• Lead Registered Veterinary Nurse

    Location: First Lane, Hessle, East Yorkshire Hours: Full time Practice: The Gables Veterinary Centre Salary: £31,000 per annum, starting from, depending on experience Practice Details The Gables Veterinary Centre

If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced nurse who is looking to take their first step into leadership, or someone who is already an established leader.

As a Lead Nurse you will ensure that patients are managed as effectively as possible from a nursing perspective to support the profitability and further growth of the practice. Working enthusiastically with your team you will help maintain a happy, efficient working environment whilst providing outstanding patient and client care.

You will be managing a team of 3 RVN and 2 PCA. The role is for a full time position 40hours per week ideally over 4 days. The weekend rota is 1:5 Saturday morning.

Key roles and responsibilities

•   Managing your area of responsibility by working with other lead nurses and the Clinical Nursing Manager in order to achieve this

•   Demonstrating an excellent work protocol in all nursing duties including high level of hygiene and the ability to recognise and undertake relevant actions with regards to infection control

•   Ensure that you and those working in your area of responsibility provide a high and sustainable quality of nursing care

•   Provide leadership to those working in your area of responsibility and others across the business

•   Ensure effective communication within your area of responsibility, other lead nurses and the Clinical Nursing Manager

•   Ensure that all patients in your team area are dealt with in a timely manner, and that unnecessary delays are prevented at all times

•   Ensure that in your area of responsibility the team are implementing accurate patient record keeping and that all patient care instructions are followed by the nursing team

•   Ensure all members in your area of responsibility team are aware of their roles and are clear on the objectives they are working towards

 •  Work with the Clinical Nursing Manager where required to help develop a skills matrix for nursing requirement within your area of responsibility your area of responsibility

•   Work with the Clinical Nursing Manager to help support the identification, prioritisation and implementation of learning, development and CPD for nurses in your team where required

•   Work with the Clinical Nursing Manager to ensure all new nurses entering the business are supported to complete their induction

•   Provide effective line management of those in your team including regular feedback to the Clinical Nursing Manager who can ensure mentoring, coaching and development discussions where needed

•   Carry out Nurse appraisals if and when required by the Clinical Nursing Manager for those who work as part of your team

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday
  • Enhanced equal family leave
  • Enhanced sickness policy
  • RCVS & VDS fees paid
  • CPD allowance and allocated CPD days
  • Access to an extensive range of clinical and non-clinical learning and development programmes
  • Progression & development opportunities
  • Staff discount schemes
  • Discounts with PetPlan
  • Wellness program, including;
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Gym membership discount
  • Cycle2Work scheme
  • Eye care vouchers
  • Flu vaccine voucher
  • Recruitment reward scheme

About Us

The Gables in First Lane, Hessle has been helping pets across East Yorkshire since the 1970’s. The Gables Veterinary Centre is a well-respected local practice focusing on small animals. Their team of vets, nurses and receptionists are all committed to providing the very best veterinary care.

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.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]

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