We are seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join Vets4pets in South Shields for a maternity cover role with the potential to lead to a permanent position. This is ideally a full-time or part-time position offering a salary of up to £33,000 FTE, featuring no OOH and a 1 in 4 Saturday rota.
Requirements
1 year plus experienced RVN (Registered Veterinary Nurse).
Must be confident, proactive, and strive to provide gold standard clinical care.
Enjoy client interaction and possess an enthusiasm to learn.
No specific degree beyond veterinary nursing qualification is stated.
Skills & Responsibilities
Clinical care: Deliver gold standard clinical care and patient treatment within an RCVS accredited practice.
Client communication: Interact effectively with clients to provide outstanding pet healthcare and customer service.
Team collaboration: Participate in regular nurse and full team meetings to discuss protocols, new products, and cases.
Potential transition routes: People from veterinary support or animal care backgrounds may bring relevant animal handling skills, alongside meeting the mandatory RVN qualification requirement.
Job description
We are looking for a qualified nurse to join our inclusive family-feel team to cover maternity leave with the potential of leading to a permanent role. Here at South Shields, we pride ourselves on patient care, customer service and team wellbeing, and strongly believe that investing in your colleagues creates value and purpose.
We currently have 4 experienced vets, 5 RVNs, 1 SVNs, 2 VCA’s & 5 CCAs and would love the opportunity to welcome a new nurse to the team.
The practice itself has been established for over 18 years and is lucky enough to have a very lovely, loyal, client base. We are committed to providing a positive experience for clients and their pets.
Wherever you want to go in your veterinary career Vets4pets at the Nook in South Shields could be the perfect practice to get you there.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
1 year plus experienced RVN.
Maternity cover with the potential to lead to a permanent role.
You must be confident, proactive, strive to provide gold standard clinical care and enjoy client interaction.
This is ideally a full-time role but happy to discuss part time as we know the importance of maintaining a healthy work/life balance.
You will be highly motivated with an enthusiasm to learn. We are happy to encourage and support clinical interests with a CPD allowance.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
Competitive salary up to £33,000 (FTE) depending on your experience
A supportive, experienced team
No OOH, 1 in 4 Saturday rota.
5.6 weeks holiday which will extend to 6.6 weeks after 2 years’ service.
An additional day off for your birthday after 1 years’ service.
Regular nurse meetings to discuss protocols, new products and cases.
Full team meetings to ensure effective communication throughout.
RCVS & VDS memberships paid, CPD supported including wide range of interests
Attractive, in-house own pet discount.
Rewards Hub membership offering hundreds of retail, restaurant and holiday discounts including Cycle to work scheme.
ABOUT THE PRACTICE:
Regular team activities outside of work if you would like to take part!
RCVS accredited and silver ISFM accreditation.
Short distance from the coast and some beautiful beaches.
Close by road and rail links to nearby Newcastle and Sunderland
If you're passionate about providing outstanding pet healthcare and excellent customer service, we invite you to apply, please send a covering letter and CV to tammie.whittle@vets4pets.com
We want our colleagues to be as diverse as our clients. Our teams are inclusive and celebrate difference so if you meet our role requirements, we’d love to hear from you.
Location: NE34 7LZ
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!
