Veterinary Night Nurse – General

UE05 - £23,487 - £27,116 (per annum, pro rata) + 30% Premium Band Bonus on salaried hours

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine/The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies/Hospital for Small Animals   

Part time, open ended contract

Rolling 12.5-hour shifts (8pm-8.30am), 4 on/8 off, averaging 29.2 hours per week

Do you wake up in the morning (or afternoon!) with a spring in your step, wondering what exciting challenges your night shift will hold?  Do you relish critical thinking, understanding physiology and having your opinions matter? 

Do you enjoy stretching yourself, learning advanced skills and teaching others?

If so, this job is for you.

The Opportunity:
We are offering an opportunity to join our out of hours (OOH) team in the Hospital for Small Animals (HfSA) at a very exciting time. You will work in a “pod” of three RVNs, working in a 4 shifts on, 8 shifts off pattern. You will cover each other’s annual leave and accruing overtime for this additional shift cover. Due to our ever-increasing caseload, we now have 3 night nurse “pods” currently, and more are coming soon!

At the HfSA, we are open to emergencies 24/7 and offer a friendly and supportive working atmosphere, with a strong tradition of research and innovation. We value our team of OOH and ECC nurses highly, offering excellent education and development opportunities.

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about providing state-of-the-art nursing. You will also be highly motivated to take your career forward by helping us develop and teach nursing within our hospital.

You will gain:
•    Comprehensive training and induction with friendly, knowledgeable staff.
•    Excellent university pension scheme.  
•    A generous external CPD allowance and abundant free internal CPD.  
•    Holiday entitlement of 32 days + 4 days of public holiday per year (pro rata).  
•    This post is graded as a UE05.
Your skills and attributes for success:
•    The jobholder must be a RCVS registered veterinary nurse (RVN).
•    Prior experience working within either a veterinary emergency care setting, ICU, or referral hospital is advantageous- however, full internal training will also be provided.
•    Proactive work ethic and excellent communication skills are essential

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