Job Title: Multi-disciplinary Procedures Registered Veterinary Nurse
Salary: £28,000-£31,000 per annum DOE
Location: Newmarket, Cambridge
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week, 5 x 8 hour shifts between the hours of 8am-6.30pm
About us
DWR Veterinary Specialists (DWR) is one of the largest specialist multi-disciplinary veterinary referral centres in Europe, offering outstanding levels of clinical care in state-of-the-art facilities. Our dedicated vets, nurses, and nursing assistants, supported by the client care teams, are committed to providing the highest quality surgical and medical care for pets. Many of our clinicians are nationally or internationally recognised specialists in their field and bring unique experiences to care for pets. We accept referrals in Anaesthesia, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Physiotherapy, Dentistry, and Soft Tissue Surgery. We have comprehensive and established clinical and non-clinical programmes for training, development, and CPD.
Your role and responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and enthusiastic Multi-disciplinary RVN to join our Procedures Nursing Team. Working in our busy, purpose-built practice that is fully equipped with the surgical equipment and diagnostic facilities commensurate with a flagship specialist veterinary centre. The Multi-disciplinary Procedures Nurses are responsible for providing nursing care to our patients across a variety of procedures focused departments including Theatre, Oncology, Dermatology, Dentistry, Cardiology, Internal Medicine, and Emergency Receiving. This role would involve rotating around the different departments, building a good knowledge base and a range of practical skills and experience. Day to day you would be working in smaller teams in the allocated department, but by rotating, additional experience can be gained and a wider range of professional relationships developed. Each day is different due to the large variety of cases we see and the role will include nursing of both canine and feline patients with a range of conditions.
Our nurses take pride in providing excellent patient care; nursing at DWR is demanding and it can be busy, but it is an incredibly rewarding job! This position will suit an RVN with a keen interest in supporting patients and veterinary surgeons before, during, and after procedures, taking an active and assisting role. There will also be the opportunity to build on and develop anaesthesia skills as this is an essential part of the role. Inpatient care - wards-based nursing would only make up a small proportion of the role. The suitable candidate should be willing to learn and develop their knowledge in a referral setting. Previous referral experience would be desirable but not essential and newly qualified RVNs will be considered. This is an ideal role if you are keen to explore referral but are not set on an individual discipline. Training will be provided in each of the different departments including anaesthesia.
Please note this is a full-time position, working on a rota of 40 hours per week between the hours of 08:00 and 19:00, Monday to Friday. Weekends are either a 1:4 weekend rota based in wards, 8-hour shifts between 6.30am-6.30pm, TOIL is provided for this or there is the potential to join the theatre on-call rota instead for which an additional supplement is paid and involves a mixture of weekends and weeknight. Participation in the Bank Holiday rota is also required.
Benefits
* 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
* Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
* Career progression opportunities
* Staff discount schemes
* Life Assurance
* Enhanced sickness pay
* Enhanced equal family leave
* E-car salary sacrifice scheme
* Employer contribution pension scheme
* Wellness program including:
* Employee assistance program
* Eyecare voucher scheme
* Free annual Flu jab
* Cycle to work scheme
1. Recruitment referral reward scheme
At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.
If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Referral Nursing Talent Acquisition Business Partner - Becca Thompson at Becca.Thompson@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
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