Permanent Registered Veterinary Nurse - Chichester, West Sussex
Type : Small Animal
Location : Chichester, West Sussex
Practice Type : They are a growing small animal practice with 2 state-of-the-art hospitals and 4 busy branch clinics in West Sussex.
Services : They offer a wide range of quality services from routine consultations and emergency care through to complex surgery and management of critical cases. Their Advanced Practitioner vets provide referral-level surgery, including orthopaedics such as TPLOs, and soft tissue surgeries including BOAS, CT, and Hydrotherapy.
The Role:
1. They are expanding their team and are looking for a passionate, experienced RVN to join their family.
2. This is an opportunity for the right candidate to use all their nursing skills and experience in a positive surgical and medical environment, looking after a variety of patients and dealing with emergencies.
Hours: Their RVNs typically work a 4-day week, totaling 40 hours. They usually work a mixture of shifts (7.30 am-6 pm, 8.30 am-7 pm and 9.30 am-8 pm) with an hour lunch break. Everyone contributes to the daytime weekend rota, bank holidays, and on-call rota.
OOHS : They have dedicated twilight and night teams, so there is no out-of-hours requirement except that their day team acts as a last resort backup for the night on an on-call rota.
They require their RVNs to :
3. Hold a valid driving licence is essential due to the potential need to work at other locations
4. Registered Veterinary Nurse (RCVS)
Salary : Competitive salary from £26,000 to £33,000 pa depending on experience
Benefits:
5. 7 weeks holiday, including bank holidays
6. Enhanced family-friendly policies
7. Employee discount scheme
8. Occupational health including mental health support
9. This role is based at their busy Chichester hospital, you may be required to cover some shifts at their other hospital/branches if necessary.