Registered Veterinary Nurse

Seadown Veterinary Hospital – Registered Veterinary Nurse – Salary from £27,000 depending on experience

We are looking to expand our Veterinary Nurse team at our hospital on the edge of the New Forest National Park, Hampshire.

We are an RCVS accredited Small Animal Hospital and Equine Clinic, with a large experienced and friendly team. Our commitment to our team and their career development means that further study is actively supported, encouraged and funded. The practice provides small animal referral services in ophthalmology ad orthopaedics and we are well equipped with DR x-ray, dental x-ray, ultrasounds, therapeutic later, ventilator endoscopic, and laparoscopic facilities along with multi-parameter monitors and an in-house laboratory.

The practice has its own out of hours service providing 24/7 emergency veterinary care for all its own clients.

At Seadown Vets, we encourage flexible working and our Head Nurses are happy to discuss hours that might work best for you, we can consider full and part-time applications. We are passionate about the team perusing areas of interest, whether that be ECC, theatre, running nurse clinics, schedule 3 procedures, or inpatient care.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing excellent veterinary care to a variety of patients across our site.
• Delivering consults and nurse clinics.
• Preparing for and assisting in surgeries.
• Working alongside an experienced nursing team and certificate holders.

There are many opportunities and pathways for nurses within our wider group! If you are looking to progress into leadership or management within a practice or perhaps something remote based, we can support you. We have recently launched “CVS Nursing Career Pathway” with the aim of demonstrating clear career progression for nurses across first opinion, referral and equine practices. You can have lifelong career here, regardless of what your current interest is! Click here to find out more: https://vimeo.com/904977057/532bcae978?share=copy

We are able to offer you: 

• Salary from £27,000 FTE depending on experience
• Up to 5.5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Buy/Sell Annual Leave Scheme with the option to purchase up to 4 additional weeks
• Receive an extra days leave each year in your first 5 years at CVS
• RCVS fees paid
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Fully encouraged and funded CPD
• Company pension scheme 

This practice is based in Hythe (SO45) but is commutable from Southampton, New Milton, Christchurch, Salisbury, Ringwood, Totton, Marchwood, Fawley, Milford on Sea, and surrounding locations. 

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