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Lead Registered Veterinary Nurse
Location: 43-47 Cogan Road, Auldhouse Retail Park, Pollokshaws Practice: Pets 'n' Vets Roundhouse Vet Hospital Salary: £31,200 per annum Practice Details
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Job Title: Lead Out of Hours Registered Veterinary Nurse
Salary: £31,200 per annum
Location: Roundhouse Hospital
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Shifts: 4 days over 7 days- Taking part in the rotation cover ward anaesthetics and consulting shifts when needed.
This role would suit an RVN with some level of experience in an area of nursing and/or leadership.
The Lead Nurse will work effectively with the Clinical Nursing Manager to Lead the Out of Hours team and provide a high level of clinical standards. Alongside this you will be part of the general nursing team providing support within the whole practice. This role involves line management and time is allocated aside with a balance of approximately 95% clinical and 5% admin.
You will also ensure that patients are managed as effectively as possible from a nursing perspective to support the profitability and further growth of the practice whilst also maintaining good communication with other Lead Nurses and the Clinical Nursing Manager. You will need to provide leadership for those working within your team, oversee implementation of high nursing standards and offer support as required.
Working with the Clinical Nursing Manager, the Lead Nurse will be responsible for ensuring new members to your team complete their induction where you will provide feedback to them, coach and mentor them and complete their Performance Plans as required ongoing. We are committed to training the next generation of nurses and are proud to provide a high level of support and mentoring to our students.
You would be joining a team of 15 Vets, some of whom hold post graduate certificates in Surgery, Medicine and ECC. We have a varied and interesting caseload where RVN support and input is appreciated and valued. We consider the nurse team to be key to the continued success of the business, and therefore ensure the practice is well equipped for our nurse team to be able to provide the best for our clients and their pets. Our nurses are an integral part of each patient’s recovery and rehabilitation, and all nurses have strong input on best nursing care for each patient. Our nurses are encouraged and are fully supported regarding progression and development which is guided by our nursing career framework.
A Clinical Coach/Supervisor qualification would be advantageous; however, encouragement and training would be given to those without previous coaching experience.
The Nursing Career Framework is designed to support career progression and development and supports clinically focussed pathways and a people leadership pathway.
Our Nurse Career Framework also supports a competitive salary reflecting skills, and experience held while identifying future goals and opportunities
CPD including advanced qualifications is actively encouraged as this facilitates development of the veterinary nursing teams to ensure the team are fully utilised and able to work at the top of their licence.
Part of an amazing global family
Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.
Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.
Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.
Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.
Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.
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