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Stellar Vets in Littlehampton, West Sussex is looking to recruit an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse. This position includes a combination of both surgical and consulting roles. We are looking for a confident and personable team member, who enjoys interacting with the public and having fun in their job.
Job Title
Registered Veterinary Nurse
Summary of the Role
To work as a registered veterinary nurse in a busy first opinion veterinary practice. To provide veterinary nurse clinics and monitoring of general anaesthetics in surgical procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor patients under general anaesthetic and sedation.
- Perform nurse clinics
- Support team members.
Qualifications and Skills
The candidate must:
- Be a registered veterinary nurse.
- Be a flexible team player.
Ideally the candidate will:
- Have a minimum of two years of experience in a general practice or an out-of-hours environment would be advantageous.
- Be confident and competent to independently monitor general anaesthetics and provide surgical support. Examples include:
- Pre-operative admissions
- Intravenous catheter placement
- Intravenous fluid set up
- Administration of analgesia
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Confident anaesthetic monitoring for a range of basic and intermediate surgical procedures
- Descale and polish dentistry
- Be confident and competent in performing nurse clinics and communicating directly with clients. Examples of nurse clinics include:
- Anal gland expression
- Tick removals
- Dental Health Checks
- Intra Ocular Pressure Measurement
- Blood Pressure Measurements
- Blood sampling
- Senior Health Checks
- Routine sub cutaneous injections
- Be confident and competent in the restraint of dogs and cats for blood sampling.
- In exceptional circumstances, reception cover may be required due to holidays or sickness.
Work Environment
The successful candidate will work at a single site in a busy first opinion practice. The practice has two full time and one part-time veterinary surgeons. The practice has a loyal client base and provides primary care to the Littlehampton community. We use PetsApp and other digital platforms extensively. We have a relaxed working environment and a supportive team. We are looking to expand our team and premises in the near future.
Littlehampton is a seaside town situated on the south coast within a short drive of the South Downs National Park.
Hours of work:
- The RVN will work 5 days a week.
- The RVN will not have any weekend duties.
- The RVN will not have any on-call or out-of-hours duties.
There is some flexibility with working hours and can be discussed at interview.
Remuneration and Holiday
- Salary for a 5-day working week is £34,000+ (depending on experience)
- Twenty days holiday + Bank holidays
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