Job Title: Registered Veterinary Nurse - weekends only

Location: Wear Referrals, TS21 2ES

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Part time, 20-24 hours per week

Wear Referrals is on the lookout for a dedicated and enthusiastic Weekend RVN to join our friendly and supportive team.

We pride ourselves on being a very friendly, supportive and approachable team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a nurse looking to maintain clinical engagement while enjoying the flexibility of weekend work. Whether your balancing other commitments or simply prefer a weekend schedule, this role allows you to continue doing what you love in a setting that values both skill and compassion.

Our hospital is well-equipped and offers a varied weekend caseload covering primary care emergencies as well as Referral, giving you the chance to use and develop your skills. You will be working alongside a team of experienced vets, nurses and client care team who are passionate about delivering exceptional care to both patients and clients.

As part of Linnaeus, we are proud to be able to share with you endless possibilities for development and learning.

Your role and responsibilities

The hospital is staffed by 63 highly skilled RVN's 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide high level referral and ECC care to our patients. Weekend rota's include a team of 8 RVN, PCA support, Lab tech support alongside interns and Referral Clinician's. The successful individual will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skillset.

Daily duties include but are not limited to:

Providing gold standard care to both inpatients and day patientsPatientcare and handovers; liaising with clinician and nurse teamsSupporting patients under sedation and general anaesthesia during diagnostic and surgical proceduresSupporting and nursing critical patients within our ICUManage OOH triage calls and admissions as directed by veterinary team.

We place great emphasis on working as a team who offer high level of support and professional development in a friendly environment.

Your skills and experience:

RCVS Registered Veterinary NurseExperience of delivering exceptional patient and client careExperienced in Primary Care emergency work preferred but not essential

If you are looking for an extremely rewarding and fulfilling career this position may be of interest to you.

Benefits

Wear Referrals provide a competitive salary and CPD allowance along with company sick pay and enhanced parental leave pay. 

Including:

Birthday day off in lieuPayment of professional RCVS registration & VDS feesExternal CPD funded with CPD allowance plus 2 days CPD leaveExtensive free online Linnaeus CPD programCareer progression opportunitiesEnhance sick payEnhanced Equal Family LeaveLife assuranceEmployer contribution pension schemeHealth care and purchasing schemeStaff discount for your own pet’s treatmentWellness program including free annual flu jab, employee assistance programUniform, shoe allowance and free onsite parking also includedRecruitment referral reward scheme

We pride ourselves on being a leading training practice, dedicated to developing talent and promoting from within wherever possible. We offer real opportunities to develop your nursing career through clinical specialism or managerial progression as part of the leading UK veterinary referral chain.

Part of an amazing global family

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.

Our Associates are fundamental to our success, and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.

Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

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 Rebecca Coleman at rebecca.coleman@linnaeusgroup.co.uk#LI-RC1 #LI-Onsite

Salary Value: £28,000 per annum;Salary Description: Salary from,depending on experience;