Veterinary Nurse
5 days ago
London
Virtue Vets is looking for competent, ambitious and entrepreneurial Veterinary Nurses at all levels for our new, premium, state-of-the-art clinics in London. At Senior RVN level, must-have experience includes: • 5+ years' experience as a nurse, • Extensive anaesthesia and surgical experience, • Sole charge experience is desirable, • Able to manage all aspects of a clinic on a day-to-day basis, • Must be able to lead a team of student and junior nurses, • Must be able to command the respect of your clinical team At all levels, you must be motivated to • Deliver exceptional quality of care, • Demonstrate empathy for pet owners, • Deliver a premium client experience, • Transform veterinary care, • Leave a legacy Each of our clinics has • an imaging suite with a 2m Digital Static X-Ray, • Vetus 50 ultrasound with three probes and VVS Specialist Cardiology hookups, • The latest Mindray anesthesia machines with ventilators and uMEC 12 monitors, • iM3 CR7 Dental X-ray machines and iM3 dental machines, • Endo/Laparoscopy Kit and rigid scopes, • 10+ in-house lab analysers running 70+ tests, • HTVista scanners for scanning lumps and bumps The Team Each site has three vets and a similar number of nurses. The team is exceptional, as the business has been extremely selective about hiring only the best veterinary professionals in London. Each team member is clinically competent and keen on supporting each other in the workplace. Must-have Attributes of Successful Candidates You have an opportunity to make a difference in vetcare. Therefore, an entrepreneurial nature is a must-have. In practical terms this means: • Being a self-starter (takes responsibility, gets things done), • Willing to do things differently and not “how they have always been done”, • Comfortable with change, as we optimize our clinical model frequently, • Comfort with ambiguity, • The desire to help improve the clinic’s operational performance, • Constructively recognizing, escalating and helping solve clinical problems, • Not a behind-the-scenes complainer. Not “gossipy”, • Keenness to grow the clinic by developing neighbourhood relationships, • Strong interest in marketing activities Clinical Skills • Patient assessment & monitoring, • Anaesthesia & sedation, • Intravenous skills, • Medication administration, • Diagnostic procedures, • Surgical nursing, • Wound care & bandaging – dressing selection, routine bandage application, assisting with fracture support, • Nutritional support – assisted feeding, tube feeding care (NG, oesophageal), • Emergency & critical care, • Infection control – barrier nursing, isolation ward protocols, disinfection procedures Also: • Mentorship – supporting junior nurses in clinical skills, • Training – demonstrating and supervising key procedures for less experienced staff, • Delegation – allocating daily nursing tasks under direction of Head Nurse or Lead Vet, • Client support – post-op discharge advice, inpatient updates, basic owner education (nutrition, medication administration), • Record keeping – ensuring accurate patient notes and legal compliance (NMC-style for veterinary context), • Stock checks – assisting in ordering/rotation of consumables and pharmacy stock, • Practice standards compliance – supporting audits, maintaining RCVS standards in day-to-day nursing care People and Protocols Candidates should have a passion for educating customers about treatment options and preventative care. You must know when working up a case is in the best interest of the patient and when it is over-servicing. You must be keen to use structured clinical protocols. You should act as a steward of a positive and supporting culture and be passionate about caring for and mentoring the clinical team. Being personable (i.e. good with people) is, of course, essential to achieve all of the above. Hours and Rota • Clinic hours: 08:00am – 6:00pm Monday through Sunday, • Shift pattern: 5 days x 8 hours, • Weekend work: 1 in 3 weekends Benefits • RVN salaries range from £30k to £33k, depending on experience, • Senior VN salaries range from £33k to £37k, depending on experience, • Head VN salaries £37k+, • 5.6 weeks per calendar year, inclusive of public holidays., • Pension contribution., • Membership of the Veterinary Defence Society or such other body as the Company, in its entire discretion decides from time-to-time, to provide professional indemnity insurance., • Membership of the RCVS, • £1,000 per annum of CPD allowance plus 3 days paid leave*, • Staff discounts on treatments and drugs for own pets, • Private medical insurance for you and your dependants*, • Life assurance* Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
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