Registered Veterinary Nurse - Intermediate Care

UE06, £33,025.00 - £38,083.00 Per Annum Pro Rata (Based on 37.5 Hour Working Week) 

Open-Ended Contract - Permanent: Part Time - Averaging 28 Hours per Week

Shift Pattern: 12 Hour Shifts, Working 7.30am-8.30pm (1 hour unpaid lunch) - 4 shifts on, 8 shifts off on a rolling rota

We have an opportunity to join our intermediate care nursing team at the Hospital for Small Animals. If you thrive on gold standard patient care, are detail oriented, and appreciate hands on nursing, this is the role for you.

We provide full training in all areas of the hospital, shadowing experienced staff while learning the ropes.

 The Opportunity:

We have recently expanded our ward space at the Hospital for Small Animals by opening a new state-of-the-art ward for patients requiring 24h hour monitoring. This new ward will accommodate those patients that need a little more involvement than the general ward patient, although are not deemed critical, as these patients are housed in our Intensive Care Unit.

You will work in a rotational “pod” of three RVNs, working in a 4 shifts on, 8 shifts off pattern. You will cover each other’s annual leave and accrue paid overtime for this additional shift cover.

At the HfSA, we are open to emergencies 24/7 and offer a friendly and supportive working atmosphere, with a strong tradition of research and innovation. We value our team of nurses highly, offering excellent education and development opportunities.

Our Specialist Services at HfSA include:

• Anaesthesia
• Cardiology Service
• Dermatology
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Dick Vet Rabbit and Exotic Practice
• Emergency & Critical Care
• The Feline Clinic
• The Internal Medicine Service
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Ophthalmology Service
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Soft Tissue Surgery
• REPAIR Centre
• The Riddell-Swan Veterinary Cancer Centre

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Must be an RCVS registered veterinary nurse (RVN)
• Excellent organisational and communications skills are essential
• Keen dedication to teaching the next generation of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses is a must.  

Staff benefits include:

• Staff discount for pet treatment. 
• Amazing onsite perks:
  • Staff discount for on-site gym and exercises classes https://www.ed.ac.uk/sport-exercise/gym-memberships 
  • Free car parking with electric car charging points https://www.ed.ac.uk/transport/driving/ev-charging 
  • Two on site canteens.
  • Cycle to work scheme, on-site bike lockers and showers available. https://www.ed.ac.uk/transport/cycling/getting-a-bike/cycle-to-work 
• We have a generous external CPD allowance of £800 per annum, paid CPD days and abundant free internal CPD for clinical staff.    
• Holiday entitlement 36 days + 4 days public holiday (pro rata)

If you would like to discuss the post further, please contact nurse manager Seanté Knight s.knight@ed.ac.uk  

To apply, please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.

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