An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Theatre RVN to join the team at Southend 24 Hour.

This role includes:

• Support our Surgical Vets by planning and implementing nursing care in line with the patients' needs, diagnosis and surgical procedure  
• Draw up and administer medications, including CRI 
• Perform physical exams on admitted patients; heart rate, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, respiratory rate and effort. 
• Providing nursing care updates to owners and planning discharge appointments 
• Keeping nursing notes up to date and communicating with Southend and Branch Vets regarding patient progress and care 
• Monitoring anaesthesia and recovering patients 
• Occasionally scrubbing in to assist the Veterinary Surgeon 
• Experience (or willing to learn) in caring for surgical patients with complex needs, e.g. preparing and assisting in laser surgery, flexible and rigid endoscopy, orthopaedics, preparing to place feeding tubes and drains 
• Discharge surgical inpatients
• Contribute to infection control strategies currently in place in the theatres, prep areas and sterilising room 
• Maybe required to work some shifts on imaging/medicine depending on staffing
• Training PCAs and SVNs on theatre nursing and anaesthesia 
• Be willing to undertake training to sterilise equipment using Ethylene Oxide
• Being a Clinical coach 

This is a full time role working 40 hours per week with either 1:3 half weekends or 1:6 full weekends. 

Salary and benefits:

Salary £30,000

5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

RCVS fees paid

£750 CPD allowance plus 2 days CPD leave

Branch:

The equipment and services at 24 Hour Southend includes flexible and rigid endoscopy, a well-equipped in-house laboratory (including blood gases and clotting profiles), a high spec ultrasound machine, CT imaging and digital x-ray. This hospital has a strong team of vets with broad skill range and high level of nursing care.

The practice is based next to London Southend Airport. It is also a 15 minute drive away from the famous Southend Pier, which is surrounded by a multitude of shops, restaurants, bars and shopping centres - some of which are included in our retail benefits!