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In patient care RVN *£1000 Welcome Bonus*
Location: 1 Deer Park Road, Livingston, Scotland Practice: Veterinary Specialists Scotland Salary: £30,000 per annum, Salary up to, will be pro rata, depending on experience Practice Details
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Job Title: In patient Care Registered Veterinary Nurse
Salary: £28,000- £30,000 per annum, pro rata, dependent on experience
Location: Veterinary Specialists Scotland
Job Type: permanent, part time
Hours: Flexible working 1 week on & 2 weeks off (7x12hr shifts)
Offer: £1000 welcome bonus for direct applicants only
About us
Our rapidly expanding, state-of-the-art Veterinary Hospital located in Livingston, between Edinburgh and Glasgow, is looking for an experienced RVN to join our team at Veterinary Specialist Scotland.
Veterinary Specialists Scotland (VSS) is a multi-disciplinary referral hospital that opened in October 2020. The clinic premises have been purpose built to deliver the highest standards of veterinary care, while also providing a beautiful and pleasant working environment.
The team’s core values are excellence in patient, client, colleague, and referring vet care, and we place a strong emphasis on team and collaborative working. We are looking for Veterinary Nurses who share our ethos to help make VSS a supportive, stimulating, and enjoyable place to practise veterinary medicine and surgery to the highest standard.
Your role and responsibilities
We have an exciting opportunity to join our nursing team as an in-patient care nurse. This candidate will experience a varied and challenging caseload as they work within all ward areas of the hospital. Our in-patient care nurses are responsible for providing all aspects of basic and advanced nursing care, including monitoring and the formulation of nursing care plans, nutrition and assisted feeding techniques, post-operative care of surgical procedures, and recovery from medical procedures. At VSS, we encourage and support patient-friendly practice and place high standards of care at the forefront of everything we do.
Working within our dynamic clinical team, the successful candidates will ideally have a good background in referral work, however this is not essential.
As a member of the Linnaeus family, we are committed to the professional development of our nurses, and therefore provide comprehensive support and resources to help individuals reach their full potential.
Benefits
- £1000 Welcome Bonus- for direct applicants only
- 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- External CPD funded
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD programme
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Equal Family Leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- Wellness programme including:
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
Veterinary Specialists Scotland is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.
At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.
We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.
All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about Veterinary Specialists Scotland, Linnaeus or the role please contact our TA partner Rebecca Coleman on rebecca.coleman@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
