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Vets for Pets

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Salary:  £28,000 – £32,000 per annum
Location:  Handforth, HRT, SK9 3RN
Location flexibility:  Office based
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Job Description

Are you a passionate and dedicated Veterinary Nurse looking for an exciting new role in St Albans?

We are looking for you to join our friendly, supportive team at a well-established practice in the beautiful city of St Albans.

This is a Full Time role working 40 hours per week including both early and late shifts (8.30am-5pm or 11am-7.30pm). This will include working 1 in 4 weekends.

About us

You'll be working in a practice purpose built to industry leading standards which has state of the art equipment including full operating theatre, in house Idexx lab machines, microscopy, ultrasound, digital x-ray, modern dental machine, tonopen, rhinoscope, endoscopy, multi-parameter unit, isoflurane and sevoflurane. We are a first opinion clinic with a young client base and we also complete orthopedic surgeries in practice.

Based on the Abbey View Retail Park, our location provides great travel links in and out of the town centre as well as the M1 and M25.

James, Partner and Veterinary Surgeon, studied at the RVC and qualified in 2009. He has a strong rescue background and an interest in orthopaedics and general surgery. He's supported by 2.5 vets, 2 RVN's, 1 Head RVN, 2 SVN's, 1 VCA's and 3 Receptionists.

Our aim is to maintain our level of growth and uphold our reputation as a friendly and progressive local veterinary surgery.

What we are looking for in you

  • Qualified Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with current RCVS registration
  • Strong passion for animal welfare and delivering outstanding patient care
  • Excellent communication skills and a compassionate approach to clients
  • Ability to work well in a team and under pressure in a fast-paced environment
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  • Confidence in handling animals and performing routine nursing duties
  • Willingness to continue developing skills and knowledge through CPD opportunities
  • Our new colleague will be empathetic, passionate about the industry and will be compassionate about animal care; someone who strives to deliver the very best service for our animals and clients, every single time
  • You will assist all colleagues with duties to support the smooth running of the practice and provide the best standard of patient care
  • This a great opportunity to shape this role and bring support to the team. We would love to welcome a nurse with a keen interest in clinical coaching, we also see orthopaedic caseloads so this might be of benefit to you too.

    As nurses at St Albans, we routinely get involved with schedule three procedures expanding your skill set and often get together for social events like birthdays and Christmas.

    We are flexible to consider both full and part time applications, however, please note that 1 in 3 weekends would be required regardless.

    We can offer you

    • An attractive salary from £28,000 to £32,000 (Dependant on experience/full time equivalent)
    • Full Time hours working 40 hours per week, including 1 in 4 weekends
    • No OOHs
    • A contributory pension scheme
    • A generous CPD allowance (Plus funding towards certificates)
    • 5.6 weeks initial holiday, rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years’ service!
    • A generous extra days’ leave for your birthday
    • In-house career development opportunity
    • Paid membership fees (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
    • Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care
    • Cycle to work scheme
    • 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room
    • Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes – Retail Trust, Port of Call and MHFA

    If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Rachel from our Talent Acquisition team via email; southvets@vets4pets.com for an informal and confidential conversation.

    Alternatively, you can submit your application directly to us now and somebody will be in touch with you to discuss this further. We look forward to hearing from you!

    Location: AL1 2RJ

    We are an Equal Opportunities Employer!

    We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!

    Working at Vets for Pets

    Office based

    A little flex time

    On site - in vets' practice

    Hiring in countries

    Guernsey

    United Kingdom

    Office Locations

    Company benefits

    Up to 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
    “Pawternity” leave
    Dog friendly office
    Open to part-time employees
    Open to part time work for some roles
    Compassionate leave
    Mental health first aiders
    Mental health support
    Health insurance
    Mentoring
    Learning platform
    Personal development budgets
    Lunch and learns
    Cycle to work scheme
    Carer’s leave
    Shared parental leave
    Dog friendly co-working space
    Additional voluntary pension contribution
    Income protection
    Annual pay rises
    Referral bonus
    In house training
    Employee recognition scheme
    Death in service
    Employee discounts
    Emergency leave
    Relocation packages
    Employee assistance programme
    Open to compressed hours
    Open to job sharing
    Collaboration spaces
    Book swaps
    On-site shower
    Secure on-site parking
    Bike parking
    Adoption leave
    Coaching
    Personal development days
    Joining bonus