Registered Veterinary Nurse – Small Animal

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Full timePart time
Location: Saltcoats
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Find your future

Are you an RVN looking for a new year change? We have an opening for a qualified Vet Nurse or final year student to join our exceptional nursing team due to one of nurses taking a career change. Our nurses are very hands on clinically, they do everything from monitoring anaesthesia, nursing inpatients, taking blood samples, taking X-Rays, they run their own nurse clinics such as nutrition, diabetes, wellness clinics and lets be honest they pretty much run the practice! Even our Practice Director is an RVN. We couldn't manage without our nursing team, they are important to us and it is important that they get to be nurses and feel heard clinically within the team. We have regular clinical meetings and make decisions together as a team.

What you'll be stepping into

The vacancy is full time 35-40 hours per week however we are happy to discuss part time opportunities. Hours are flexible with a share in the weekend rota (1 in 7) and evenings.

We are a team of 11 vets, 8 RVNs, 1 SVN and 2 animal care assistants and 12 receptionists across 3 sites in Ayrshire - Saltcoats, Largs and Dundonald. Our management teams consists of a Vet Clinical Director, RVN Practice Director, RVN Practice Manager and Head RVN. We are a young, forward thinking team who loves to progress and increase and improve the services that we can offer to our clients.

We have all the toys, a cat consult room, staff wellbeing room and patient care is everyone's priority however our best asset is our team. We encourage any applicants to come and spend some time with us to see how we work and would be happy to have an informal chat.

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 -

Work-life balance

6.8 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

Private Medical Insurance Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

£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

Professional Memberships

VDS cover RCVS fees

Colleague Benefits

Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

At IVC Evidensia we are a 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.

Oaks Veterinary Centre, Saltcoats

7 Bute Terrace, Saltcoats, KA21 5BA, United Kingdom

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