We are hiring!
We are looking for someone to join our small animal general practice team at our East London vet practice that we can enrol onto a veterinary nursing course at City and Islington College once a 6-month probation period is complete. We are a 4.5 vet team with a support team of qualified nurses, a final year student nurse, care assistants and a dedicated reception team. Once you have started the course you will have a dedicated clinical coach in the practice and a paid day off to attend college.
As a student nurse you will support the nursing and vet team with:
1. Holding animals for examination and procedures
2. Caring for animals in kennels including feeding, grooming and giving medications appropriate to training level
3. Helping to take and process blood and other lab samples
4. Assisting with preparing animals for surgery and monitoring anaesthetics, appropriate to training level
5. Cleaning and sterilising instruments
6. Cleaning clinical areas
7. Spending some time on reception
We are looking for a candidate who has:
1. Excellent time keeping skills
2. English and Maths at level 2 GCSE
3. Good communication skills
4. An awareness of the veterinary industry and ideally some experience of working with animals and people
About the rota
Shifts vary from early shifts such as 7:45am-4:15pm and 8:00am-4:30pm and lates from 11:00am-7:30pm. There will be a mix of early and late shifts each week. There will be one in three Saturdays from 8:00am-2:30pm. There are no out of hours, on call or Sunday requirements.
In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:
1. 6.6 Weeks annual leave
2. Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
3. Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay
4. Cycle to work scheme
5. Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
6. Non-accidental injury support
7. Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
8. Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
9. Pension scheme
10. Discounted staff pet care
Midland Veterinary Surgery, Leyton
655 High Road, Leyton, London, E10 6RA, United Kingdom
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Animals treated
Small animals
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