Here at Moorview Vets, we are looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team! The role will involve all general nursing duties such as surgery/medicine workups, clinics and inpatient care before, during and after surgery.
We are looking for someone who is happy to work in a large team and who can provide high quality clinical care to all pets. The position will be mainly based at two of our branches in Backworth and Shiremoor with some time spent at our other consulting branches.
We care about your worklife balance
We offer flexible working patterns that flex with you and your lifestyle. Whether you are looking to flex your rota hours to balance the school holidays, fix to navigate the school runs or just looking to strike that balance between home and work life. We can offer flexibility that actually works for you.
This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week, 5 days per week with a mixture of shifts from week to week between 7.30am -8pm. The Saturday shifts work out in around one in seven, 8.30am-5pm, time is given back for Saturday hours the following week on the Monday. One bank holiday a year is required (excluding Christmas Day and New Year’s Day).
About Moorview Vets
Nestled close to the captivating Northeast coast, we're surrounded by miles of unspoiled beaches and conveniently located within striking distance of vibrant Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Our main hospital site is located within walking distance of the extensive Metro rail network and on various local cycle routes.
We are a long established first opinion, small animal veterinary practice with 6 primary care branches in the North East and we have a large group of staff. We are one of the only North East first opinion practices with a CT scanner in the premises, the rest of our equipment is modern including in-house lab, digital x-ray, ECG, ultrasound, Laparoscopy and dental x-ray.
Come and join our supportive team
We have a great team of Nurses including 10 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 3 Student Veterinary Nurses and 3 Animal Care Assistants. Several of our Nurses are trained in schedule 3 procedures, allowing our Vets time to deal with more complex cases, and we also have Registered Veterinary Nurses working towards further qualifications in ECC, behaviour, and feline nursing.
There is a great atmosphere amongst the staff and help is always at hand for the trickier cases! In the Vets team we have medical, surgery and emergency critical care certificate holders as well as rabbit and dental enthusiasts. Within the nursing team we have exotic, medicine certificate holders and clinical coaches.
CPD is supported and actively encouraged within the team. The practice is friendly, with good communication among the staff and in normal circumstances there would be opportunities to meet outside of work to socialise.
Because our employees matter
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from:
- Work-life balance
- 6 weeks annual leave
- Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
- Your birthday as a paid day off
- Wellbeing
- Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership
- Non-accidental injury support
- Development
- £500 CPD allowance for 24 hours paid pro rata
- Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
- Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
- All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
- Infection Prevention and Control Programme
- Quality Improvement Programme
- Professional Memberships
- VDS cover
- RCVS fees
- Additional
- Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
- Pension 5% Employee/3% Employer
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.