Registered Veterinary Nurse (QYXY76Y9)
Kirkcaldy, Fife
£31,000
Full time / Permanent
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Are you a passionate and dedicated Registered Veterinary Nurse looking for a new opportunity? This growing small animal clinic in Dunfermline is seeking a fun, motivated, and caring RVN to join their friendly team!
With a salary of £28,000 - £31,000 (dependent on skills and experience), this full-time role includes a 40-hour workweek and a 1:4 Saturday morning rota (8:30 am - 12 pm), with no OOH duties. This friendly practice cover all professional fees, provide a company pension, and offer a 20% discount. If you are are enthusiastic about delivering exceptional preventative healthcare, advancing anaesthesia and analgesia standards, and fostering team growth while putting patients first, then we woukld love to hear from you!
About the practice:
Are you super organised, love a list, and great at hitting deadlines?
Do you want to provide the highest standards of preventative care to support clients in ensuring their pets remain happy and healthy?
Would you love to pass on your skills and knowledge to help support the next generation of Veterinary Nurses and Veterinary Care Assistants?
Do you still love being a Veterinary Nurse on the ground and thrive on getting stuck in?
Do you hate it when things run behind, but love being the one to get things back on track?
Do you love anaesthesia and analgesia and want to help take it to the next level?
You will have:
- A clinical interest in preventative care, anaesthesia, analgesia, dentistry, and in-patient care.
- Built good relationships with colleagues and clients alike (even the difficult ones!).
- Helped colleagues develop their skills and turn challenges around.
- Helped others plan their time effectively to ensure everything runs smoothly and efficiently.
If this is you, their team, clients, and patients would love for you to join, so please read on.
About this practice
This is an established, RCVS & TP accredited small animal practice located outside of Kircaldy, just 25 minutes from Edinburgh. The intimate team is looking for someone to slot right into their tribe, where patients are the priority, clients' needs are met, and someone who fits with their philosophy: They look out for and care for each other, and colleagues' needs come first. When that happens, everything else falls into place. The practice is purpose-built, air-conditioned, and fully equipped with everything needed to do a great job each day, including:
- Digital X-ray
- Dental X-ray & CR7 digital processor
- Pulse Oximetry/Capnography
- Blood pressure machines
- Surgical theatre
- Cautery
- Ultrasonography
- In-house biochemistry & haematology
- Microscopy
The Role
- Work closely with the team (two Vets (recruiting a 3rd), practice manager/RVN, SVN, one VCA, and two receptionists) to keep everything structured, organised, and ensure deadlines are met.
- Help colleagues develop their skills and champion their successes.
- The ideal candidate will need to be or have the desire to train as a clinical supervisor to support SVNs in practice.
- Help colleagues plan their day in line with practice protocols to ensure tasks are completed efficiently.
- Ensure clear communication with clients throughout every part of their journey within the practice.
- Have a passion for anaesthesia and analgesia and a desire to drive standards forward.
The package:
You will be rewarded with a salary of £28k - £31k per annum, 4 weeks holiday, plus an additional bank holiday allocation. This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week, with a future weekend rota of 1:4 Saturdays (roughly one weekend a month). As they need you at the top of your game every day, you will not be required to do any OOH duties. The details of the rota can be discussed at the interview, as flexibility is available. They will also cover all professional fees, provide a company pension, and offer 20% off.
If this role interests you or you would like some further information, submit your CV and call Mia on 01291 645871 for a confidential chat.
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