Registered Veterinary Nurse required at Crown Vets Fort William
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team here at Crown Vets Fort William. You will be working within a mixed practice offering a varied caseload from assisting with the large animal work to 1st opinion caseloads giving you ample opportunity to develop your skills in these areas and fully utilising your skillset to be the nurse you trained to be!
• Inpatient Nursing• Anaesthetic Monitoring• Nurse Consults• Outreach Clinics • Assisting with large animal work• Assist with Dentals • Theatre duties
Full time is up to 40 hours per week across 5 days between the hours of 0830-1815 with 1:4 on call weekends and covering 1:4 Saturday mornings in clinic 0830-1230. We can consider part time and job share for this role.
Crown Vets is a mixed 1st Opinion practice situated in the west highlands of Scotland. We are a Tier 2 RCVS accredited practice and Nurse training facility.
We offer general surgery, dental surgery and diagnostics e.g., ultrasound, endoscopy and dental x-ray. We also offer acupuncture. We have the following equipment - multi parameter, endoscope, digital x-ray, IDEXX blood machines, Tonapen, ultrasound and Intravenous fluid administration pumps.
We have 2 major ski centres and the highest mountain in the UK on the doorstep. The practice is only 2 hours from Glasgow and 1.5 hours from Inverness the capital of the highlands. There is an overnight train service to London along with some great schools.
Currently our team consists of 6 Veterinary Surgeons, 5 Registered Veterinary Nurses and 1 Auxiliary Nurse. We take part in regular charity events and attend local agricultural shows.
Must be RCVS registered, ideal candidate would be flexible, passionate about providing the highest level of patient and client care. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, motivated and a team player.
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• 6.8 weeks annual leave• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service• Your birthday as a paid day offWellbeing• 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 supportDevelopment• £550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid pro rata• 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 ProgrammeProfessional Memberships• VDS cover• RCVS feesAdditional• Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers• Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer• Discounted staff pet careAs a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, 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.
To apply, please email your CV to Amelia at amelia.bateman@ivcevidensia.com or call 07970240849 for more information. Reference BH12121.