Permanent Head Veterinary Nurse
Location
Dudley, West Midlands | United Kingdom
Job description
Permanent Veterinary Nurse - Dudley, West Midlands
- Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary nurse?
- Are you looking to lead a strong nursing team?
We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Dudley for a Permanent Head Veterinary Nurse to lead their nursing team.
The practice is looking for a confident and ambitious RVN who has good experience working in a small animal practice. The role will involve all aspects of nursing and you will be prepared to develop your skills by collaborating with the wider team. You will perform your nursing duties with confidence to provide the gold standard of care to the practice's loyal clients by assisting vets in surgical procedures. You must have excellent attention to detail and organisational skills. Your nursing duties will involve assisting in the day to day running of the practice, managing the nurse team, nurse consults and inpatient care.
This role is full time for up to 39 hours per week, along with 1 in 5 Saturdays from 9am to 1pm. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.
Duties:
- Assisting in the day to day running of the practice
- Admissions and discharges
- Working alongside the non-clinical and clinical teams to ensure the smooth delivery of patient and client care
- Be responsible and take ownership of tasks
- Monitoring operations and assisting the vet in surgery
- Administering medications and taking records accurately
- In-patient care
- Nurse clinics
- Measuring blood pressure, sampling, and pharmacy work
- Type: Small animal
- Hours: Full time, up to 39 hours per week
- OOH: None
- Branch work: N/A
- Computer system: RX Works
- Consultations: 15 minutes
- Team: 3 vets, 4 RVNs, 1 SVN and supportive non-clinical team
- About them:
- Bright and spacious practice with air conditioning and all modern facilities
- Highly experienced team
- State of the art facilities
- Progressive forward-thinking practice
- Supportive and friendly practice
- Highly experienced team
- CPD is actively encouraged and supported
- Excellent reputation within the community
- Passionate about delivering a high standard of clinical care
- Provide mental health and wellbeing support
- About you:
- You will have excellent all-round nursing skills
- You will embrace all aspects of the role
- You will be ambitious to continue your learning and development
- You will have excellent multitasking and prioritisation skills
- You will work to deliver a high standard of clinical care
- You will have a motivated and passionate attitude
- You will be keen to develop an area of special interest
- You will be willing to go the extra mile within your duties
- You will have strong organisational skills
- You will have good administrative skill for stock control
- You will have a genuine passion for animal welfare including preventative healthcare
- You will have excellent communications skills and be able to develop working relationships with clients and fellow members of staff
- Facilities:
- The practice offers a huge range of veterinary facilities and services, including:
- Emergency cover
- Blood pressure monitor
- Chemotherapy
- Dentistry
- Haematology
- Home visits
- Hospital ward
- In-house laboratory
- Nurse clinics
- Operating theatre
- Separate cat and dog wards
- X-ray
- Package :
- Holidays: Generous annual leave
- Memberships: RCVS and BVNA fees paid
- Contributory pension scheme available
- Exclusive colleague rewards including discounts with high street retailers and restaurants
- Discounted veterinary care for your pets
- Excellent career opportunities and development due to the varied case load
- More benefits available
- Must haves:
- RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
- Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
What happens next?
CLICK APPLY NOW or if you have any pre-application questions or if this role is not quite right for you, please contact the Vet Seekers team (details below) to discuss your veterinary career aspirations further.
Please quote job reference: 36781
T: 0333 014 7374
Please note: All communications and applications are treated in the strictest confidence. When it comes to your privacy, as an ethical veterinary recruiter we do not send your details anywhere without your permission.
Vet Seekers was established in 2016 and is a multi-award-winning specialist veterinary recruitment agency (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) and acts as an employment business for the supply of locum and permanent staff for the veterinary industry across the UK and overseas.
Vet Seekers is fully compliant with GDPR, is ICO registered and our team are REC accredited. As a business, we take sustainability, environmental impact, and our carbon footprint very seriously and have committed to plant trees for every permanent and locum veterinary superstar we find work for, as well as every referral we receive.
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Thanks from the Vet Seekers team.
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