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Night Referral Registered Veterinary Nurse - Alton

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Alton, Hampshire
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
2 Apr 2021

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Category
Companion / Small animal
Sector
Practice
Role
Veterinary Nurse
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full-time

Job Details

Night Referral RVN

Reporting to: Senior Wards RVN

Hours: Full time, equivalent to 42 hours per week

Shift pattern: Either 7 nights on, 7 nights off or a pattern of 3 nights on, 4 nights off, 4 nights on, 3 nights off .

Starting: ASAP

Lumbry Park Veterinary Specialists is a large multidisciplinary referral hospital providing veterinary referral services across the South of England including London and the Thames Valley. Our services include Orthopaedic surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Internal Medicine, Soft Tissue Surgery, Dentistry, Cardiology, and Diagnostic Imaging. The hospital is an ISFM gold feline clinic and was awarded the BVHA design award for an outstanding working environment. We are part of CVS (UK) Ltd, the largest provider of integrated veterinary services in the UK; the referrals division currently operates eight referral hospitals in the UK and Ireland. 

We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our night nursing team. Previous OOHs or ECC experience advantageous.  You will be working in a dedicated team of night RVNs, supported by twilight nurses, a patient care assistant and a veterinary surgeon with 24-hour support of our referral team. The team includes two diplomates in ECC, an advanced practitioner and a veterinary technician specialist. We support further professional development with a number of our nursing team having post graduate qualifications. You will receive competitive remuneration and a generous benefits package. Unlike many out of hour's positions you will have continuity of care following your patients throughout their time with us.

We support further professional development with a number of our nursing team having post graduate qualifications. You will receive competitive remuneration and a generous benefits package. To make an application please click apply now

Company

CVS (UK) Limited was established in August 1999 to acquire and operate veterinary practices which were well established within their local community and had a reputation for high quality service.  It was recognised that the value of these businesses lay in the quality of their staff and the relationship they enjoyed with their existing clients. To build on this CVS provides professional management expertise in the areas of finance, personnel, practice management, Health & Safety etc,  thereby relieving the local staff of many administrative tasks, to enable them to concentrate on clinical care.

As the number of acquisitions increases,  so does the diversity of operational styles and approaches.  These are shared on a regular basis at meetings of all the clinical directors, giving each practice an opportunity to consider alternative approaches to common problems. New initiatives are considered by this group and then fed back to each of their businesses.

Since 2001 CVS has diversified by acquiring two businesses that offer veterinary histopathology and cytology, plus more general veterinary laboratory services. This provides a wealth of experience to the practice division and the profession in general.

A more recent development has been the focus in acquiring practices in close proximity to each other.  This enables the group to benefit from certain synergies, and provides an opportunity for internal referrals.  Through its support for quality CPD many of the company’s veterinary surgeons have acquired skills of value to their colleagues elsewhere in the group. CVS already employs veterinary Specialists who offer invaluable advice to their colleagues.

Other benefits have also emerged as the company has grown. The use of single suppliers for certain types of product has enabled CVS to get more competitive prices and better support from the manufacturers.  Care is taken not to compromise clinical judgment through its selection of products, and this is achieved by having a working party drawn from the Clinical Director team that considers all options and seeks agreement from their colleagues before arriving at a decision.

Further acquisitions are always being considered but care is taken to ensure that each one is compatible with the CVS culture. The key attributes are their location, their current standing in the local community, their overall performance and the willingness of the existing practice team to embrace the CVS approach to business.

 

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