Registered Veterinary Nurse - Inpatient Care
We have an exciting opportunity within our nursing team at Pride Veterinary Referrals for an Inpatient Care Nurse.
You will work within the ICU ward department, providing care to both referral and first opinion cases. You will see a varied caseload and will gain experience nursing a wide range of patients and disorders. You will have excellent communication skills and be passionate about your own development and supporting your team and our student nurses. The department is fast-paced, so you should be able to prioritise efficiently to ensure our patients receive the best care.
Day to day, your duties will involve handovers/ rounds, monitoring patients, administering medications, nursing care, blood transfusions, drain management, central line management, feeding tube management and urinary catheters. The cases include BOAS, septic abdomens, respiratory cases, cardiac patients, critical post-operative cases, and anaemic patients. We fully encourage you to utilise your clinical skills fully and to learn new skills within our well-supported environment.
The team you’ll be joining
The team consists of 11 RVNs, 7 VCAs and rotating nurses and SVNs who rotate around the hospital. The hospital also has 5 theatres, an imaging suite with access to advanced imaging such as digital x-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI. There is also an endoscopy suite and fluoroscopy facilities. Our wards department is made up of 8 wards (including a small dog ward, 2 large dog wards, day patient ward, ICU, cat ward, exotics and a separate isolation ward). Despite working within such a large team, we pride ourselves on maintaining a friendly and supportive culture with a focus on development, clinical excellence and gold standard patient care.
What will you bring to the team?
Due to the nature of the role, our successful application will be a qualified RVN with at least 2 years post-qualification experience and extensive knowledge of working in an inpatient care setting. Experience working within an ICU setting would be advantageous. Further qualifications in ECC, medicine or management would be desirable but are not essential at this stage.
A working pattern that provides a work-life balance
The hours for this role are an average of 38 hours per week spread over 4 working days during the week and 1:6 weekends. Shift times vary including occasional twilight shifts which works out to one Friday every 10 weeks. Twilight shifts are 3pm-12am followed by being on-call for the rest of the night, supplemented as additional pay if called out. Our whole nursing team participates in a bank holiday on-call rota, which equates to 1-2 bank holidays per year with time off in lieu.
Because our employees matter
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive salary of up to £29,450pa, you will benefit from:
Work-life Balance
* 4 day working week
* 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
* Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
* Your birthday as a paid day off
* Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
* Private Medical Insurance
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership
* Non-accidental injury support
Development
* £550 CPD allowance with 3 days paid pro rata
* Certificate, Diploma and VTS 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
Professional Memberships
* VDS cover
* RCVS fees
Additional
* Pawsome Benefits- reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
* Pension- 5% Employee/3% Employer
* Discounted staff pet care
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, 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.
Pride Veterinary Referral Centre - Derby
Speak to Helen Paddison 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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