Registered Veterinary Nurse - Orthopaedic
Registered Veterinary Nurse - Orthopaedic
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Job Description
Grade UE06:per annum (based on a 35 hour work week)
Fulltime: 37.5 hours per week (35 salaried hours 2.5 hours weekly contractual overtime)
Working MondayFriday 8.30am5pm (times TBC with successful candidate)
Fixedterm: 14month Maternity Cover
Our nurses are required to cover one weekend shift per month paid as overtime
The Opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity foran RCVS registered veterinary nurseto join our dedicated orthopaedic nursing team at the Hospital for Small Animals.
The Orthopaedic Surgery Service at HfSA delivers worldleading care for companion animals with cuttingedge treatments for joint diseases fractures and lameness team contains RCVS and European board certified Specialists working alongside our orthopaedic specialist nurses. The team also work closely with the REPAIR Centre to optimise assessments and postoperative rehabilitation.
Extensive training will be provided with opportunities to shadow experienced nursing staff across all areas of the hospital.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Being an RCVS registered veterinary nurse is essential.
- Excellent organisational and communications skills are essential.
- Keen dedicationto teachingthe next generation of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nursesis essential.
If you would like to discuss the post further please contact senior surgery nurse Shirley Simpson
Staff benefits include:
- 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. have a generous external CPD allowance for our RVNs of 800 per annum paid CPD daysandabundantfree internal CPD for clinical staff.
- Holidayentitlement 36 days 4 days public holiday (pro rata).
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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.
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(opens new browser tab).
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 3 June 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Employment Type
Full-Time
