ECC Focused Registered Veterinary Nurse

Job Title: ECC Focused RVN

Salary: £28,000-£31,000 per annum DOE

Location: Dick White Referrals, Cambridge

Job Type: Permanent or Fixed Term

Hours: 40 hours per week, 5 x 8 hour shifts

About us

DWR Veterinary Specialists is one of the largest specialist multi-disciplinary veterinary referral centres in Europe, offering outstanding levels of clinical care in state-of-the-art facilities.

Our dedicated vets, nurses and nursing assistants, supported by the client care teams, are committed to providing the highest quality surgical and medical care for pets. Many of our clinicians are nationally or internationally recognised specialists in their field and bring unique experiences to care for pets.

We accept referrals in Anaesthesia, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Physiotherapy and Soft Tissue Surgery.

We have comprehensive and established clinical and non-clinical programmes for training, development and CPD.

Your role and responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and enthusiastic nurse in our emergency and critical and care (ECC) Department, you will be responsible for delivering the highest standards of nursing care for critical patients. The role includes clinical nursing of patients hospitalised in our intensive care unit (ICU), as well as performing urgent triage of patients and assisting with initial stabilisation in our purpose build emergency receiving room. You will be working alongside ECC specialists and experienced nurses in a well- equipped department in a purpose built, state of the art ICU and Emergency Room.

This position offers the opportunity to utilise a variety of nursing skills, with a small amount of clint base integration. The role will suit someone who enjoys a fast-paced environment. The suitable candidate should be willing to learn and develop their knowledge in a referral setting, previous referral experience is preferred. We have a very supportive team, and we encourage further ECC training and other future opportunities that are available at DWR ,to be a Clinical Supervisor/Mentor, Buddy or to take on a Championship role.

Our nurses take pride in providing excellent patient care, nursing at DWR is demanding and it can be busy, but it is an incredibly rewarding job!

Please note this is a full-time position, working on a rota of 40 hours per week between the hours of 06:30 and 18:30, Monday to Friday with 1:4 weekend rota working in ICU where TOIL is provided, participation in the Bank Holiday rota is also required.

Benefits

· 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave

· RCVS and VDS fees paid

· External CPD funded

· Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program

· Career progression opportunities

· Staff discount schemes

· Enhanced sickness pay

· Employer contribution pension scheme

· Wellness program including:

o Employee assistance program

o Eyecare voucher scheme

o Free annual Flu jab

o Cycle to work scheme

· Recruitment referral reward scheme

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Referral Nursing Talent Acquisition Business Partner – Becca Thompson at [email protected]