We have an exciting opportunity for a Veterinary Nurse to join our team here at Woking. We provide a varied working day for our nursing team with shifts ranging from anaesthetic monitoring, care of inpatients, nurse consultations, assisting reception, drug dispensing, lab work, and maintaining a sterile work environment. The role will allow for great clinical exposure and the opportunity to work amongst a friendly and supportive team.
This is a Full-Time position, and you will ideally work 40 hours a week, Monday – Friday. Typically, the earliest start is 8am and the latest finish is 7.30pm (with normally 1 and no more than 2 late finishes a week). Saturdays are 1 in 4, 8am-4pm with a Friday off the following weekend. You will be mainly based at Bagshot however you may need to cover our other sites on occasion. We want to make it easy for you to strike the right balance therefore we are happy to discuss a flexible rota pattern to suit you. Whether you are looking to fix or flex or are needing condensed working days, we are happy to discuss. We would also welcome Part Time applicants.
We are a long established, Small Animal Veterinary Group based in Woking, Bagshot and Addlestone.
Our Bagshot practice maintains state of the art clinical equipment along with a nice prep area where we conduct dirty ops/procedures/x-rays as well as a theatre for clean ops. We also have a small kennel area, consulting room and potential for nurse consult room. At our main site we also have a purpose-built grooming salon. We have a loyal client base and a gold standard reputation across the local community. We have great transport links to London and the beauty and history of Surrey on our doorstep ready to explore.
Our 7 Veterinary Surgeons are supported by a great team of 9 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 2 Student Veterinary Nurses, 3 Animal Care Assistants and experienced Receptionists across the Group. The management team are very experienced and work continuously to provide an environment where all staff feel valued, listened to and provided with a developmental pathway. The team is friendly and supportive throughout and ensuring the mental and physical well-being of all staff is a high priority for those in leadership and management roles.
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
- Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership
- Non-accidental injury support
Development
- £550 CPD allowance with 3 days paid pro rata
- Certificate support
- 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
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.