Description
Senior Surgical Registered Veterinary Nurse | Middlesbrough
Salary: £31,000–£34,000 DOE | No weekends
Senior Surgical RVN – an exciting opportunity to develop your career
Are you an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with a passion for surgery and looking for your next step?
A growing, nurse-led veterinary practice in Middlesbrough is looking for a Senior Surgical Registered Veterinary Nurse to join its friendly and collaborative team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an RVN who enjoys surgical nursing, anaesthesia and advanced veterinary care, while also wanting to develop their leadership and management skills.
You'll work closely with the veterinary team across a varied caseload, supporting general anaesthesia, advanced imaging, orthopaedics and other surgical procedures. You'll also have the opportunity to take on a senior role within the practice, with your ideas and input actively encouraged.
Why join this practice?
- £31,000–£34,000 salary, depending on experience
- 4-day working week
- No weekends
- Generous CPD allowance
- RCVS fees paid
- Opportunities to develop into leadership and management
- Supportive training and career development
- Flexible working options
- Birthday day off
- Generous annual leave
- Uniform provided
- Dogs welcome at work
- A collaborative, supportive and nurse-led environment
The role
As a Senior Surgical RVN, you'll play an important role in supporting the veterinary team and ensuring high standards of patient care.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing high-quality nursing care across a varied caseload
- Supporting vets with surgical procedures and anaesthesia
- Monitoring patients under general anaesthesia and providing appropriate peri-operative care
- Supporting orthopaedic procedures and advanced imaging
- Maintaining excellent clinical standards and patient safety
- Working collaboratively with the wider veterinary team
- Helping to support and develop other members of the nursing team
- Taking an active role in the continued development of the practice
As the practice continues to grow, there is also scope for the successful candidate to develop their leadership and management responsibilities.
About you
We're looking for an experienced RVN who is confident in a surgical environment and keen to progress their career.
Ideally, you'll have:
- 3+ years' experience working as an RVN
- Strong surgical nursing and anaesthesia skills
- Experience supporting a varied surgical caseload
- A good all-round knowledge of veterinary nursing
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- A proactive approach and willingness to contribute ideas
- An interest in leadership, mentoring and career development
- A genuine passion for delivering excellent patient and client care
Most importantly, we're looking for someone reliable, organised and enthusiastic who wants to become an important part of a growing practice.
Working pattern
4 days per week
Weekdays only – no weekends
Interested?
If you're an experienced Surgical RVN looking for a new challenge in a supportive practice where you can develop your clinical and leadership skills, we'd love to hear from you.
Interested?
We’d love to hear from you.
For a confidential conversation about the role, please get in touch today.
For more information or for a confidential chat, please contact Georgia on 01904570056 or email g.davies@purovets.com
You can also WhatsApp us at WhatsApp - Purovets and we are always happy to answer any questions you may have about our great opportunities.
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And don't forget, if this position is of no interest to you but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on our details. We offer £250* for every successful candidate referral. *Terms and conditions apply