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Night Veterinary Nurse

Employer
Holly House Veterinary Hospital
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Salary
Salary up to £32,996 depending on experience.
Closing date
21 Jun 2022
Phone number
07977XXXXXX

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Job Details

The Role

Holly House Veterinary Hospital have an excellent opportunity for a Night Nurse to join their enthusiastic team. Day-to-day duties include;

  • Keep up to date records for all clinical work carried out on each patient
  • Ensure all medication and hospitalisation has been charged
  • Carry out professional and concise clinical handovers, using the handover sheet
  • Facilitate the calculation and administration of all medications
  • Ensure all inpatients are clean and exercised as appropriate
  • Ensure all inpatients are weighed (put on the system) and their nutritional needs calculated and met
  • Ensure pain scores and TPRs are carried out on each patient consistently
  • Triage any emergencies over the phone and on arrival, documenting all and reporting the information to the vet on duty as appropriate
  • Package and send off any samples to external labs
  • Ensure all emergency cases from other practices are fully documented and handed over accurately and referring practices informed of any cases via email
  • Answer telephones as soon as possible
  • Delegate appropriate jobs to the SVN and VCA
  • Write up inpatient boards ready for the next day
  • Ensure all tasks on the checklists have been completed

Rota and Salary

This is a temporary position working 44 hours per week working 11-hour shifts 4 nights on, 4 nights off. The salary for this role is up to £32,996 depending on experience.

About Us

Holly House Veterinary Hospital is a first opinion and referral hospital which is open 8am-8pm Monday to Friday. We have a dedicated onsite emergency service open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Our lovely practice is located just 10 minutes from Leeds, is close to York and Harrogate and is within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales

Our amazing team consists of 21 Veterinary Surgeons across all 3 of our branches, 17 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 7 Student Veterinary Nurses, 7 Veterinary Care Assistants, 18 Veterinary Receptionists and a strong admin team.

We have certificate holders in Emergency and Critical Care, Medicine, Surgery, Exotics and Dentistry. Our ideal candidate would enjoy a varied caseload looking after ops and surgical inpatients, helping with client care and consulting. We are a friendly motivated, inclusive team and regularly have team events for charity (such as recent Dragon Boat event) plus summer BBQ and Christmas Party. Wellbeing is our highest priority, and we have 3 wellbeing champions across the business, a Mental Health First Aider and team coach who can offer individual and team development. We also hold regular clinical governance meetings and Schwartz Rounds as well as team and practice meetings. We have x-rays, CT, ultrasound, Endoscope, and incubator

About the Team and Culture

Our amazing team consists of 21 Veterinary Surgeons across all 3 of our branches, 17 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 7 Student Veterinary Nurses, 7 Veterinary Care Assistants, 18 Veterinary Receptionists and a strong admin team.

We have certificate holders in Emergency and Critical Care, Medicine, Surgery, Exotics and Dentistry. Our ideal candidate would enjoy a varied caseload looking after ops and surgical inpatients, helping with client care and consulting.

Applicant Requirements

We are looking for a RVN to take on our position of Night Nurse. The ideal candidate demonstrates previous experience in a clinical setting, a strong ability to perform nursing duties as well as excellent communication skills. ECC Certificate is desirable but not essential.

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 focused on employee wellbeing
  • Relocation packages
  • 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 BH5720 when you apply.

To submit your application, click the apply now button.

Company

Holly House has been providing North Leeds with quality veterinary care since 1994 and the North of England with dedicated exotic care facilities for over ten years. We also provide our own 24 hour on-site emergency service so there is no need to travel to other branches out-of-hours. Our emergency service can be accessed by calling the usual number at any time, day or night.

In 2010, Holly House succeeded in its dream of becoming the first Veterinary Hospital in North Leeds. The Practice Standards Scheme is a voluntary initiative set up by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), which aims to promote and maintain the highest standards of veterinary care. The RCVS has inspected us and agreed that our facilities, equipment and also our levels of care and expertise reach Hospital standard.

The practice is owned by Stuart McArthur and run by him and a dedicated team of Vets, Nurses and Reception staff. You can find out more about our staff and the qualifications they hold in our about us section.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0113 236 9030
Location
468 Street Lane
Moortown
Leeds
LS17 6HA
GB

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