Registered Veterinary Nurse
- Employer
- Mintlaw Vet Surgery
- Location
- Mintlaw, Peterhead
- Salary
- Salary up to £27,000 negotiable DOE
- Closing date
- 4 Jan 2022
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- Sector
- Animal Health, Small Animal, Practice, Veterinary
- Job Type
- Veterinary Nurse, Nursing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time, Part Time
Job Details
The Role
Mintlaw Vets is looking for a full/part time registered veterinary nurse to join their team. The role entails a combination of surgical nursing, anaesthetic monitoring, radiography, inpatient care, in house lab work, nurse clinics and consultations. Our nurses are encouraged to pursue their passions such as an ISFM certificate and rabbit qualification.
Rota
Working 40 hours per week
Across 4 days per week
1:5 weekends (Saturday & Sunday morning clinics)
No on call or OOH
Salary
Up to £27,000 negotiable DOE
We believe in empowering and encouraging our nurses to utilise their nursing skills to the full
About Us
Mintlaw Vets is unique in that we are a rural 100% small animal practice set in a developing village within Aberdeenshire’s beautiful countryside. Hills, forests, beaches and rocky coastline all within easy reach. We even have two RSPB sites only 20 minutes way. Local towns are Peterhead and Ellon with our nearest city, Aberdeen only 40 minutes away. We work in a modern, purpose-built, well-equipped surgery including digital x-ray, dental x-ray, k-laser, flexible endoscope, ultrasound and in-house lab.
Our team consists of five vets. We have a soft tissue surgery certificate holder with another vet working towards her small animal medicine certificate. We also have a vet who practices acupuncture. We have 6 RVNs, a trainee RVN, 2 VCA’s and a dedicated reception team and practice manager.
Applicant Requirements
Must be RCVS registered veterinary nurse, confident in all aspects of nursing, further certification and CPD is funded and supported.
Benefits (subject to pro rata)
• Holidays as per IVC guidelines increasing based on length of service
• Paid CPD days and allowance £550 per annum / 24 hours
• Learning & development opportunities through IVC Evidensia Academy
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Birthday leave
• RCVS Membership paid
• VDS cover
• Discounted veterinary fees
• Various discounts including retail & gym memberships
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension
• Service-related company sick pay
• Initiatives focussed on employee wellbeing
• Relocation packages
• Career progression opportunities
• Free flu jabs
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, 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.
Please quote BH3945 when applying for this role.
If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch.
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Company
Mintlaw Veterinary Surgery is a companion animal practice that opened in June 1997. We have been in our modern, purpose built clinic since January 2010. Our aim is to provide a high quality, caring, and personal service to our clients.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Our business is knowledge. We work hard to provide the very best veterinary care for the needs of small animal pets and owners in the north east of Scotland. We will maintain our present services, while always looking to expand our skills, equipment, products and treatments available. We provide an excellent surgical referral service, allowing us to welcome and treat patients from other practices; and we always have one of our own small animal vets and nurses on call in case of any emergency.
We pride ourselves in customer care, and high quality consistent service, provided by our fantastic team of very dedicated staff. We strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, in a friendly and approachable manner. We value all clients who choose to come to us.
We have well qualified staff and provision of external and internal training is a key feature for the ongoing development of our business. We use various external benchmarks to ensure the ongoing quality of our service and safe working environment. Our new, purpose built premises are single storey, with excellent car parking and internal facilities. These will be maintained and developed to provide a pleasant environment for staff, clients and patients.
We aim for a happy working team environment where we appreciate the people we work with and value others as well as ourselves.
We actively market ourselves using multiple media to share news and information with current and potential clients. Continual monitoring of our results along with feedback from clients on their experiences allows us to work hard to further enhance future visits.
We aim to improve the profitability of the business to allow ongoing investment in our assets - our staff, our premises and our equipment. Doing this ensures we remain the best veterinary team for pets.
- Website
- http://www.mintlawvets.co.uk/
- Location
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Dunshillock
Mintlaw
PETERHEAD
Aberdeenshire
AB42 4JN
United Kingdom
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