Registered Veterinary Nurse – Small Animal

Job Description

Are you a passionate and caring Registered Veterinary Nurse looking for a new opportunity in a thriving practice? Shield Veterinary Centre is seeking an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse to join them on a full time, 12-month fixed term contract, at their Bishops Waltham branch. This is to cover maternity and working 39 hours per week.

Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate for this position will be a Registered Veterinary Nurse with excellent all-round nursing skills and a strong passion for animal care. As an enthusiastic and pro-active team member, you’ll seamlessly integrate into our team, supporting your colleagues and fostering a collaborative environment. Strong organisational and communication skills are essential, enabling you to manage tasks efficiently while effectively interacting with both the team and clients. If you’re dedicated, adaptable, and ready to make a difference, we’d love to have you on board!

The rota

Our nurses work 4 and a half day weeks with a fixed half day off a week. We run daily nurse consults and utilise nurses to their maximum ability.

About the Team and Culture

We are a well-established small animal practice spread across 2 branches. We have vets and nurses from new graduate level to 30+years qualified, a lot who have worked for Shield Vets for over 15 years. We consider the whole team one big family and we look after and support each other. We are well equipped with ultrasound, digital radiography, digital dental radiography and Idexx laboratory machines (Catalyst and Procyte) and we have two consulting rooms at each site as well as dedicated theatres.

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

*6.6 weeks annual leave

*Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

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 24 hours paid 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

Additional

*Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers

*Pension 5% Employee/3% Employer

*Discounted staff pet care

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.

Up to £30,000 DOE