Registered Veterinary Nurse

Salary up to £29,000 depending on experience plus benefits
Posted on 04/03/2024Registered Veterinary NurseMoorview Vets, BackworthSalary up to £29,000 depending on experience plus benefitsHere at Moorview Vets, we are currently looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our small animal practice. The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of nursing care including clinics and in-patient care before, during and after surgery. We are looking for someone who is happy to be working in a large team, confident in all aspects of surgery/medicine work-ups and be able to provide high quality clinical care to all pets.Your work/life balance matters to usWe offer flexible working patterns that flex with you and your lifestyle. Whether you are looking to flex your rota hours to balance the school holidays, fix to navigate the school runs or just looking to strike that balance between home and work life. We can offer flexibility that actually works for you.This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week, 5 days per week with a mixture of shifts from week to week between 7.30am -8pm. The Saturday shifts work out in around one in seven, 8.30am-5pm, time is given back for Saturday hours the following week on the Monday. One bank holiday a year (excluding Christmas day and New Year’s Day).Want to know more about Moorview Vets?We are a long established first opinion, small animal veterinary practice with 6 primary care branches in the northeast and a large group of staff. The position will be mainly based at 2 of our branches in Backworth and Shiremoor with the occasional visit to other consulting branches.We are one of the only North-East first opinion practice with a CT scanner in the premises, the rest of our equipment is modern including in-house lab, digital x-ray, ECG, ultrasound, Laparoscopy and dental x-ray.Come and join our friendly and supportive team!We are a large group of over 60 staff members. In the Vets team we have medical, surgery and emergency critical care certificate holders as well as rabbit and dental enthusiasts. Within the nursing team we have exotic, medicine certificate holders and clinical coaches.We have a great team of nurses including 11 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 4 Student Veterinary Nurses and 3 Animal Care Assistants. A number of our Nurses are trained in schedule 3 procedures, allowing our Vets time to deal with more complex cases. We also have Nurses working towards further qualifications in ECC, behaviour, and feline nursing. There is a great atmosphere amongst the staff and help is always at hand for the trickier cases!CPD is supported and actively encouraged within the team. The practice is friendly, with good communication among the staff and in normal circumstances there would be opportunities to meet outside of work to socialise.Because our employees matterWe recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from –Work-life balance6.6 weeks annual leave inclusive of bank holidays pro rataIncreasing holiday allowance based on length of serviceYour birthday as a paid day offEnhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy payPrivate Medical InsuranceCycle to Work schemeInitiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membershipNon-accidental injury supportDevelopment£550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid pro rataCertificate supportLearning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia AcademyAccess to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia providerAll our Vets & Nurses can apply for research fundingInfection Prevention and Control ProgrammeQuality Improvement ProgrammeProfessional MembershipsVDS coverRCVS feesAdditionalPawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailersPension 5% Employee/3% EmployerDiscounted staff pet careAs a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.Speak to Mike Burrell from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role. Station Road,
Backworth,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
NE27 0AA,
United Kingdom
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