We have an amazing opportunity for a Head Veterinary Nurse to join our Reading practice. This role would be suitable for a Registered Veterinary Nurse with excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills.  

Join our team and work to our new 4-day week, enabling fantastic work-life balance with no impact to your salary!

We value our nurses and recognise the integral part they play within our teams. This new and improved rota will provide our exceptional RVNs with more flexibility and well-earned time back during the week.

In addition to better work-life balance, we are truly committed to helping our Medivet community achieve their goals!

We fully support our nurses in completing certificates to further their knowledge, and offer supportive, engaging career pathways should you wish to progress into a role in the future.

Our dedicated learning platform provides collective support with tips and tricks across the whole of Medivet and online learning which you can manage at your own pace. No matter where you are within your career you will have access to further training and support with all the tools to continue your professional development.

Salary, hours and benefits:

• - Salary £32,500 per annum 
• - 4-day week with 1:4 Saturday or Sunday shift
• - £750 CPD allowance with 2 Days CPD leave and in-house CPD available
• - RCVS and VDS fees paid
• - 5 weeks paid annual leave plus bank holidays
• - Fair share of bank holiday cover at Wokingham 24-Hour and minimal on call duties to support our night team
• - Exclusive company discounts and rewards
• - Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• - Improved Maternity and Paternity Leave
• - 100% attendance scheme and ‘peternity’ leave

Branch:

Medivet Reading is a friendly 1-Vet practice with a great nursing team made up of an PCA and Receptionist with a supportive team. The practice offers a full range of veterinary services and facilities, including digital x-ray, ultrasound, nurse clinics, dental procedures and cat friendly clinics. 

The practice feeds into our Wokingham 24-Hour Hospital, where out of hour care is provided by our dedicated night team.

Medivet Reading is a well sized practice in a historic market town in Berkshire, it is on the borders of Surrey and Hampshire and easily accessible to London. Reading has great retail destinations and six museums. The town centre has a bustling night life with plenty of restaurants and bars. Reading is close to the M4 with good access to London.