Surgery Information / Job Description

ALL CHANGE! Due to two of our RVNs expecting two legged additions in close succession, and our SVN moving closer to home, we are looking for two awesome nurses to come and join the mad house! Whilst we ideally want some experience, we are passionate about personality and place far more importance on hiring the right person to fit in and complement our existing team. So if you’ve recently qualified or are about to qualify, don’t let that put you off!

The nitty gritty:

• 40 hours a week (5 x 8 hour shifts and 30 min lunch breaks that do happen!)
• Alternating weeks of early and late shifts of 8am–4.30pm or 10.30am–7pm 1 in 4 Saturdays from 8am-4.30pm, no OOH or Bank Holidays (we use Park Vets who are great)
• Equal mix of theatre, inpatient care and consulting duties, no reception or admin duties 5.6 weeks annual leave incl bank holidays as standard rising to 6.6 weeks incl bank holidays after 2 years’ service
• CPD budget of £750 per year with paid time off to attend, funding and support towards further qualifications available
• Range of high street and colleague discount schemes available Generous company pension

Person Specification

Our dream candidate:

• Confident RVN with a passion for small animal practice
• A genuine love of the profession (warts and all) and the ability to deal with its highs and lows
• You treat all pets like they are your own, kisses and cuddles are given as standard
• Gets stuck in, thrives on those really busy days but doesn’t cut corners
• Enjoys meeting clients (even the challenging ones!), building relationships with them and getting to know them and their pets 
• You are kind, honest and trustworthy and willing to be an integral part of our work family

Benefits What you need to know:

• Yes we’re a corporate but don’t knock it until you’ve tried it, it really is the best of both worlds!
• The practice is locally owned and managed with clinical and non-clinical support from the group
• We opened 15 years ago, we do things properly and we’re here to stay VN Training practice, RCVS accredited, ISFM silver status
• Our JVP is approachable, listens to feedback and more importantly makes changes when needed!
• We treat our clients exceptionally well (voted top 3 practices in Leicestershire, 4.8/5 review score)
• We treat our colleagues even better (98% colleague engagement and job satisfaction score)
• There’s no front of house/clinical team divide, everyone gets on and we work together as a team
• We have fun whilst we work, we are honest and open with a zero blame culture
• Anything but a vaccination and neutering clinic – we have a very busy and varied caseload
• Rough split of 45% dogs, 40% cats and 15% small furries

We are an equal opportunities employer. To submit your application click the apply button.