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SalaryQueen Mother Hospital
THIS YEAR WE CELEBATE 20 YEARS OF OUR TRANSFUSION MEDICINE SERVICE AT THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE’S QUEEN MOTHER HOSPITAL!
We are growing our RVN team and currently have an exciting opportunity to work in our friendly multidisciplinary referral hospital. This rare opportunity is perfect for a RVN keen to develop their nursing career and specialise working as a member of a successful Transfusion Medicine Service (TMS) in the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. Our TMS is one of the busiest in the world and the only place in the UK to collect and store feline blood products. We perform 500-800 blood transfusions a year, helping to save the lives of hundreds of pets.
As an RVN within the service, the role includes taking blood donations, liaising with blood donor owners, and coordinating transfusions of blood products aiding treatment of patients throughout the hospital. Our successful candidate will be organised and a good communicator as you will be liaising with blood donor owners and a range of colleagues daily. The role also involves presence at events to raise awareness and recruit more donors to the programme.
Referral experience is not a requirement as specialist training and support will be provided. However, experience working with Emergency & Critical Care patients, and/or ability to demonstrate extensive phlebotomy skills would be desirable.
This is a part-time role working 21 hours per week with 1:4 Saturdays (8am-4pm). The weekday working pattern is across 4 days, however, 3 days might be considered on discussion.
We offer a generous reward package including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays/concessionary days) pro-rata
- Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
- Access to campus library
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
For informal enquiries regarding this position, or requests to visit before applying, please contact Senior Transfusion Medicine RVN, Charlotte Russo:
The RVC values Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and therefore welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities. Balancing both the needs of the business with those of our staff, we will consider applications to work on a flexible basis where possible.
