Registered Veterinary Nurse

Kate Bunn — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:28:56 GMT

Wood Farm Vets is an independent rural mixed general practice serving the South Norfolk and North Suffolk area. Housed in our beautiful Grade II listed barn conversion on the outskirts of Wymondham, Norfolk, our regular working hours are between 8am and 7pm Monday to Friday (i.e. no weekend clinics), with the surgery open to clients from 8:30am to 6:30pm. We provide our own out-of-hours cover and hospitalisation facilities, ensuring continuity of care. We are a small, friendly, close-knit team, and we put patient and client care at the forefront of what we do.

We are seeking an additional Registered Veterinary Nurse with experience of nursing all species. This role would suit a dynamic individual who is keen to expand, promote, and lead our ambulatory nursing services and nurse-led clinics across all species, under the support and guidance of the Nursing Manager. As such, a UK driving license and own transport is preferred. Wood Farm Vets is a listed Training Practice, and so a desire to perform a Clinical Coaching role is advantageous.

This permanent position is available immediately and will comprise a fixed shift rota of between 20 to 35 hours per week, worked over three to four days, dependent on the successful candidate’s preference. Participation in our on-call rota will be required (currently 1-in-4 weekends and 1 weeknight per week), for which you’ll receive either a retainer fee or reimbursed at an enhanced out-of-hours rate on the occasions you get called in. There are no out-of-hours phone duties, as all calls are answered and triaged by the on-call vet.

In return we’ll provide you with a salary in line with experience and SPVS guidelines, up to £35k pro-rata for an experienced RVN. Additionally, we pay RCVS retention fees, BVA membership, 5 ½ weeks paid annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata), and encourage, arrange, and fund professional development.

For an informal chat about this position please call 01953 600837 and ask to speak to Florence (Practice Manager) or Kate (Nursing Manager); if you would like to apply, please send your CV and covering letter to florence@woodfarmvets.co.uk

Summary:

RVN required for independent rural mixed practice, Norfolk
All-species nursing with opportunity to develop and expand ambulatory nursing services and nurse-led clinics
Hours negotiable between 20 to 35pw, plus 1:4 on-call rota
No weekend clinics
Hourly wage & paid overtime, equating to annual salary of up to £35k pro-rata commensurate with experience
Enhanced out-of-hours rate paid door-to-door, with retainer if not called out
5 ½ weeks paid annual leave + Bank Holidays, pro rata
RCVS & BVA membership fees paid
Professional development encouraged, supported, arranged, and funded

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Kate Bunn — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:06:12 GMT

Independent Family-Run Mixed Practice in Beautiful Norfolk Seeking Registered Veterinary Nurse to Join Our Fantabulous Team!

TL;DR:

Salary £12-£13ph DOE
Part-time: 24 hours pw, plus holiday cover and 1:4 OOH rota
Double-time OOH rate, retainer if not called out
5 weeks paid annual leave + bank holidays, pro rata
No weekend clinics
Support with developing your own niche interests
Full UK driving license holder preferred
Staff discount
BVA membership
Professional development encouraged, supported, and funded

Wood Farm Vets is an independent rural mixed general practice serving the South Norfolk and North Suffolk area. Housed in our beautiful Grade II listed barn conversion on a working farm on the outskirts of Wymondham, Norfolk, we mix the old with the new with all the modern kit, including our brand new fully portable DR x-ray. Our regular working hours are between 8am and 7pm Monday to Friday, with the surgery open to clients from 8:30am to 6:30pm. We provide our own OOH cover and hospitalisation facilities ensuring continuity of care.

We are looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join us for approximately 24 hours per week on a permanent basis, with additional hours for holiday cover available - the ability to cover some of these extra hours is ideal. The small animal & exotic and equine & farm animal nursing responsibilities are shared out equally between the members of the team, and we will encourage and support you to develop your own niche interests within your role. Our nurses participate in the 1-in-4 out-of-hours rota where double time is paid “door-to-door” for callouts; there are no OOH phone duties, and a retainer fee is paid if you don't get called out. As we offer home/yard/farm visits, a UK driving license and own transport is preferred. In return we’ll provide you with a salary in line with experience and SPVS guidelines - in the region of £12-£13ph. Additionally, we offer a staff discount, BVA membership, 5 weeks paid annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata), and encourage, arrange, and fund professional development. Please note, this position is for a Registered Veterinary Nurse and any applications from unqualified/unregistered nurses will unfortunately be declined.

We’re a bit of a friendly madhouse but genuinely one big family, where everyone mucks in and no one is above doing the tea run or picking up a mop! Our vets do some of the more interesting and advanced procedures for general practice e.g. cruciate repair and orthopaedics, skin grafts, equine eye enucleations, stem cell therapy, equine field GA, etc. We have fun and we work hard, are respected by our vets, and get to use our nursey superpowers most days.

For an informal chat to see if we might be right for you, please call me (Kate, Nursing Manager) on 01953 600837. To apply please email your CV and covering letter to nurses@woodfarmvets.co.uk

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