Blue House Veterinary Centre, Biddulph, East Midlands
Great opportunity to start your career as a Student Veterinary Nurse!
Motivated and caring individual needed for award-winning, fabulous practice in Biddulph, Staffordshire!
We are looking for a student who has the ability to communicate effectively with both clients and staff. We value teamwork and appreciate staff taking part in case discussions and contributing ideas to improve our practice. You must enjoy talking to clients and getting involved in the day-to-day challenges of practice life. Our ideal candidate will work effectively both in a team and on their own initiative and can complete their college work on time and to a high standard.
You would start as a nursing assistant working alongside our nursing team, then move on to a RVN apprenticeship after your probation period (depending on your college start date). You will have a dedicated clinical coach to guide you through your nurse training, and a full team of staff to help you along the way.
About the rota and salary
This is a full-time role working 35-40 hours per week split over 4 or 5 days. There will be 1 in 3 Saturday mornings with no OOH, Sundays or Bank Holidays.
The salary will be up to £25,396 per annum.
About Blue House Veterinary Centre
Blue House Veterinary Centre (Petplan Practice of the Year 2019) is a long-established, single site small animal practice in Biddulph, Staffordshire. A team of 9 Veterinary Surgeons, 5 Veterinary Nurses and 1 Veterinary Nurse Student, 5 Veterinary Receptionists and a Practice Manager make up a friendly/family feel team. We have beautiful, spacious premises with a large staff room equipped with fridge, freezer, coffee, and toasty maker and even a massage chair. We have gardens to enjoy breaks outside, plus a pool table & exercise machine. We pride ourselves on our level of care and have a good reputation locally. You can find out more about us on our website bluehousevets.com.
About the Team
We are a cohesive and supportive team - whether brainstorming on how we can help a patient, celebrating our successes or understanding when things are tough. We value and listen to the opinions and experience of all our team members. Our clinical meetings allow everyone to have an input and we act on what we discuss.
At Blue House we all work together to get the job done and provide a great service. We are inclusive and supportive - none of us are perfect but we will try to help however we can. We like to involve ourselves in the local community and are a host practice for Pet Blood Bank. If you want to join in on a Go Ape adventure, take on the local pub quiz, or come out for a meal that’s great – but if you don’t that’s fine too.
In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:
* 6.6 Weeks annual leave
* Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
* 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
* Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
* Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
* Discounted staff pet care
At IVC Evidensia we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging. We are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen 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.
Blue House Veterinary Centre, Biddulph
Princess Street, Biddulph, ST8 6JN, United Kingdom
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