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Veterinary Nurse - Midlothian

Employer
Market Cross Veterinary Clinic Ltd
Location
Midlothian
Salary
Salary around £25,000 depending on experience
Closing date
30 Jun 2021

Job Details

Market Cross Clinic is seeking a full-time Veterinary Nurse for our fast paced practice. We will also consider part-time applicants. We are a successful privately owned, practice with many in-house capabilities including digital x-ray, ultrasound and endoscopy. Recently received Practice of the Year for Scotland through VetHelpDirect.

We are situated just outside Edinburgh, with some fantastic outdoor places to explore and a beautiful city to go out in. There is anything from hillwalking on the local Pentland Hills to water sports on Gladhouse Reservoir and at Portobello. There is mountain biking at Glen Tress and Innerleithen.

Edinburgh as a city offers lots of bars and cafes and Harry Potter for fans of J K Rowling! Locally we also have Buccleuch Park with the Restoration Yard shops and cafes to visit and the park to explore and also Vogrie with its many walks. The coast is not far away and Munro-Bagging and skiing is only a couple of hours drive away. A local dry slope caters all year round.

We strive to provide a fun and supportive work environment for all of our employees and value a team that works together in a supportive fashion to provide excellent empathetic care to clients and their animals. We aim to achieve a diagnosis through comprehensive work up wherever possible, in order to offer the best care for the patient and sustain the most varied and interesting work environment we can for our vets and nurses. We value working as a team and being kind to each other, with a good work ethic and ability to manage case loads with enthusiasm and good humour.

Applicants should be friendly and confident. You will be a veterinary nurse who enjoys working as part of a great team, who has good all round nursing skills and fantastic communication skills.

Hours are approximately 40 per week. The hours will also include a shared weekend rota (Saturday 8.30am to 12pm) of 1 in 3. We will consider part-time applicants.

We actively promote a strong work-life balance, knowing how important it is for a happy workplace, particularly in these difficult times.

Benefits

  • Salary around £25,000 depending on experience
  • 8.30am to 6pm weekdays. 1 in 3 Saturdays 8.30am to 12 noon.
  • Hours can be discussed
  • 29 days off per year including bank holidays (the majority of which are taken in lieu)
  • CPD
  • Pension provided
  • RCVS, VDS fees paid
  • Uniform provided
  • Cycle to work scheme if requested

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Company

In 2003, we set up a small animal clinic in a historic, grade II listed building, next to the ancient St Nicholas Church, in the old High Street of Dalkeith. 

In 2003, we set up a small animal clinic in a historic, grade II listed building, next to the ancient St Nicholas Church, in the old High Street of Dalkeith. Since then, we have become one of the first practices to enrol in the voluntary Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Practice Standards Scheme, we have introduced our pioneering Healthy Pet Club and the practice has grown to the extent that in the summer of 2011, we moved into a purpose-built premises just round the corner at 18 Edinburgh Road, Dalkeith.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0131 654 2266
Location
18 Edinburgh Road
Dalkeith
Midlothian
EH22 1JZ
GB

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