• Registered Veterinary Nurse - Weekends

    Location: Edison Business Park, Hindle Way, Off Dorcan Way, Swindon, Wiltshire Hours: Part time Practice: Eastcott Veterinary Referrals Practice Details Eastcott Veterinary Referrals

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Job Title: Registered Veterinary Nurse - Weekends

Location: Eastcott Veterinary Hospital, Swindon

Job Type: Permanent, Part Time

Hours: Saturdays and Sundays - 10 hour shifts. Flexibility with shift frequency preference (minumum 1:8).

About us

Eastcott Veterinary Hospital is an RCVS Accredited Multidisciplinary Referral Practice based in Swindon, Wiltshire, just off the M4. Our referral hospital is led by a team of Veterinary Specialists who provide an exceptionally high level of clinical and surgical veterinary care. The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities in all disciplines, and our team offers a warm welcome to referring vets, clients, and patients.

Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for a forward-thinking, proactive and enthusiastic individual who strives to provide the very best for their patients to join our weekend nursing team. We encourage a collaborative approach, empowering all team members to communicate openly with their ideas and improvements. 

You will be welcomed into a team of skilled and encouraging nurses, vets, support staff and physiotherapists. Personal development and professional progression is supported, encouraged and celebrated.

The shifts will be a mixture of early and lates, covering predominantly inpatients. You will be working alongside our team of nursing assistants, students, interns, vets and clinicians providing nursing care across all wards including our purpose-built ICU.

There is a huge diversity in our cases as we cover several referral disciplines and also primary care. We also have a procedure shift rotation on our weekends, helping with any inpatient procedures or emergency cases that come in. 

This is a part-time role working Saturdays and Sundays (10 hour shifts) with flexibility in considering applicant shift frequency preference (minmum 1:8 weekend).

The ideal candidate will have experience in either a hospital or referral department (although this is not essential) and be at least 1 year qualified.

Benefits:

  • 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
  • RCVS and VDS fees paid
  • External CPD funded
  • 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

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 Program which is available for everyone.

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 Referral Nursing Talent Acquisition Business Partner – Becca Thompson at Becca.Thompson@linnaeusgroup.co.uk

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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