Vacancy details
About the role
Ensure the provision of a high-quality and continually improving standard of nursing care and patient welfare.
Candor Vets is working with an established veterinary practice in Plaistow to find a Registered Veterinary Nurse.
What you will be doing
- Assist the veterinary surgeon in theatre and during consultations, as required.
- Maintain comprehensive and accurate patient hospitalisation records.
- Prepare, clean, sterilise and store equipment; maintain adequate stocks of drugs, diets and consumables.
- Provide reception duties when needed and support student nurses as a clinical supervisor.
Working pattern
- Full time, Monday to Friday.
- Branch Saturday rota about 1 in 4 with time off in lieu.
- Sunday rota about 1 in 10 at the affiliated 24-hour hospital, with time off in lieu.
- 1 to 2 bank holidays per year at that hospital.
- No on-call requirements.
Team and support
- Join an energetic branch team of veterinary surgeons (about 1.2 full-time equivalent), a senior registered veterinary nurse and trainee nurses.
- Supported by an affiliated 24-hour hospital for internal referrals, out-of-hours care and hospitalisation.
Practice and facilities
- On-site digital radiography, dental radiography and ultrasound.
- Busy first-opinion branch with a substantial surgical caseload, nurse consultations and general anaesthesia exposure.
Development
- Opportunity to build clinical and anaesthetic experience and to help with staff induction and training.
Location
- Based in Plaistow, with public transport links into central London.