Registered Veterinary Nurse

Job Description

Our Central Kidderminster Vets for Pets practice is undergoing an exciting time of growth and have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly and welcoming team.

This is a Full Time role working 35 to 40 hours per week, including 1 in 4 Saturday mornings 9am to 12:30pm.

About Us:
Our well-established and modern veterinary practice is committed to delivering exceptional care to our patients and their owners. With state-of-the-art facilities and a strong team of veterinary professionals, we provide comprehensive medical and surgical care for small animals. We pride ourselves on our collaborative work environment and emphasis on professional development.

The team has grown within the practice, advancing their veterinary careers here. Our head nurse and senior RVN started as locums before becoming permanent, while Gemma, our Practice Manager, joined as a VCA nine years ago. Both Karina and Gemma are trained Mental Health First Aiders.

The team is supported by a dedicated client care team, five RVNs (including a Nursing Clinical Lead), one SVN, 3 Vets (including our Practice Owner), a Pharmacy Assistant, a Hygiene Technician, and a VCA.

About the Role:
By joining us you will have the opportunity to use your nursing skills to their full potential, admitting patients, monitoring anaesthetics, recovering, and discharging patients. Assistance from VCAs and an SVN with turning around theatre, patient prep.

To apply you will have good general nursing experience and great customer service skills, be cheerful, down-to-earth and enthusiastic with a genuine interest in animal welfare. We are going through exciting changes in practice with our rebrand and refurbishment so someone who is comfortable with change is essential. 

In return, we can offer you:

• Competitive salary up to £33,000 Pro Rata and dependant on experience  
• No OOH or overnight in patient checks
• Generous CPD (including funded Certificates)
• Social events and emphasis on wellbeing
• Contributary pension schemes
• Paid memberships (RCVS, BVNA, VDS)
• Exclusive company and high street discounts and rewards

If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service, then we would love to hear from you!

Benefits
In return, we offer such benefits as 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room, access to discounts and cashbacks, in-house career development opportunities, pension and holiday allowance.

We want our colleagues to be as diverse as our clients. Our teams are inclusive and celebrate difference so if you meet our role requirements, we’d love to hear from you.

Location: DY11 6DY

Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!