Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse who is passionate about caring for a varied and demanding caseload? Are you passionate about getting the best out of your team and supporting their confidence and abilities? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our small animal hospital and referral practice in the heart of Staffordshire as a Surgical Lead Nurse.

Work life balance that works for you

Our flexible approach to rota patterns and working hours truly tips the scale on your work life balance. We know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it brilliantly easy for you to strike the right balance. Whether you are looking to fix or flex your work patterns, we can find the right solution for you. Ideally, we are looking for someone to work 40 hours per week (4 or 5 day week), along with 1 : 5 weekends.

About us

By joining Lime Trees Vets you will be helping us provide superb standards of care to both clients and animals for 1st opinion and referral cases. We utilise our nursing skills to a high standard in a range of areas in a supportive learning environment. As a Lead surgical nurse you will be fully involved in the spread and advancement of skills and knowledge of our team and students. We are a nurse training clinic and support Surrey Veterinary Students during their final year IMR. Our purpose built hospital building has excellent facilities to cater for the vast range of cases we see, including : species specific wards, separate isolation ward, 3 theatres, high definition Ultrasound, DR Xray, K laser, multiple endoscopes including laproscopy, dental xray, CT, chemotherapy room and multiple in-house blood machines (Idexx Catalyst; Procyte; and Sedivue, V check, Epoc, Coag).

Because our people matter

We 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 :

• 6.6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity / paternity / adoption / shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership
• Non-accidental injury support
• 550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid CPD leave (pro rata)
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees
• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• Pension 5% Employee / 3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care

At IVC Evidensia we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, 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.

Up to £33,945 DOE per annum

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