Registered Veterinary Nurse - Emergency and Critical Care
Registered Veterinary Nurse - Emergency and Critical Care
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Job Description
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CMVM/Royal School of Veterinary Studies/Hospital for Small Animals
8.30am8.30pm shift times (with 1 hour unpaid lunch) rolling 4 shifts on 8 shifts off
Part time: 11 hours shifts averaging 25.67 hours/week
Fixed term: 12 months
The Opportunity:
We have a fantastic opportunity for a registered nurse to joinour established Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) nursing team here at the Hospital for Small Animals (HfSA) on a rolling rota 4 shifts on 8 shifts off. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about providing stateoftheart nursing for critically ill and emergency patients.
We are open to emergencies 24/7 so part of the role is to support the growing out of hours emergency referrals we see involving triage stabilisation and longer term care of our critically ill patients.
As part of this role you will be expected to cover the annual leave for your colleagues accruing paid overtime for all additional hours worked. Successful candidates will be highly motivated to take their career forward by helping us develop and teachcritical care nursingwithin our hospital.
Prior nursing experience in a busy emergency room and/or in a referral hospital is desirable however full training will be provided to successful candidate.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Being anRCVS registered veterinary nurse(RVN) is essential
- Excellent organisational and communications skills are essential
- Keen dedicationto teachingthe next generation of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nursesis a must.
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If you would like to discuss the posts further please contact our veterinary nurse manager Seant Knight
Application Information:
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary
- An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and familyfriendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
- Staff discount for pet treatment.
- Amazing onsite perks:
- Staff discount for onsite gym and exercises classes car parking with electric car charging points on site canteens.
- Cycle to work scheme onsite bike lockers and showers available. shift cover opportunities are available accruing paid overtime for additional hours worked.
Championing equality diversity and inclusion:
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages.
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note:
The closing date for applications is 15 May 2025
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Employment Type
Part-Time
