Clinical Lead Veterinary Nurse

The Role

Here at White Cross Vets, Widnes we have a new and exciting vacancy to join our fabulous nursing team! We are recruiting for a Clinical Veterinary Nurse Lead to join our ever growing and forward-thinking team who put the pets, clients and staff well-being above all. This role will be 37.5 hours per week, split equally over 4 weekdays (between the hours of 8:30-19:00), meaning a full day off each week. There is a requirement to work a share of Saturday mornings, but you’ll receive time back the following week for Saturday hours. There is no requirement for out-of-hours, and work-life balance is top our People agenda at White Cross Vets.

About Us

Our Widnes practice is a modern, well-equipped practice with digital x-ray, dental x-ray & ultrasound, BP monitoring, multi parameter anaesthetic monitoring, in-house bio chem, and haem analyser. It’s in a great location with ample parking and great places to grab some lunch.

About the Team and Culture

The team is made up of three Veterinary surgeons, five Registered Veterinary Nurses, one Veterinary Care Assistant, and four Client Care Coordinators. We are an extremely close-knit and friendly team, who are keen to encourage our team’s personal growth with Certificates and CPD. The practice also benefits from being very close by to our other neighbouring White Cross Vets practices in Gateacre, West Derby, and St Helens so have the combination of our colleagues and their colleague’s knowledge and expertise along with other local White Cross practices.

White Cross Vets is an excellent place to work, with a super team who love working with us, reflected in them voting for us to win numerous wellbeing and employer awards.

Applicant Requirements

Our ideal candidate would be a highly motivated Registered Veterinary Nurse who can thrive in our high-quality practice, some experience in managing a small team would be beneficial but not a set requirement and would be happy implementing objectives set by our Clinical director and Head Nurse. 

You will relate to our core principles of quality, integrity, responsibility, and growth, fitting seamlessly alongside our friendly practice teams as you work with team to provide a quality experience for pet owner and pets alike.

• Must have post graduate experience.
• RCVS registered
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work well in a team
• A passion to deliver great clinical quality and fantastic client service
• Desire and passion to care for pets as if they are your own

Benefits - Subject to Pro Rata:

• Increasing holiday based on length of service
• CPD paid days and allowance
• 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 BH5654 when applying for this role.

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