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Head Registered Veterinary Nurse Busy WellEstablished Hospital
We have an exciting opportunity for a Head Nurse at our busy wellestablished hospital located in the beautiful North Downs and The Surrey Hills area. Our practice has a long history of providing exceptional patient and client care to our local community. Were currently seeking a Head Registered Veterinary Nurse to join us in our journey!
About the practice
Our fantastic nursing and support team includes qualified nurses student nurses and a dedicated receptionist. We are proud to be feline friendly having been awarded the Gold Standard CatFriendly Clinic Award from the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM). To support this our practice features:
- Separate cat and dog waiting rooms
- Dedicated cat and dog wards
- Separate consult rooms and isolation areas
The team is led by two partners:
- The first partner has a certificate in Small Animal Surgery with expertise in all aspects of surgery including soft tissue and orthopaedics radiography analgesia and rehabilitation following musculoskeletal disorders.
- The second partner is currently working towards a certificate in Internal Medicine and has many years of experience with interests in medicine ultrasonography and endoscopy.
Our practice is equipped with:
- A dental suite with dental xray
- Full inhouse lab with Idexx analysers
- Endoscopic and laparoscopic equipment
- Rhinoscopy
- Digital xray and ultrasound
In the role you will:
- Provide clinical leadership to the nursing team
- Consistently deliver exceptional care to clients
- Support with surgeries and procedures completing all pre and post procedure activities
- Lead manage and promote nurseled appointments and Schedule 3 surgeries
- Deliver patient monitoring and care
- Manage admissions and discharges as directed by the Veterinary team
- Dispense and check medication
- Implement and comply with all regulatory practice and operational standards
- Inspire your team sharing new or evolving practice standards and changes to processes
- Engage coach and develop your team
Key Benefits:
- Health cash plan from day one (covering dental physio and optical services) with 24/7 Private GP Service
- Life Assurance (3 x salary)
- Access to 24hour counselling by phone or in person if support is needed
- 5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays rising to 6 weeks with length of service
- An additional Day for You a paid days leave for you to use as you wish
- Clinical CPD: 750 per year plus 2 days paid leave
- Internal CPD and access to Clinical Communities
- Funded certificate opportunities
- VDS and RCVS fees paid
- Interestfree Season Ticket Loan
- Cycle to Work scheme
Interested
For more information contact Jonathan Lewis:
If you are looking for a new challenge and want to explore new opportunities today then get in touch.
Gardner Llewelyn is a threetime awardwinning agency (2015/16/17) that supplies Veterinary Surgeons and Veterinary Nurses to the profession on a permanent basis throughout the UK. We have been a carbonzero company since 2013 and pride ourselves on being ethical and responsible.
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