Registered Veterinary Nurse - London, United Kingdom - The Neighbourhood Vet, East Dulwich

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Posted on 16/03/2023
Registered Veterinary Nurse
The Neighbourhood Vet, East Dulwich
Salary up to £35,000 DOE plus benefits
Do you like being a nurse and are looking for a position where you can be your absolute best and have a good day every day? Do you like people (including clients), handling grumpy cats and tired old dogs, as well as looking after all those lovely puppies and kittens? Do you want to work somewhere where you are valued, listened to and the manager's care?

Find belonging by joining our amazing, supportive team
The Neighbourhood Vet is looking for a fabulous nurse to fit in with our lovely bunch.

You can expect support and continued education/on-the-job training, mentoring and lots of on-going (and often free) CPD and the added perks like your birthday off.

Rota patterns that work for you
This is a full or part time position.

Typically, our team work 1 in 3 weekends and if working a Sunday, you get a day off in lieu the following week and the full-time hours for this role are an average of 40 hours, 4-day week with a mix of shorter and longer days.

However, we understand that you have priorities outside of work therefore we are happy to discuss flexibility around the working days / hours.

Welcome to the Neighbourhood

We started as a single vet practice in East Dulwich 10 years ago and have now grown to have 3 practices, located in East Dulwich, Penge, and Crofton Park, with 20 Vets, 12 RVNs, 10 Veterinary care assistants/ students and 22 reception/ administration staff.

We are a close team who work to a high standard, but we are welcoming and not intimidating.

We have lovely facilities and buildings, and all the usual good toys including Ultrasound, X-ray, Dental x-ray, Ultrasonic dental machine, Multiparameter, ECG, fully equipped lab, separate dog, and cat wards.

We care

But that's not why you should work here - although a lot of people talk about 'stuff' being the most important thing, we know it's not, it is our people that are And we have grown our practice by focussing on looking after each other, then pets, then clients.

What can you expect from us?
Well firstly, you can expect an excellent standard of care.

For example, for every anaesthetic, we use the best drugs (only sevoflurane gas), and everything has an IV placed and gets fluids.

We use a range of anaesthetic monitors, we manually chart, we supervise, we train, we record incidents, and we review our practice and process in a supportive way.

We provide the safest care for our patients which hopefully means the least stress for everyone.

You can also expect a friendly, welcoming, and open culture from top to bottom.

We want humble, kind teammates, who enjoy their work, and can have a laugh We are not perfect, and we want to continue to all learn, grow and be better.

And be supportive and compassionate at all times.

Because our employees 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

6.6 weeks annual leave (5 weeks AL plus bank holidays)
Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
Your birthday as a paid day off
Wellbeing
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
Development
£550 CPD allowance with 3 days paid pro rata
Certificate support
Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
Infection Prevention and Control Programme
Quality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
VDS cover
RCVS fees
Additional
Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer
Discounted staff pet care

If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch.

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Any questions before applying?

Megan Dawson

Talent Partner