Vacancy Details

RVN

Permanent Nurse in Dorset

ASAP - OPEN
40740
Salary up to £29,500 per annum depending on experience plus benefits Equine RVN

We are looking for a full time RVN working in line with a rota of 8:00am - 17:00pm Monday to Friday. The practice offer a 1-hour lunch break ensuring you take that much deserved break throughout the day. They do have a 1:4 on call rota for our nursing team, when working on call during the week the hours would be 8:30am-17:30pm. weekend working is rotated on a 1:4 pattern across the team.

Assisting with general inpatient care, critical care, neonatal critical care, and nursing in the isolation unit
Ensuring that medical records are professionally written, clear and complete
Assisting with lameness examinations
Radiography - obtaining high quality radiographs and assist with plate holding

Join a dedicated team consisting of, 25 Veterinary Surgeons, 5 Veterinary Nurses and 30 Support Team Members. They offer 4 specialists in Equine Surgery, 4 Internal Medicine Specialists and 2 Diplomates in Equine Reproduction.

The practices is a state of the art, purpose- built, referral hospital providing patients and clients with the best standards of equine veterinary health care, with a total of 27 stables, isolation block and Repro/Bonescan blocks. They have some excellent equipment, naming MRI and CT to name a couple! They excel in our medical workups and treatment and cover both minor and major surgeries, allowing for excellent clinical exposure.

Ultrasonography - Patient preparation and assisting during the procedure
Gamma Scintigraphy - Patient preparation, acquisition of images, image processing and patient care during the procedure
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Patient preparation, acquisition of images, patient monitoring and care during the procedure, liaising with MRI provider
Assisting the surgeon during various procedures in the standing or anaesthetised patient

On a weekend you will be on call from 17:30 on Friday until 08:30 Monday. You may be called at any time, day or night, to assist with general duties similar to those expected during usual working hours. Any work that is required will be authorised by the senior clinician on call or a Director of the practice. After a weekend on call, you are entitled to the Monday.

The practice is a state of the art, purpose- built, referral hospital providing patients and clients with the best standards of equine veterinary health care, based in a beautiful location in Sussex. They have a total of 27 stables, isolation block and Repro/Bonescan blocks. They have some excellent equipment, naming MRI and CT to name a couple! They excel in medical workups and treatment and cover both minor and major surgeries, allowing for excellent clinical exposure.

6.6 weeks annual leave
Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
Your birthday as a paid day off

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Dorset
South West