Permanent Lead Educational Registered Veterinary Nurse - Enfield, London
Type: Small Animal
Location: Enfield, London
Practice: Part of a group - They are a progressive, forward-thinking, premium veterinary group, based in London, Hertfordshire, and Cambridge. They have a mix of small and medium-sized first opinion practices supported by four large 24-hour hospitals.
Role: They are looking for an RVN for a well-established small animal hospital, in North London. They see a varied and interesting caseload including routine surgery, dentistry, emergency surgery, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, exotic medicine and surgery, and a variety of medical cases. RVN support and input is valued and encouraged and they consider the nurse team to be key to the continued success of the business.
Duties:
* The Lead Education Nurse is key to the business's ability to provide a high level of clinical standards. The Lead Education Nurse will ensure that patients are managed as effectively as possible from a nursing perspective. Working with the Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM), the Lead Nurse - Education will identify areas of training and development needs within the team and ensure that education and training for the team is managed as effectively as possible.
* Working enthusiastically with your team, you will help maintain a happy and efficient working environment whilst providing outstanding patient and client care.
* The role will primarily focus on clinical duties, allowing protected time for leadership and administrative tasks that form part of the role.
Lead Education Nurse responsibilities will include:
* Work with the Clinical Nursing Manager to help support the identification, prioritisation, and implementation of learning, development, and CPD for associates in the nursing team including the use of a skills matrix to highlight training gaps.
* Ensure that the nursing team utilises centrally delivered and funded CPD and has oversight of CPD requests for external courses.
* Be aware of and utilise the support that the VN Professional Development Team can provide for group-wide CPD provision, site-level CPD, targeted associate developments, and career progression advice.
* Work with the Clinical Nursing Manager to ensure that all new nurses entering the business are supported to complete their induction and necessary training.
* Manage Training Practice (TP) approval and maintenance of ongoing audits from the Primary Centre.
* Maintain and demonstrate knowledge of the RCVS Day One Skills, competencies, and Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Nurses.
* Work with the Linnaeus Pre-registration Experience Management Team and Clinical Nursing Managers to ensure utilisation of both college and university placements to suit business needs.
* Manage and support the SVNs to ensure they are only permitted to undertake Schedule 3 procedures aligned with their stage of education and approved by their course provider.
* Manage and support Clinical Supervisors and Mentors to ensure they are appropriately trained and supported to carry out their role, receive allocated and protected time to carry out their role, receive allocated practice funding for standardisation and relevant training.
* Line management of several direct reports, including regular feedback coaching and development discussions where needed.
Salary: Competitive salary of up to £37,275 per annum - that is reflective of skills and experience.
Benefits Package:
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays
* Additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday
* Enhanced equal family leave
* Enhanced sickness policy
* CPD allowance and allocated CPD days
* Access to an extensive range of clinical and non-clinical learning and development programmes
* Discounts with PetPlan
* Wellness program, including:
o Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
o Gym membership discount
o Cycle2Work scheme
o Eye care vouchers
o Flu vaccine voucher
Ref: JN -092024-31956
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