Job Title: Registered Veterinary Nurse (Roving)

Salary from: £29,120, OOH paid in addition to salary

Location: Avonvale Veterinary Centres (all seven branches)

Job Type: 10 month fixed-term contract

Hours: 40 hours per week

Are you an RVN with the passion to make a better world of pets, alongside a skilled team of Nurses?

Here at Avonvale, we have an excellent opportunity to welcome a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly and supportive team!

Your role and responsibilities

We are seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our talented and passionate nursing team to help with maternity cover! The role will cover all seven of our sites which is a great opportunity to work with all of our fabulous teams gaining experience along the way. From Hydrotherapy at our Wellesbourne site, orthopaedics at Kenilworth or getting involved with CT scanning at our hospital in Warwick.

Due to our skilled team of Veterinary Surgeons holding various certificates, we see a vast array of cases and refer very few, meaning you will be exposed to a wide variety of procedures and advanced nursing techniques. Our nurse team, equally as skilled in their areas of expertise, also boasts some fantastic longevity in service, one of our team having been with us for over 35 years.

We pride ourselves in our full nurse utilisation, incorporating consults as well as schedule 3 etc. into your working day, providing our nurses with great job satisfaction. Our nursing team includes people with interests in a wide variety of areas including anaesthesia, ECC and behaviour, therefore, opening the opportunity for you to grow your skills and expertise alongside our experienced team. We are also supported by our wonderful Patient Care Assistants who work alongside our nurses to achieve the highest standards of care for our patients.

The position will include some out of hours work, and would suit a self-motivated RVN with their own transport who is keen to develop their skills. You can choose between 1:10 nights or 1:13 weekends based at our Warwick hospital these are paid in addition to your salary. Saturday mornings 1:8 at branch dependent on requirements at the individual branches.

Benefits include (Subject to change with fixed-term contract)

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + 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

Recruitment referral reward scheme

Wellness program including:

Employee assistance program

Eyecare voucher scheme

Free annual Flu jab

Cycle to work scheme

About Us

We are a group of seven Primary Care Practices based around the county of Warwickshire. With over 40 years of experience, our RCVS qualified vets and nurses are dedicated to looking after small animals and their needs. Having multiple certificate holders in surgery, imaging, and medicine, we take pride in continuously developing our employees' skills and interests within the veterinary industry.

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 Programme which is available for everyone.

If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss further, please get in touch with Paige Lyne at [email protected]