Night Veterinary Nurse

Derbyshire - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Night Veterinary Nurse required to work on a 5 nights on / 5 nights off rota alongside our night veterinary surgeons. The role involves providing out-of-hours care for existing inpatients and attending to emergencies from our own client base as well as from surrounding spoke surgeries in the area.

Medivet Alfreton is a large driven and dedicated team of ten vets a fantastic head nurse twelve nurses and five receptionists who are currently recruiting for a part-time Veterinary Night Nurse on a fixed term basis.

Many of the vet team are certificate holders or are in the process of gaining them (specialising in dermatology surgery internal medicine emergency & critical care and ophthalmology) The practice is well-equipped with eight consult rooms separate dog and cat wards three sterile theatres separate suites for diagnostics dental facilities digital x-ray two staff rooms and much more. Our hospital works to high standards throughout and is dedicated to delivering amazing client and patient care.

You will be working alongside a dedicated Night Vet Surgeon and have support from twilight staff for the first part of the shift andwill be responsible for dealing with all out-of-hour care within both the hospital and the surrounding Medivet practices. This is based on a 5 Nights on and 5 Nights off rota 20:00 - 8:00

This is the perfect opportunity to take the next step in your career contact Laura at for more information.

Key Benefits

Health cash planfrom day one (covering dentalphysioand optical services) with24/7 Private GP Service.

Life Assurance3 x salary.

Access to 24-hour counselling by phone or in person should you feel you need support.

5 weeksannual leave plusBank Holidays rising to 6 weeks with length of service.

AnadditionalDay for Youapaid days leave for you to use as you wish.

Clinical CPD: 750 per year plus 2 days paid leave.

Internal CPD and access to Clinical Communities.

Funded certificate opportunities.

VDSandRCVS fees paid.

Pension.

Interest free Season Ticket Loan.

Cycle to Work scheme.

Discounts on Medivet products and services.

Role Accountabilities

Exceptional care is at the heart of everything we do at Medivet.Thatsthe care for our patients our clients and for each other we really want to make a positive difference through every interaction we have.

In this role you will:

Consistently deliver exceptional care to your clients.

Support with surgeries and procedures completing all pre and post procedure activity.

Carry out nurse led appointments and schedule 3 activities.

Deliver patient monitoring and care.

Manage admissions and discharges as directed by the Veterinary team.

Complete patient transfers to out of hours or enhanced care.

Dispense and check medication.

Deliver professional excellencecomplying withall regulatory practice and operational standards.

Hold briefings to engage and co-ordinate your team to support the most effective running of the practice.

Your Skills and Experience

RCVS registered VeterinaryNurse.

Experience of delivering exceptional patient and client care.

Experienced in working effectively as part of a team.

Experience of supporting Nurse consults with an understanding of how this contributes topracticeperformance and efficiency.

Experienced in using coaching and influencing skills to get the best out of every colleague.

About Us

Medivet is a leading veterinary care provider with practices across the UK includinga number of24-hour veterinary centres and referral centres. We also have a growing presence overseas with practices in FranceGermanyand Spain.

Wereproud to support a largeconnectedand growing community of colleagues who provide exceptional carethatsalways there.Thatsmore than a strapline foruswetruly believeevery interaction we havematters and that we can make a real difference.This is as true for our colleagues as it is for our patients and clients.Being part of Medivet means being part of a forward-thinking and caring environment with thevery bestequipment and treatment options available and thevery besttreatment for you as a valued member of the team.

This is the home of talented people like you who want to stand out in their field and whose compassion for animals goes way beyond their job. Join us and be part of our excitingplans for the future.