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Registered Veterinary Nurse - Blackwood Vets4Pets

Employer
Vets for Pets
Location
Blackwood
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
23 Mar 2023

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Registered Veterinary Nurse

Blackwood Vets4Pets
Salary up to £28,000 based on experience


Our location
Our busy practice is based within the Pets at Home pet store in the heart of the South Wales valleys. Just a few minutes' walk from the small bustling town centre of Blackwood with its shops, café's and amenities and just a few minutes' drive to the Welsh countryside with its rolling mountains, rivers, castles, forests and lakes. The Welsh capital city of Cardiff is 30 minutes in a southerly direction and the breath-taking Brecon Beacons National Park and the beautiful, rugged Welsh coastline are both less than an hour away. There is ample parking on site and road, rail and bus links are plentiful in all directions. There are a number of Welsh towns and villages close by and we are only 15 minutes from the historical town of Caerphilly with its 13th Century Medieval Castle and moat.

Our Practice
Our spacious small animal practice is 6 years old, and we have the clientele of a 15-year-old practice. Our facilities are modern and well maintained. We have 4 separate kennels areas for dogs, cats, exotics, and isolation. There has been continuous investment in diagnostic, surgical, monitoring, and therapeutic equipment for both small animals and exotic pets and we have our own comprehensive in-house laboratory with biochemistry, Epoch, electrolytes, haematology, microscopes and small exotic haematology. We also have orthopaedic equipment, a dentistry machine, IPPV, multi-parameter monitors with capnography, ECG, a modern ultrasound machine, digital x-ray, a tonometer, electrocautery, a Class 4 laser machine and access to an endoscope. We are always looking for opportunities to expand our capabilities and our services.

Our Patients & Clients
Our clients travel from a 25-mile radius to see us and we are one of very few exotic vets in the area. As well as routine surgeries and clinics we also do more complex surgeries such as orthopaedic and soft tissue surgeries (trauma and non-trauma) and echocardiography. We see a large number of pets for medical and surgical treatment including dogs, cats, rabbits as well as small mammals like hamsters, rats and guinea pigs and more exotic exotics like sugar gliders, skunks, hedgehogs, reptiles and birds (including birds of prey).

Our Team
Our team is headed up by JVP Dr Colas Ldo. Vet. GPCert(Ex)AP. MCRVS from Catalonia and Dr Scheul MCRVS from Romania and they are supported by our dedicated Practice Manager Clair who is on hand to provide non clinical leadership and support to the whole team. The veterinary team is supplemented by 2 additional full time and we have a new vet joining us in October. We have a team of 4 qualified nurses, 2 nurse students / animal care assistants and a team of 4 receptionists and admin staff.

Our Hours of Work
We provide nursing cover 7 days a week from 8:00 - 8:00 on weekdays and 9:00 - 6:00 on weekends. Our nurses usually work 5 days a week and work 1 weekend in 3 or 4. We do not cover Out of Hours services within our practice, this is provided by a local designated hospital.

The Role
We are looking ideally for a full time nurse who will work 40 hours a week / PT considered. (Paid Lunch breaks). You must be friendly, driven, committed and confident in your existing knowledge and be focused on constantly improving your knowledge and areas of expertise. It is essential that you are customer service focused, a good communicator and that you have a positive attitude. For this role you will need to have at least 1 year experience since graduating and be able to work on your own as well as part of our team.

The Company
Vets4Pets is the market leader in small animal veterinary care and we offer a supportive and friendly working environment together with career development opportunities and an excellent package and benefits that includes; competitive salary, CPD allowance and exclusive company discounts and rewards - including 20% off at Pets at Home, The Groom Room and the Vet Group. For more information, please email us blackwood@vets4pets.com

Location: NP12 0NT.

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