Emergency & Critical Care Weekend Registered Veterinary Nurse - Full-Time,12 Months Fixed-Term

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Queen Mother Hospital
Location:  Hawkshead (nr Potters Bar, Herts)
Salary:  £31,183 to £38,025 Inclusive of London Weighting and Nursing Allowance
Fixed Term / Full Time
Closing Date:  23.59 hours BST on Friday 26 April 2024
Reference:  CSS-0064-24A

We currently have a unique opportunity for a RVN within our Emergency and Critical Care team!

Our multi-disciplinary hospital accepts a range of referral and first opinion cases. As part of our Emergency and Critical Care team you will be working alongside our friendly and experienced RVNs, Patient Care Assistants, ECC residents and interns to care for patients during their stay. 

You will supported throughout by the Head and Senior ECC RVNs, to ensure progress through your training period and that you continue to feel confident and valued in the team. Your role will evolve during the first year to include student coaching and individual responsibilities within the team. This is the perfect environment for those wishing to develop their career as an ECC nurse, with exciting opportunities available. 

Working hours will be 35 hours every weekend Friday-Sunday. Shifts will follow a two week pattern: one weekend working night shifts 08:00pm-08:30am, followed by a weekend of day shifts 08:00am-08:30pm. 

Referral nursing experience is not required as full specialist training and support will be provided. 

We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:

• Competitive and attractive pension package
• Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays/concessionary days)
• Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
• A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
• On site café and restaurant 
• Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (including gym, badminton, climbing wall, zumba, yoga, pilates and other classes)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus

For informal enquiries regarding this position, or to arrange a visit, please contact: Kate Nichols, Head Emergency Room RVN [email protected] or Louise Welsh, Head Critical Care RVN [email protected]  

The RVC values Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and therefore welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities.   Balancing both the needs of the business with those of our staff, we will consider applications to work on a flexible basis.