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Registered Veterinary Nurse - Rotational
Location: The Friesian Building 3&4, Dairy Business Park, Brewer Street, Bletchingley Practice: North Downs Specialist Referrals Practice Details
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.
Job Title: Rotating Registered Veterinary Nurse
Salary: From £31,500
Location: NDSR
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: 40 hrs/week – Full time – Shifts range between 7:30-20:30.
Your role and responsibilities
We require a full-time RVN to join our day nursing team.
You will work as part of our large, multi-disciplinary team consisting of fellow RVN’s, Clinicians, Residents, Interns, and Nursing Assistants. You will see a large and varied caseload, allowing you to work within an exceptional team and develop your career whilst being exposed to cases from a variety of disciplines. This is a rewarding and challenging role that will require teamwork and dedication to each service and their patients.
Shifts run between 7.30am to 8.30pm Monday to Friday, with weekend duties once every 6 weeks (with 2 days of in lieu the following week) on a 40 hour/week basis.
You will rotate through different departments in our hospital and utilise the nursing skills for which you have trained. You will work within one of our five Wards, and within our Diagnostics and Theatre departments.
We have a team of night nurses, so there will be no regular night shifts. Referral experience is not essential as full training is given within a comprehensive induction programme.
As our services continue to expand, we have exciting opportunities available for RVNs. Nursing Pathways, our innovative new nursing structure, places an emphasis on individualised career progression opportunities, whilst maintaining and developing your veterinary nursing skills.
This is an opportunity not to be missed for friendly, enthusiastic nurses wishing to develop their career.
Benefits
5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
Private medical insurance
Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
Career progression opportunities
Staff discount schemes
Life Assurance
Enhanced sickness pay
Enhanced equal family leave
E-car salary sacrifice scheme
Employer contribution pension scheme
Wellness program including:
Employee assistance program
Eyecare voucher scheme
Free annual Flu jab
Cycle to work scheme
Recruitment referral reward scheme
About us
We are an internationally acknowledged referral centre of excellence for specialist veterinary care.
Our RCVS accredited practice offers access to one of the largest groups of veterinary specialists within the UK and Europe. We are continuously aiming to provide the highest standards of medical and surgical care for our patients within a caring and compassionate environment.
Our team consists of over 60 Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVN) and 31 recognised specialists in surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, oncology, neurology, cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, diagnostic imaging and anaesthesia.
At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.
