Senior Registered Veterinary Nurse

goeasy Ltd; Acton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - GBP 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Acton is seeking a Senior Registered Veterinary Nurse to lead the nursing team and provide high-quality care for pets. This full-time position offers a salary between £34,000 and £39,000, depending on experience, with additional benefits like 6.6 weeks of leave, CPD leave, and relocation assistance. The practice emphasizes teamwork and growth in a supportive environment, situated conveniently near the Acton underground station for easy access to London.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays

2 days paid CPD leave

Relocation assistance

Paid lunch breaks

CPD budget

Private medical insurance at a reduced rate

Qualifications

• Experience in veterinary nursing and a willingness to train for leadership.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a supportive team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee nursing team operations and improve care standards.
• Assist in surgeries and consultations as needed.
• Conduct audits of medical equipment and manage reception staff.

Skills

Leadership

Excellent communication

Patient care

Client service

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)

Job description

• VA576 – Senior Registered Veterinary Nurse

Are you feline like you are ready for a new challenge and role...welcome to Acton! This incredibly cat friendly practice is looking for an RVN who is wanting to step into a senior role and take the bull by the horns (so to speak!)

About your new role

This is a full-time 40-hour weekly role including a 1:3 branch Saturday and 1:10 Sunday rotation at Mandeville Hospital in which you will receive time back for weekend days worked, and 1-2 bank holidays per year at nearby Mandeville Hospital.

There are no on-call requirements!

Duties and responsibilities

• Responsible for the nursing team, ensuring the provision of a high quality and continually improving standards of nursing care.
• Assist the veterinary surgeon in theatre and during consultations, as and when required.
• Ensure the provision of a high quality and continually improving standard of nursing care, comfort and welfare of all pets in our care.
• Utilise Schedule 3 skills, as directed.
• Ensure all diagnostic, surgical and medical equipment and instruments are serviced as required, maintained well and in full working order.
• Ensure that a weekly audit of Controlled Drugs is carried out in accordance with the prescribed protocol.
• Responsible for staff working on reception, ensuring a high and improving standard of client care by means of excellent communication and service at all times.
• Manage the daily operation of the reception area and ensure the friendly and efficient handling of clients and their pets, in person, by email and over the telephone.
• Support student nurses as a clinical supervisor.

About the ideal candidate

Ideally our new colleague will have prior leadership experience, but this is not essential and formal in-house leadership training will be provided. We are looking for a confident, experienced RVN who is ready to make the step up and really make this role their own working with and supporting a new team.

Set in an old bank complete with its original vault (no gold bars unfortunately), Acton is well equipped with everything you would need day to day to complete a high standard of first opinion GP care. It has 2 consult rooms, and a separate colleague area for those much-needed lunch breaks. Acton is also part of the ISFM cat friendly scheme and is proud to be involved with lots of work for the Cats Protection Charity.

You will be working alongside a fantastic established support team and experienced vet who are incredibly engaged in their roles and are looking for leadership to propel the practice even further!

You will also have the full support of an experienced regional manager who has worked in the group for years and takes their role in supporting their branches incredibly seriously with the upmost dedication.

The nearby Mandeville Veterinary Hospital in Northolt provides out of hours support for Acton. It has state of the art 24 hr facilities including CT, an excellent ultrasound, scopes, laparoscopic equipment and an array of specialists.

The practice could not have a more ideal location, being literally opposite the Acton underground station on the Elizabeth “Lizzy” Tube Line, which takes you straight into Central and East London in one direction, and through to Heathrow airport in the other for those much-needed getaways!

Salary and benefits

Our senior RVN salary band is £34,000 to £39,000 depending on experience and providing room for growth within the role.

Benefits

• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
• 2 days paid CPD leave every year
• Relocation assistance (where applicable)
• Generous colleague introduction reward (for the introduction of vets and RVN’s)
• 24‑hour Employee Assistance Programme
• RCVS and BVNA fees covered
• The opportunity to join our private medical insurance scheme at a reduced rate, as well as a medical cashback plan involving refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
• Paid 30‑minute lunch breaks
• CPD budget every year
• The opportunity to join our private medical healthcare scheme at a reduced rate, plus medical cashback incentives

If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at [e-mail] for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!

About us

In 2022, we celebrated our 70th anniversary and now have 46 branches, three hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward‑looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers’ views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings with our board of directors communicating real‑time updates and taking polls with live Q&As to ensure we’re making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are mental health first aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all new starters.