistry, Ophthalmology, and Diagnostic Imaging. Our teams are made up of a group of encouraging, supportive, and exceptionally knowledgeable individuals who are hoping to offer the opportunity for further development to all who join us.
What can we offer?
We pride ourselves in full nurse utilisation, meaning the successful candidates will feel they have a voice and contribute to maintaining a high level of clinical care. These are great opportunities for individuals who enjoy providing gold-level service to both animals and their owners, both with our practice nurse clinics and whilst working clinically. The ideal candidates will be self-motivated and forward-thinking with a keen interest in introducing new initiatives and ways of working into practice. Being a Clinical Coach would be desirable to be able to support the SVN; training can be provided if necessary.
Benefits
* 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
* £550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
* Certificate support
* 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
* VDS cover
* RCVS fees
* Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
* Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
* Discounted staff pet care
Contact Information
Grove Lodge Veterinary Group, Brighton
104 Preston Drove, Brighton, BN1 6EW, United Kingdom
Speak to Bartosz Piasecki 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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