Welcome to Wanstead! We are expanding our team and looking for RVN’s to join our flagship 24-hour hospital in East London on a full-time basis.
Before we delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:
Our RVN salary band is £31,000 to £37,000 depending on experience and role, as there is ample opportunity for senior RVN positions, for nurses who are looking for that next step up in their nursing careers or hold advanced certificates and qualifications.
As a Goddard RVN you will benefit from:
– 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays- 2 days paid CPD leave every year- Additional responsibility allowance (where applicable)- Relocation assistance (where applicable)- Generous colleague introduction reward- 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 the role
This role will suit RVN’s who thrive in a fast-paced hospital environment, enjoy all areas of hospital nursing and prides themselves in providing the highest standard of patient care. If you have a keen interest in theatre nursing, we can also explore a theatre based role.
This role could also be ideal for an RVN who has completed a certificate and wants to have access to an enhanced caseload and facilities, in order to be able to use their invaluable skillset.
As well as the large clinical team around you, and integral front of house team for client care support, you will be fully supported by our senior nurses, deputy head nurse, head nurse, head vet and hospital managers.
Wanstead Veterinary Hospital sees an incredibly diverse caseload, no day is the same, and it’s a great environment to learn from our talented team of certificate holders and specialists. The hospital provides an excellent first opinion, emergency, critical care, and referral service to our clients and local network of 20 branches and work to the highest clinical standards.
There is state of the art diagnostic support at Wanstead, with a new CT scanner, a commercial laboratory, a strong medical team, and experienced surgeons routinely conducting advanced orthopaedic, soft tissue, and minimally invasive surgery all available on site.
Wanstead itself is on the outskirts of leafy Essex, but has quick and direct transport links that take you straight into all areas of London! There is a bustling café and restaurant culture in Wanstead so you will never be short of places to visit for a treat.
About us
In 2022 we celebrated our 70th anniversary and have 46 branches, 3 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, taking polls with live Q&A’s 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 our 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! #ind1