Registered Veterinary Nurse
4 days ago
Poole
An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse to join the friendly and welcoming team at our small animal practice, Poole Holes Bay Vets4Pets. About Us: Join our supportive and passionate team at Poole Holes Bay Vets4Pets, where we are committed to delivering outstanding care to pets and their owners within a welcoming, community-focused environment. Our modern, well-equipped practice benefits from excellent transport links and onsite parking, ensuring a comfortable and convenient workplace. The practice is owned by Dan Makin, an Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Medicine, who established Poole Holes Bay Vets4Pets in 2017. You will be joining a highly experienced team of 24, including seven Registered Veterinary Nurses, one Student Veterinary Nurse and one Animal Nursing Assistant, all supported by a fantastic team of eight Client Care Advisors. Our team is further supported by a dedicated management structure, including Lead Nurses, a Head Receptionist, a Practice Operations Manager and a trained Mental Health First Aider-ensuring a positive, supportive and well-organised working environment for everyone. About the Role: In this role, you'll have the opportunity to fully utilise your nursing skills, including admitting patients, monitoring anaesthesia, supporting recovery, and managing patient discharges. You will be supported by Animal Nursing Assistants and a Student Veterinary Nurse with theatre turnaround and patient preparation, allowing you to focus on delivering high-quality clinical care. To be successful, you'll have strong general nursing experience alongside excellent customer service skills. We're looking for someone who is cheerful, approachable and enthusiastic, with a genuine passion for animal welfare and providing exceptional care to both pets and their owners. This is a full-time position of 39 hours per week, worked across four days with paid lunch breaks. The role includes one Saturday shift every five weeks and operates on a fixed five-week rota, ensuring your shifts are planned well in advance. Typical shift patterns include 7:30am-4:30pm or 10:00am-7:30pm. In return, we can offer you: • Competitive salary range of £28,000 to £30,000 Pro Rata and depending on experience, • No OOH or overnight in patient checks, • Paid overtime or TOIL (time off in lieu), • Over 6 weeks paid holiday plus, extra day off for your birthday, • Generous CPD (including funded Certificates), • Contributary pension schemes, • Paid memberships (RCVS, BVNA, VDS), • Regular planned lunch and learns, • Cycle to work scheme., • Company sick pay., • Located on large retail park, free onsite parking always available, • Colleague feedback survey, annual pay reviews, regular coffee and catch ups, • Social events and emphasis on wellbeing including weekly fruit and snacks available Benefits In return, we offer a range of benefits including a 20% discount across the Vet Group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room, access to exclusive discounts and cashback offers, in-house career development opportunities, a company pension and a generous holiday allowance. We are proud to be an inclusive employer and value diversity within our teams. We celebrate difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds-if you meet the role requirements, we'd be delighted to hear from you. To find out more or to apply, please contact Ryan at . Location: BH15 3TE We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don't perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
