Vacancy details
About the role
Carry out acting weekend Charge Nurse duties as directed.
Candor Vets is working with an established veterinary practice in Northolt to find a Registered Veterinary Nurse. The practice is a 24-hour hospital and is seeking an RVN to join the hospital nursing team.
What you will be doing
- Advise clients on post-operative discharge instructions and ensure correct medications are provided.
- Record details in clinical histories of conversations relating to patient care, treatment options or fees.
- Assist veterinary surgeons in theatre and support inpatient examinations, procedures and consultations as required.
- Ensure equipment is cleaned, packed, sterilised and stored correctly; maintain accurate records of hospitalised patients.
Working pattern
- Full-time, Monday to Friday.
Team and support
- Work within a large clinical nursing team supported by dedicated nursing leadership, senior clinical staff and hospital management.
- Front-of-house staff provide client-care support allowing nursing focus on clinical duties.
Practice and facilities
- The practice provides first-opinion, emergency, critical care and referral services from a modern 24-hour hospital site.
- Advanced diagnostic and imaging support is available, including CT and ultrasound, and the site routinely manages a broad surgical caseload.
Development
- The role involves guiding trainee nurses towards qualification and offers opportunities to develop emergency and critical care nursing skills and future progression.