Registered Veterinary Nurse

About the Role

This full-time Registered Veterinary Nurse position is based at East Grinstead Vets and averages 37.5 hours across 4 days each week. There is no out-of-hours, and you will also join a 1 in 3 Saturday morning rota.

You will be part of a busy small animal practice with satellite branches in Crawley and Copthorne. The caseload is varied, ranging from routine surgery to orthopaedics, and the team works with visiting specialists on an exciting orthopaedic caseload.

The role combines theatre and surgical nursing, inpatient care, laboratory work, and running your own nurse consults and clinics. The practice is also a well-established training practice and encourages nurses to train as Clinical Coaches to support student nurses.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care for first opinion patients as part of the clinical team at East Grinstead Vets.
• Support surgical and theatre nursing, including involvement in orthopaedic cases and work with visiting specialists.
• Deliver inpatient care and contribute to patient care throughout the day.
• Carry out laboratory work and run nurse consults and clinics.
• Work collaboratively with veterinary surgeons and the wider practice team.
• Contribute to clinical standards and ongoing development of patient care within the practice.

Requirements

• Registered as a Veterinary Nurse with the RCVS.
• Experience working in clinical practice.
• Growing confidence in medical and surgical nursing.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage workload effectively.
• A proactive approach to learning, reflection and continuous improvement.
• Enthusiastic and team-orientated.

Benefits

• Salary up to £30,000 DOE.
• 37.5 hours per week over 4 days.
• No out-of-hours.
• 1 in 3 Saturday morning rota.
• 6.6 weeks annual leave plus your birthday off.
• Increased holiday allowance based on length of service.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and surrogacy pay.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Healthcare Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme.
• £550 CPD allowance plus 24 hours paid leave.
• Certificate support.
• RCVS and VDS fees covered.
• Pension scheme.
• Discounted veterinary care.
• Voluntary benefits, including Green Cars salary sacrifice scheme and access to discounts and cashback with participating retailers.

About the Practice

East Grinstead Veterinary Centre is a busy small animal practice with satellite branches in Crawley and Copthorne. The practice is well equipped with an internal lab, multi-parameter monitoring, ultrasound, digital x-ray, K-Laser and multiple endoscopes.

The company information also describes East Grinstead Veterinary Hospital as having a strong focus on high standards of medicine and surgery. Its vets have more than 40 years of combined experience and particular interests in orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery, clinical diagnostic medicine, ultrasonography, endoscopy and clinical laboratory medicine.