In the picturesque suburb of Richmond-upon-Thames, with meadows adjoining the River Thames and Ham House, a beautiful 17th century home with it’s popular formal gardens on your doorstep, within walking distance of Ham Common sits our very popular Ham practice, and they are looking for an RVN to join their team on a part-time basis.
About your new role!
Our new team member will be no stranger to fast paced GP branch life, building rapport with clients and their beloved animals. You will be working alongside an established team including our Vet Mark and our Receptionist Sue.
This role is part-time averaging 26.67 hours per week, covering Monday, Wednesday and Friday and includes a 1:4 branch Saturday and 1:10 Stone Lion Hospital Saturday or Sunday rotation.
Our Ham practice has supported the local community for more than 40 years and is fully-equipped to provide simple and thorough health check-ups, as well as the facilities to provide routine operations, providing invaluable care to our clients.
Facilities on site include digital x-ray and lab suite. For anything more advanced the practice is supported by Stone Lion 24-hour hour hospital, for internal referrals or OOH care and hospitalisation. Being a sole charge RVN you will be responsible for working closely with your team to ensure the smooth running of your Surgery.
As a branch RVN some of your duties will include:
- Ensure the provision of a high quality and continually improving standard of nursing care.
- Assist the veterinary surgeon in theatre and during consultations, as and when required.
- Maintain comprehensive patient hospitalisation records.
- Ensure a high standard of comfort and welfare for all pets in our care.
- Complete and maintain accurate records of hospitalised patients.
- Maintain a respectful and collaborative team environment.
- Ensure equipment is cleaned, packed, sterilised and stored correctly when not in use.
- Maintain adequate stocks of drugs, diets and consumables and place orders with our suppliers to required levels as necessary.
- Assist with the induction of new staff and their subsequent training.
- Provide reception duties, as required, ensuring a friendly and efficient handling of clients and their pets, in person, by email and over the telephone.
- Support student nurses as a clinical supervisor.
There is ample parking available across the road from the surgery and it is also close to several public transport links including Richmond Station for National Rail and the District line. There are also several bus stops within walking distance of the surgery.
This role would be ideal for an RVN who thrives on building a long standing rapport with clients from all walks of life, and wants to settle into a role working alongside an established team, soaking up their experience!
Now let’s get to the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:
The salary for this RVN position is £23,336 to £26,003 per annum pro rata (£35,000 to £39,000 full-time equivalent based on 40hours) depending on experience and allowing room for growth within the role.
A little snippet of the benefits you will receive as a Goddard RVN:
- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays *pro-rata
- CPD budget every year plus up to 2 days' paid CPD leave *pro-rata
- Paid 30-minute lunch breaks
-The opportunity to join our private medical healthcare scheme at a reduced rate, plus medical cashback incentives
If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Ashley. Alternatively, please feel free to email Ashley directly at ahutchinson@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!
Benefits for this role include
- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time)
- 2 days paid CPD leave every year (pro-rata if part-time)
- Relocation assistance (where applicable)
- Generous colleague introduction reward (for the introduction of vets and RVN’s)
- Paid 30-minute lunch breaks
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
- RCVS and BVNA fees covered
- The opportunity to join our private medical insurance scheme at a reduced rate, as well as a medical cashback plan involving refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
- Shopping discounts
- Generous colleague discounts
- Petplan 20% colleague discount
About us
In 2022, we celebrated our 70th anniversary and now have 46 branches, three hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward-looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers’ views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings with our board of directors communicating real time updates and taking polls with live Q&As to ensure we’re making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are mental health first aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all new starters.
If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!