Job ID: 11735
Job Title: Registered Veterinary Nurse / 2nd Year Trainee
Region: North East
County: County Durham
Profession: Veterinary Nurse
Category: Small Animal
Position: Permanent
Start Date: ASAP
End Date: Ongoing
Accommodation: No
Job Description: We are currently recruiting on behalf of a practice who are looking to employ a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their amazing, supportive work family (second year students at the end of their training may be considered).
Our client is a small animal training Hospital based in County Durham, with fantastic state-of-the-art modern facilities, including laparoscopic equipment, laser therapy, in-house laboratory, radiography suite, and more. They pride themselves on providing the highest standard of care and are enrolled onto the RCVS practice standards scheme. Previous achievements include 6 outstanding awards in the PSS awards scheme, runners up in the Petplan Veterinary awards for practice of the year 2018, IFSM cat friendly silver award, and most recently they have been reaccredited as hospital standard in their RCVS practice standards inspection.
They are a supportive team and there is very much a family feel amongst the whole team. They encourage their nurses to carry out additional qualification/certificates in their areas of interest, as career development is something that the practice is very keen to promote and fund.
The successful candidate will be forward-thinking and enjoy all aspects of modern-day nursing, including inpatient care, nurse lead consultations, theatre practice, and socialising.
This is a permanent, full-time role, consisting of a 40-hour week on a rota basis including great mixture of day, out-of-hours, weekend, and Bank Holiday shifts. Sleeping shifts (an average of 1 a week) are paid in addition to salary and you will have 5:8 weekends off.
Included in the package on offer:
Salary: £20,000-£22,000 per year, depending on experience
Generous CPD package, as further career development is encouraged and funded
Professional fees paid
Structured career pathway, encouraging progression
Fantastic company benefits scheme, including access to various healthcare, wellness support, and money claim back opportunities
Opportunity to buy and sell holiday
Maternity and paternity package
Companywide special interest groups, including anaesthesia, behaviour, wellbeing, pain management, and much more
Social and team building events, companywide focus on wellbeing and team collaboration.