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    Join our friendly, independently run team at Straiton Vets for Pets in Edinburgh as a Registered Veterinary Nurse or Student Veterinary Nurse. This full-time or part-time role offers a 40-hour working week within hours of 8.30am–7pm Monday to Saturday, with a salary of up to £32,000 per year depending on experience. You will deliver outstanding patient care and customer service in a purpose-built, state-of-the-art practice.

    Requirements

    • Ideally experience in a Registered Veterinary Nurse role.
    • Open to Student Veterinary Nurses.
    • Great communication and organisation skills.
    • Ability to lead by example and work to a high standard.
    • Minimum years of experience and specific degree requirements are not explicitly stated.

    Skills & Responsibilities

    • Communication: Deliver excellent client care and build strong bonds with pet families through great communication skills.
    • Patient Care: Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients, utilising in-house laboratory facilities and state-of-the-art imaging equipment.
    • Clinical Practice: Perform integral clinical nursing duties, with Schedule 3 procedures encouraged.
    • Teamwork: Contribute to personal and practice goals while working collaboratively with a supportive team of RVNs.
    • Potential transition routes: People from animal care assistant or human healthcare roles may bring relevant animal handling and customer service skills, alongside meeting important stated requirements.

    Job description

    Are you looking for the next step in your career? Our friendly team in Straiton Edinburgh is looking for a forward-thinking Student Veterinary Nurse or Registered Veterinary Nurse to join us.

    About us:

    The practice is independently run, by Hans and Kaidian, supported by a fantastic team, who are committed to delivering an outstanding level of service in the community and through this they have enabled a real "proud to be part of the team" work ethos. Our team is now four years old including a team of 3 RVNs. Across the team we can speak over 8 languages and we believe over the last four years we have been able to build strong bonds with our pet families. We are located at the foot of the Pentland Hills in glorious Edinburgh and our bright, air-conditioned surgery is purpose built to industry leading standards, with in-house laboratory facilities and has state of the art imaging equipment including digital X-ray and ultrasound affording our clients high levels of clinical workups onsite.

    About you:

    We are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic Student Veterinary Nurse or Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team at Straiton Vets for Pets.

    You will help ensure a high standard of care for patients and clients. Nurses are the heart of our practice and perform an integral clinical role in caring for our patients. You must be comfortable with leading by example, have great communication and organisation skills and take pride in working to a high standard. You will have an interest in and want to learn about the practice as a business, as well as, how to contribute to the team to help achieve personal and practice goals. Ideally you will have experience in a Registered Nurse role.

    Key to your success will be your ability to embrace all aspects of the Veterinary Nurse role, delivering excellent patient and client care.

    This is a full-time position working 40 hours a week but we will be willing to consider candidates who are only able to work part time. The practice opening hours are 8.30am – 7pm Monday to Saturday.

    In return, we offer:

    • Competitive salary - (up to £32,000 depending on experience)
    • Enhanced annual leave (4 weeks which increases to 5 weeks after 2 years and up to 6 weeks after 5 years).
    • Pension scheme
    • Generous CPD allowance - Schedule 3 encouraged.
    • Paid memberships (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
    • Exclusive colleague discounts

    If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service, then we would love to hear from you.

    If you would like to hear more about working with us, please contact by email straiton@vetsforpets.com or if you would prefer to have an initial informal chat just call us on 0131 440 3904 and we'll be more than happy to talk things through.

    Apply now
    Vets for Pets

    Registered Veterinary Nurse

    Edinburgh
    On-site
    Up to £32,000 per year

    We are investors in people. If you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!

    Location: EH20 9PW

    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!

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