Registered Veterinary Nurse - Clinical Coach Experience or Interest

The Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team here at Zetland Vets, Redland. You will be working at our busy Tier 3 Accredited hospital, rotating through consulting, operating, inpatient and lab shifts. We are a teaching hospital and would ideally like to recruit someone who would be keen to be or already is a Clinical Coach. Our nurses work four ten hour shifts a week with a day off. There are no out of hours requirements as we are a vets now host practice.

The salary for this role is up to £30,000 depending on experience. 

About Us

Zetland Vets are a friendly Tier 3 hospital in the centre of Bristol, close to Redland Station and several bus routes. We have a comprehensive in-house lab, ultrasound, x-ray, and endoscopy. Although we are a first opinion vets, we have several certificate holders employed, and see a wide range of interesting cases. We have inpatient care on site and host Vets Now also. We are also a Silver standard Cat Friendly Practice.

About the Team and Culture

Our team consists of 17 Veterinary Surgeons spread across seven sites- our main hospital and six satellite branches. Within this team we have one surgery certificate holder, one medicine certificate holder and one advanced practitioner in feline medicine. We also have five vets currently studying towards certificates in various fields. Alongside our Vets we have a team of six RVNs, four students and two ACAs based at our hospital site, as well as additional RVNs and ACAs at some of our branches. We have RVNs with certificates in feline medicine, and one currently studying towards a certificate in ECC.

We are looking for a nurse at least one year qualified to join our hospital team. We would love someone forward thinking and would happily support further study in areas of interest.

Applicant Requirements 

We would prefer a candidate with an interest in being a clinical coach, or one who is already a clinical coach. We would like a friendly and supportive co-worker to join our great team, and who can help us continue to improve the care we give our patients.

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

• 6.6 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 with 30 hours paid pro rata
• Certificate support
• 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
• Discounted staff pet care

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.

If this position is of interest to you then please get in touch.

Please quote BH9032 when applying for this role.

To apply, please send your CV to Nicola via Apply Now or call 07977242410 for more information.