Description
Veterinary Nurse - Oxfordshire
•This Veterinary Nurse role is a must for a natural team player, if you have experience with exotics this would be beneficial but not essential.
•Up to £29,000 depending on experience, plus benefits
•Varied and interesting caseload the hospital sees referrals nationally for exotic pets and Zoo work is undertaken extremely regularly
•No OOH and some flexibility on hours and days worked
Purovets has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join a friendly team at a modern, well established Veterinary Hospital situated in bustling market town in Oxfordshire. The hospital receives referrals nationally for exotic pets, radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroid cats and locally for outpatient CT scanning, and some internal medicine and orthopaedic-surgery cases. Zoo work is undertaken extremely regularly giving you a varied and interesting caseload.
The hospital is equipped with full lab facilities, a DR x-ray system, dental x-ray, 64-slice CT scanner, a wide range of flexible and rigid endoscopes, ultrasound scanner with colour Doppler, full orthopaedic kit and much more.
The team consists of experienced vets, registered veterinary nurses, student nurses, and animal nursing assistants. Among the vets is a Specialist in Zoo & Wildlife Medicine, Advanced Practitioners in Small Animal Medicine and ECC. Plus, they have regular visits from a specialist surgeon and referral dermatologist.
The role is interesting and varied daily duties will include, assisting on-call RVN with nursing inpatients, dealing with emergencies, continual smooth running of the hospital, assisting vets with consultations, running samples in the inhouse laboratory.
Our client is looking for a qualified registered RVN with a good level of experience who would love to be part of a closely bonded hard working team in a busy clinical environment. You must be a natural team player and happy to support colleagues at all levels. Experience with exotics would be beneficial but not essential.
The hospital is situated in a lively little town which has a vibrancy about it and offers plenty of retail therapy including several antique shops and a wide selection of restaurants, Inns and Pubs.
The Role:
•Permanent, Full time and/or Part time
•Weekends - 2 days (Saturday and Sunday) every other week.
•No OOH.
•Flexibility on hours and days worked, 10 hours during the week alongside every other weekend will also be considered.
Benefits:
•Competitive salary up to £29,000 FTE per annum DOE
•6.6 weeks annual leave
•£550 CPD allowance
•RCVS Membership paid
•VDS cover
•Certificate support
•Learning and Development opportunities
•Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
•Discounted veterinary fees
•CPD/training support
•Company sick pay
•Career progression opportunities
To apply please contact Matt on 01904 570056 or email a copy of your up-to-date CV to m.doyle@purovets.com
To view all our vacancies, please visit www.purovets.com
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.
Ref no: J79339/MD
