Job Description

Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal
Delaware Veterinary Group, Yeovil, Yeovil, South West
Discipline: Small Animal
Full Time
Up to 32,469 p/a DOE

About the role

We are looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to complete our lovely, friendly team of 5 at Delaware Veterinary Group. We currently have 3 RVN's, 1 SVN and 1 VCA at our Yeovil small animal practice site in beautiful Somerset.

The ideal candidate will be motivated, enthusiastic and have excellent communication skills, all essential to work well in a team. We are passionate about our client care and the care of their pets.

The usual nursing duties are expected involving inpatient hospital care, theatre practice and laboratory work. Outpatient nursing care is equally important as we run busy nurse clinics. There is a small amount of reception cover required especially for holidays.

Working hours

This is a full-time position and our current team work 37.5 hours per week including weekend hours, but we can offer a full 40 hour per week contract if interested.

You will be required to work 1 in 5 Saturday mornings, 1 in 10 inpatient weekends and 1 weekday inpatient duty, with a 1 in 5 Friday inpatient duty.

There is no emergency on call but the rota is in place to look after inpatients that are not transferred to our out of hours provider.

Because our employee's matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:#

Work life balance

6.6 weeks annual leave Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service Your birthday as a paid day off
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Wellbeing

Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay Private Medical Insurance Cycle to Work scheme Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership Non-accidental injury support
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Development

550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid pro rata Certificate support Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding Infection Prevention and Control Programme Quality Improvement Programme
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Professional Memberships

VDS cover RCVS fees
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Additional

Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers Pension - 5% Employee/3% Employer Discounted staff pet care
Delaware Veterinary Group, Yeovil
106 Hendford Hill, Yeovil, Yeovil, BA20 2RF, United Kingdom

Animals treated

Dogs, cats & small pets
Farm animals
Equine
Exotic Friendly
At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Any questions before applying?

Speak to Connor Parr from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.#

Talent Partner - Graduates

Connor Parr

connor.parr@ivcevidensia.com