Vacancy details
About the role
Lead, support and develop the nursing team, establishing standards and day-to-day working practices.
Candor Vets is working with an established veterinary practice in Feltham, Greater London to find a Head Registered Veterinary Nurse.
What you will be doing
- Oversee nurse clinics, inpatient care and theatre standards to ensure excellent patient care and client experience.
- Promote and drive appropriate utilisation of nursing skills, including Schedule 3 procedures where applicable.
- Support student nurses and provide clinical coaching and mentorship.
- Help shape the culture and ways of working within the practice as the surgery opens and the team develops.
Working pattern
- Full-time role; contracted 40 hours per week with an ordinary rota pattern of four 9-hour days (average working week cited as 39 hours).
- Flexible working options will be considered.
Team and support
- Leadership role with direct influence on clinical and operational matters within the nursing function.
- Opportunity to build and lead the nursing team from the practice opening and to embed clinical coaching and development.
Practice and facilities
- Part of a nationwide, independent, family-owned veterinary group; the surgery is a newly opening, modern and spacious site designed to provide a calm clinical environment and collaborative workspace.
- The practice invests in colleague development and supports ongoing professional growth.
Development
- Significant scope to shape clinical standards and the nursing model within a newly established surgery.