Student Veterinary Nurse
Leyton, Greater London, England
Practice Based Support – Clinical Support /
Midland Veterinary Surgery, Leyton [1647] /
On-site
We are hiring!
We are looking for someone to join our small animal general practice team at our East London vet practice that we can enrol onto a veterinary nursing course at City and Islington College once a 6-month probation period is complete. We are a 4.5 vet team with a support team of qualified nurses, a final year student nurse, care assistants and a dedicated reception team. Once you have started the course you will have a dedicated clinical coach in the practice and a paid day off to attend college.
As a student nurse you will support the nursing and vet team with:
*Holding animals for examination and procedures
*Caring for animals in kennels including feeding, grooming and giving medications appropriate to training level
*Helping to take and process blood and other lab samples
*Assisting with preparing animals for surgery and monitoring anaesthetics, appropriate to training level
*Cleaning and sterilising instruments
*Cleaning clinical areas
*Spending some time on reception
We are looking for a candidate who has:
*Excellent time keeping skills
*Must have 5 GCSE's (or equivalent) A-C / 4-9. These must include Maths, Science and English.
*Good communication skills
*An awareness of the veterinary industry and ideally some experience of working with animals and people
About the rota
You will cover 40 hours per week on a varied rota pattern, working 8 hour shifts Monday - Friday with 30 mins unpaid lunchbreak. Shifts will also include Saturdays (8:30 am - 2:30 pm) on a rota basis, but no Sundays, night work or OOH.
In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:
*6.6 Weeks annual leave
*Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
*Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay
*Cycle to work scheme
*Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
*Non-accidental injury support
*Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
*Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
*Pension scheme
*Discounted staff pet care
£0 - £0 a year
Up to £25,484.71 DOE
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