Theatre Registered Veterinary Nurse

Location: Southfields Veterinary Specialists

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: 40 hours/week

Salary: From £28,000, depending on experience

Your role and responsibilities

An exciting opportunity had arisen for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our Theatre Nursing Team.

As a Theatre RVN you will work alongside 2 full time Theatre RVNs, 1 part time Theatre RVN and 2 Theatre Techs. You will work with surgeons from soft tissue, orthopaedics, neurology, ophthalmology, cardiology and exotics.

• The opportunity to use fluoroscopy and portable x-rays for in-op imagining.

• Performing the circulating nurse and scrub nurse role.

• Provide nursing care and preparations for surgical patients including clipping and cleaning surgical site, IV placements, feeding tube placements etc.

• Help with the maintenance and preparation of sterile supplies.

• Supporting SVNs and PCAs during their theatre rotation.

• Infection control monitoring.

• Work and communicate effectively between different departments and personnel.

• Anaesthesia and sedations for surgical patients

• Provide highest standard of care for our patients.

You would work a variety of shifts between 8am – 8pm Monday to Friday and 2:8 weekends with time in lieu the following week and a minimum of 1 bank holiday per year.

Referral experience is not essential as full training and support will be provided.

About Us

We are a multi-disciplinary, RCVS accredited specialist lead referral centre within the county of Essex, where we work to the highest standards of veterinary care for pets, creating a seamless experience for them and their owners. We are incredibly proud to have an outstanding team of highly qualified veterinary specialists, that enable the very best care for all patients that come to our practice.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave

• RCVS and VDS fees paid

• External CPD funded

• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program

• Career progression opportunities

• Staff discount schemes

• Life Assurance

• Enhanced sickness pay

• Enhanced equal family leave

• E-car salary sacrifice scheme

• Employer contribution pension scheme

• Wellness program including:

• Employee assistance program

• Eyecare voucher scheme

• Free annual Flu jab

• Cycle to work scheme

• Recruitment referral reward scheme

• Excellent location only 30 minutes by train from central London, within easy reach of the beautiful Essex countryside and extremely well located for international travel links by air and train.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Program which is available for everyone.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Referral Nursing Talent Acquisition Business Partner – Becca Thompson at Becca.Thompson@linnaeusgroup.co.uk