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Head Registered Veterinary Nurse - Kildare

Employer
CVS (UK) Limited
Location
Kildare (County), Leinster (IE)
Salary
Competitive Salary Plus Benefits
Closing date
26 Apr 2021

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

Job Details

Are you a Nurse with an interest in leading and mentoring a team? Have a real passion for client & patient care and getting the best out of people?

We have a vacancy for a head nurse. You will be an experienced, hardworking nurse who is friendly and warm, have a passion for coaching and maintains high clinical standards. You will be responsible for the day to day running of our dedicated nursing team.

Who & where are we:  Grey Abbey Veterinary Hospital, based in County Kildare, Ireland. Approximately 45 minutes / 1 hour from Dublin. Kildare is the heart of Irelands horseracing community, hosts a great shopping outlet, has grand houses and stunning scenery.  We are based within a modern purpose built building with the most up to date facilities. We have three consult rooms, two surgery suites, intensive care unit, in house lab, ultrasound scanner. We are an accredited hospital registered with the Veterinary Council of Irelands practice accreditation scheme. You will enjoy a varied case load. We know that staff wellbeing and having time to switch off at home is essential, therefore we have our own OOH team meaning for this role, no OOH work is required.

The Team: You will enjoy working with an experienced team of Vets and Nurses. We also have fantastic support staff. We currently have a team of 2.5 Vets and 3 Nurses.

Our Benefits:

An attractive salary

4.8 weeks holiday plus 9 public holiday days 

Access to a Personal Retirement Savings Account (optional)

Up to two weeks full sick pay 

Enhanced Maternity Pay offering 10 weeks at 100% pay and 10 weeks at 50% pay followed by statutory allowance 

A generous CPD package

Employee Assistance Programme offering a 24/7 telephone helpline service. We care about our people and take mental health very seriously 

Subsidised membership at participating health clubs, pet discounts and cycle to work benefits

We love to chat with our potential candidates therefore if you want to talk this through before applying, TEXT Lisa Docherty on 07901 223 740

To apply straight away, we ask applicants to apply through our on line portal where we will come back to you to arrange a chat, to apply, 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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