Practice Nurse

The Role

Here at Scarsdale Vets Alfreton, we are looking for a Practice Nurse to join the team. We take pride in providing outstanding pet healthcare and this role enables us to do this at a local level in the community. We empower our nurses to use their nursing skills fully to help us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and to help our nurses continually develop their skills.

You will be involved in all theatre and imaging work, nurse clinics, general stock, maintenance, and promotion of the practice. Any out of hours work will be covered by our hospital site at Pride Park and this is where your internal training is likely to be held, with the UK’s most innovative veterinary equipment. This role can adjust to fit your career. If you want to learn about managing the practice yourself, we can help you, or if you prefer to concentrate on developing your nursing skills, we can help with that too. How involved in the leadership and running of the team you are is up to you! You can develop at your own pace and in the direction you want.

As one of the first to join the practice, you will be involved in creating the team and shaping the service, alongside the new Vets and nurse. This is an opportunity that doesn’t happen often!

This is a part-time role working 2 or 3 days per week between the opening hours of 8:30am at the earliest start, to 7:00pm as the latest finish. Plus, 1 in 4 Saturday mornings at our Langley Mill site. However, we are open to discussing flexible work patterns if required as our primary focus is ensuring we find the right person to join our team.

Salary

The Salary for this role will be up to £26,633 depending on experience

About Us

Do you want to hold nurse clinics in a new, purpose-built building, and operate in a practice with all the latest equipment, plus have the freedom to decide on the direction of your career? If so, Scarsdale Vets can offer this at our Practice in Alfreton, Derbyshire. We are relaunching the practice in June with a new team who will help us grow the practice to its full potential.

The practice was first opened in 2019 but due to the pandemic has been shut since March 2020. The practice will be reopening in June with a brand-new team in place to relaunch this great offering to the local area.

The practice will have 2 Small Animal Veterinary Surgeons, 2 Practice Veterinary Nurses, a rotating Veterinary Care Assistant and soon a Student Veterinary Nurse plus a team of 3 Client Care Advisors, all working together. There will be the support of our Branch Practice Manager, and the wider Scarsdale team.

Applicant Requirements

Required skills and experience….

1. Must be a Registered Veterinary Nurse
2. Nurse clinic knowledge
3. Anaesthesia experience
4. Excellent organisational skills

Would be good to have….

1. Specialist clinic knowledge
2. Interest in nutrition, weight management and preventative healthcare
3. Experience of lone working within a practice – able to make own decisions, use initiative etc
4. Stock control/ordering
5. Some practice management experience
6. Clinical coach or willingness to train

Benefits - Subject to Pro Rata:

• Increasing holiday based on length of service
• CPD paid days and allowance
• L&D opportunities through the 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
• Service-related company sick pay
• Initiatives focussed on employee wellbeing
• Career progression opportunities

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.

If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch.

Please quote BH5006 when applying for this role.

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