Registered Veterinary Nurse

Registered Veterinary Nurse - ICR Vets, Loanhead

Salary up to £34,000 depending on experience

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team at ICR Vets.

This varied role will consist of a range of consulting, surgery, diagnostics and inpatient care. This job is predominately based at our RCVS accredited hospital in Loanhead with occasional branch work. Our ideal candidate would be enthusiastic, hard-working and integrate well with the team. Above all, they would demonstrate a passion for great client and patient care.

Ideally, we are looking for someone to fill a full-time position, typically working a four-day week. We are proud to run our own out of hours service with the rota including a share of weekend or night shifts.

About the practice

ICR Vets is a group of four branches, all based on the outskirts of Edinburgh. We are a progressive small animal practice with a reputation for providing an excellent standard of patient and client care.

Our RCVS accredited hospital in Loanhead offers 24-hour emergency and inpatient care. We have a varied medical and surgical caseload, including both routine surgery and dentistry alongside opportunity for more advanced procedures and investigations. Our hospital is fully equipped with in-house blood analysers including blood gas and coagulation, dental radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy and multi-parameter monitoring. We are also proud to offer laparoscopic surgery as standard and are happy to train new staff.

Throughout the group, we have several Vet and Registered Veterinary Nurse certificate holders with special interests in ECC, internal medicine, surgery, dermatology, cardiology, behaviour, physiotherapy and chronic pain. Our experienced team allows us to offer more advanced services such as orthopaedics, BOAS surgery and chemotherapy.

Come and join our fantastic team!

We have an amazing team of people who deeply care to provide a compassionate and high-level service to our clients whilst continuing to develop and grow their own skill set. Our dedicated team is made up of 22 Vets and 26 Registered Veterinary Nurses across our four sites, supported by our hard-working Veterinary Care Assistants, Reception and Admin teams. As well as caring for our patients and clients we also look out for each other and place importance on creating an environment where everyone feels valued. We have regular get togethers where we focus on clinical improvement, wellbeing and team socialising. We also have an annual ‘Away Day’ as a chance for the whole group to celebrate what we do and the people we work with.

Because our employee’s matter

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
•    6.6 weeks annual leave 
•    Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
•    Your birthday as a paid day off
 
Wellbeing
•    Private medical insurance
•    Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
•    Cycle to Work scheme
•    Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
•    Non-accidental injury support
 
Development
•    £550 CPD allowance and 3 days 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 Programme
 
Professional Memberships
•    VDS cover
•    RCVS fees 
 
Additional
•    Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
•    Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
•    Discounted staff pet care
 
As 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.
 
If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch. 

Reference BH11613. 

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