Registered Veterinary Nurse

4 months ago
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Salary
£35,000 - £50,000 per annum

Company
Garden Vets At Keele (in Partnership With Never Mind The Job Spec)

Contact
Glenn Martin

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Keele, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Garden Vets at Keele has a bold aspiration; to revolutionise the veterinary profession for the benefit of our colleagues, clients, patients and planet. We are seeking to improve vet care so that we deliver better client and pet care.

We work in service to our colleagues, clients & patients; But we are rarely well served in return - and this needs to change. Garden Vets at Keele - our purpose is to change the profession for the better of all.

Garden Vets at Keele exists with the whole person at its heart. We firmly believe that by striving to provide care, compassion, inclusion, opportunity and equality; as well as open, honest, and quality communications; that we can deliver happy, healthy and sustained individuals, education and veterinary business with a sense of belonging to our community

We seek passion

Garden Vets at Keele is initially a small animal hospital; however, we’re also housing dedicated lab space to support learners at every stage of their career, the latest immersive technologies, industry partnerships and impact focussed trials, research and development. Located on campus at Keele University and sharing the building with Keele & Harper Vet School we embrace partnership in every dimension – a new relationship with education, the profession, industry, and clients.

We are now seeking professionals motivated by what we’re trying to achieve to join our team at 

Garden Vets. Through the opportunities offered for flexible work, continued professional development, protected off the job time for learning, research, rest and well-being, we will look out for each other, help each other and encourage everyone working here to follow their passion.

Garden Vets at Keele will be opening in late summer, 2023. We have positions for vets, nurses, paraprofessionals, care and operations staff. We want to build teams with passion for their work, for education and a drive to be part of the change we wish for our profession, and a belief in collaborative working to ensure the best outcomes for all.

We will be providing excellent working conditions, opportunities for progression and development as well as a space where our staff, patients and clients are supported, protected, respected and cared for 100% of the time.

Your core value as a Registered Veterinary Nurse will include:

• helping animals live longer, healthier lives through the provision of contextualised care
• delivering first class outcomes for people and their pets, reducing animal suffering and improving the well-being of pets (and their owners)
• leading and contributing to research and medical knowledge with access to world class facilities and support
• enabling educational outcomes for veterinary learners
• working collaboratively with colleagues (e.g. Vet Surgeons, Nurses, Care & Ops team to perform duties and roles
• exploiting advanced technology and facilities available to optimise ways of working for yourself, colleagues, clients and animals we care for and support
• working with us to play a part to pioneer and push forward the future of the profession and revolutionise the veterinary industry
• connecting with and contributing to the university communities of Keele and Harper Adams (HKVS & beyond)
• positively contributing to, and helping to shape and build GVAK as a community in pursuit of our mission, purpose and values and making us the practice of choice for pet owners
• fostering relationships with our local, regional and national communities through outreach activities

Your key activities will include:

• responsible for in patient and out patient care
• providing supportive and preventative advice and care
• supporting specialist and routine surgeries through preparation, assisting during procedures and monitoring conditions after surgery
• performing diagnostic tests and imaging, running clinics and providing pain relief and education to owners about their animal’s health and care
• maintaining, sterilising and laying out surgical equipment
• maintaining medical notes and records using our digital-first systems
• teaching, education and mentoring of all learners (BVetMS and beyond)
• using (generous) resource time to stay up-to-date on medical knowledge and personal development
• coordinating with Clinical Advisory Board
• running care clinics, provision of primary care
• participating in, and supporting, research and clinical trials (with tailored support) and resources)
• rotating through all areas of the Practice
• engaging in profession-wide innovation
• building / crafting your own role and contributing to the growth of Garden Vets

How to apply or register your interest in this opportunity:

We are offering different routes to apply or express interest in this opportunity, and we offer the following options:

• Hit Quick Apply, share your profile and answer a couple of quick multiple-choice qualifying questions
• Register your interest via our website form at: https://gardenvetsatkeele.co.uk/recruitment/
• Email me at [email protected]

Further context on salary ranges:

• We will be operating a 24/7 Veterinary Practice and salary ranges will be based on core hours and non-core hours. For this reason, we are offering a salary range between £35,000 - £50,000 per annum, based on experience.

Tel: 07834786889
Address: Keele University, Staffordshire, Keele, Staffordshire, United Kingdom