A 12-month fixed-term RVN role at Vale Vets and Referrals offers variety across first opinion and referral work, with rotations through surgery, wards, ophthalmology and more. The hospital has recently expanded, bringing 5 theatres, a CT scanner and dedicated wards into the mix.
Own out-of-hours emergency cover, plus minimal weekday on-call duties. Weekend rota is 1 in 8 with time off in lieu.
You’ll join Vale Vets and Referrals in Dursley as a Registered Veterinary Nurse on a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a varied clinical role across first opinion and referral work, with rotations through first opinion surgery, wards, ophthalmology, soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery, medicine and nursing clinics.
The hospital has recently expanded, with new facilities including 5 theatres, a medicine suite for ultrasound and endoscopy, a dental room, x-ray, larger ward areas, a separate cat ward and treatment room, a separate exotics ward, and an onsite CT scanner. You’ll be part of a large nursing team of 38 RVNs, SVNs and hospital assistants.
The working pattern is 40 hours per week over 5 days, with 8-hour shifts and a 30-minute lunch break. The rota includes 1 in 8 weekends with time off in lieu, plus minimal weekday on-call duties.
Vale Vets and Referrals is an RCVS approved veterinary hospital in Dursley. The company information states that the hospital provides around the clock on-site care, with friendly vets and qualified nurses available 24/7.
The practice also operates its own out-of-hours emergency cover and continues to invest in its facilities and staff. It is part of inspiring vet care, which describes itself as the UK’s number one vet care provider, trusted with the care of over 2 million animals.
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