Registered Veterinary Nurse
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What you'll do
- Deliver nursing care for first opinion patients as part of the clinical team
- Provide nurse clinics and inpatient care
- Carry out theatre work, including anaesthesia monitoring
- Support vets with diagnostics such as lab work and imaging
- Work collaboratively with veterinary surgeons and the wider practice team
- Contribute to clinical standards and patient care development within the practice
What they're looking for
- RCVS registration as a Veterinary Nurse
- Confidence and motivation as a Registered Veterinary Nurse
- Experience in clinical practice
- Growing confidence in medical and surgical nursing
- Strong communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- A proactive approach to learning, reflection and continuous improvement
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About the Role
You’ll join Kingsway Vet Group in Skipton as a Registered Veterinary Nurse on a full-time basis, working 40 hours per week over 4 or 5 days, Monday to Friday. The rota also includes 1 in 6 weekends, with Saturday and Sunday shifts from 8am to 8pm, plus one additional Saturday shift from 9am to 1pm. There is no OOH requirement.
This is a hands-on nursing role within a modern, well-equipped practice. The caseload is varied and interesting, supported by several multidisciplinary certificate holders in the team and referral work across orthopaedics, cardiology and soft tissue surgery.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver nursing care for first opinion patients as part of the clinical team
- Provide nurse clinics and inpatient care
- Carry out theatre work, including anaesthesia monitoring
- Support vets with diagnostics such as lab work and imaging
- Work collaboratively with veterinary surgeons and the wider practice team
- Contribute to clinical standards and patient care development within the practice
Requirements
- RCVS registration as a Veterinary Nurse
- Confidence and motivation as a Registered Veterinary Nurse
- Experience in clinical practice
- Growing confidence in medical and surgical nursing
- Strong communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- A proactive approach to learning, reflection and continuous improvement
Benefits
- Salary of up to £30,000 per annum
- 6.6 weeks annual leave
- Additional birthday leave added to your holiday allowance
- Extra annual leave and increased holiday allowance based on length of service
- Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and surrogacy pay
- Private Medical Insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Cycle to Work scheme
- £550 CPD allowance plus 24 hours paid leave
- RCVS and VDS fees covered
- Pension scheme
- Discounted veterinary care
- Voluntary benefits including Green Cars salary sacrifice and retailer discounts and cashback
- Graduate pathway through a dedicated Nurse Graduate Programme
- Experienced nurse development through subject specific learning pathways in the Nurse Academy
- Progression opportunities into Senior Nurse, referral, leadership, clinical supervisor, mentoring and certificate routes
About the Practice
Kingsway Vet Group in Skipton has cared for the local community and their pets for over 80 years. The practice is based in the market town of Skipton in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales and combines a traditional, personal approach to care with progressive medicine and modern clinical standards.
The practice is described as modern and well equipped, with an in-house laboratory, ECG, digital X-ray, rigid and flexible endoscopy, and ultrasound with colour flow Doppler. The team also includes several multidisciplinary certificate holders, and the caseload spans referral work in orthopaedics, cardiology and soft tissue surgery.
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