Job Description

Attractive Full and Part time positions available within our hospital status Lincoln clinic. Enjoy working in this well equipped clinic, plus access to excellent training and skills development opportunities.

Role & Responsibilities
Working in a Vets Now clinic will give you the opportunity to be the nurse you trained to be – you’ll enjoy a hands-on role treating a varied caseload, where no two shifts are quite the same! As part of a small team (working alongside a sole charge vet and a receptionist) you’ll provide nursing care for small animal emergency patients including clinical monitoring, drug administration, and hospitalised cases. You’ll also assist the veterinary surgeon with anaesthesia, surgery and clinical procedures.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop your career. Our nurses are supported and encouraged to exercise and develop their skills by taking on schedule 3 procedures, plus you’ll benefit from unrivalled investment in your clinical skills and CPD, alongside the support network and equipment you require to deliver the highest standards of clinical and client care.

Working Pattern
The Part Time position involves working 28.5 hours a month, and would involve one weekend day shift per month, plus two or three night shifts a month, ideally a Friday night or other weekend night. You would also be required to work a share of bank holiday days.

The Full Time position involves working a share of 3 nights per week, plus a share of weekend day shifts and public holiday days.

Shift times are a share of: Monday to Friday nights from 7pm to 8.30am, Saturday night 6pm-9am and Sunday night 6pm to 8.30am), plus a share of weekend day shifts (Saturdays 12noon-6pm, Sundays 9am-6pm) and your share of bank holidays.

Clinic Description
Our clinic in Lincoln provides excellent working conditions and this modern hospital (teir 3) is a very well equipped practice. You will have access to a full range of emergency equipment, including ultrasound equipment, multi-parameter monitor, I Stat machine, IDEXX machine and much more! For surgical cases the host practice offer 3 theatres, orthopaedic, soft tissue and dental respectively. (For more information on our host practice you can visit their website at www.parkviewvethospital.co.uk)

Who we’re looking for
You don’t necessarily need to have lots of experience of Emergency and Critical Care. In our opinion, ECC is really about doing good quality medicine well, and of course developing your ECC skills through ongoing training. So all we ask is that you are fully qualified, RCVS registered and have a minimum of 6 months experience working within an English speaking small animal practice. You should also be comfortable working sole charge, confident in your clinical ability and of course legally eligible to work in the UK.

Your CPD
We’re passionate about developing our people and their skills. You’ll receive clinical skills development and paid veterinary nursing CPD through our tailored On-Site Training Programme, a thorough full induction, as well as a very generous CPD allowance to develop your own particular ECC areas of interest. So whether you’re from an ECC background or not, our induction and ongoing CPD will provide the foundation for a great career with us.

Your Package
You will be well rewarded as we offer a competitive salary, and access to our excellent flexible benefits package, which can be tailored to meet your individual needs and lifestyle. You’ll also be eligible for our Clinic Bonus Scheme, which for an on target performance can add at least 2.5% of your salary. In addition, we provide a regional allowance in selected locations.

Other lifestyle benefits include generous discounts with a wide range of leading UK and international retailers and the holiday allowance for full time permanent employees is 28 days (pro rata for part time).

Next Steps
If the enjoyment of Emergency and Critical Care, our culture, a better work/life balance and the training is appealing then please get in touch!

To apply please click ”Apply now” button below, or for an informal chat about this or other roles, please call us on 01383 841181.