Permanent Registered Veterinary Nurse - Oxon

Type: Small Animal

Location: Oxon, Oxfordshire

Practice Type: Well-established small animal practice in South Oxfordshire, surrounded by lovely countryside yet only 10 minutes from the city of Oxford and an easy commute to London. Their group is made up of four surgeries with the main surgery in Abingdon where their dedicated night service is located. 

Team Info: Their day team consists of 7 vets, a mix of qualified and student nurses along with ANA's, reception, and admin team. They have a separate night team. 

Facilities: State-of-the-art equipment with in-house Idexx lab, x-ray, ultrasound, and endoscope all come as standard.

Role: An exciting opportunity has come up for a Registered Veterinary Nurse! They would consider a 1st year+ Student Veterinary Nurse. Your general nursing duties will involve a mix of inpatient care, theatre, laboratory, diagnostic and nurse clinics.

Hours:

• A full-time nurse will work 40 hours a week over 5 days, they are able to be flexible for someone looking for a part-time position.
• Their normal working weekday involves an 8-hour shift between 07:30-19:30.
• Weekends and bank holidays are on a rota basis with TOIL given for weekend work helping to maintain a great work-life balance.
• They have a dedicated night team who cover the out-of-hours workload of local practices on evenings and weekends. This feeds into the day team giving an exciting variety of cases!

Weekends: Yes

OOHs: No

Salary: Happy to discuss salary requirements with candidates

CPD: 3 days and £550 CPD allowance per annum

Fees paid: RCVS and VDS cover

Holiday: 4 weeks paid holiday, not including bank holidays (Service based holiday entitlement increases)

Other benefits: Excellent and extensive benefits available

Applicant requirements:

• They are a nurse training practice and actively encourage the nursing team to develop their interests and skills and are always looking at the best ways that they can care for patients and clients.
• They ensure that their highly trained nurses use their skillset to their full potential and are looking for someone who shares this ethos.
• They want to provide well-rounded care for patients and nurses are at the forefront of this. Not only on a clinical/surgical front but by bonding with clients and patients at health checks, discussing nutrition and behaviour, being advocates for cat-friendly and fear-free handling, and above all being an approachable and friendly individual.
• They pride themselves on working as a team with an honest and open mentality and these are core values.
• Excellent communication skills are a must and a good sense of humour goes a long way. 

Ref: JN -092021-22087

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