Love a busy hospital? Enjoy a bit of pressure? Prefer your working days to have more variety than a tennis rally? Then Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital might just be your next match.
Nestled in the heart of Wimbledon Village, around a 10-minute walk from Wimbledon Junction station, giving you easy access to the District Line and the rest of London, our 24-hour hospital is looking for an RVN to join our large and experienced nursing team. This is a rare opportunity to join Stone Lion, and RVN roles here don't come up often, so if you're thinking "I'd love to have a look at this one"... consider that your ball is officially in our court.
The Rota
This is a full-time role with a 1:4 full weekend rota, 1-2 bank holidays per year.
And before you start wondering whether we're going to make you play five sets every weekend... you'll get TOIL for your weekends worked. There is no on-call requirement for this role
What will you be getting yourself into:
Stone Lion is a very busy 24-hour hospital with a varied caseload covering routine procedures, emergency and critical care, alongside internal referrals from surrounding Goddard practices.
You'll get plenty of opportunity to get stuck into:
- Ward nursing
- Theatre and anaesthesia
- Inpatient care and procedures
- Consult support
- Emergency and critical care
- Keeping everything clean, organised and ready for the next patient
- Acting as Charge Nurse on weekends when required
And because no two days in a hospital are quite the same, you'll have the chance to work across different areas rather than being permanently positioned in one end of the building.
Stone Lion also has a fantastic range of expertise on site, including orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery, dermatology and physiotherapy, as well as all the facilities you'd expect from an RCVS Accredited 24-hour hospital. We're also ISFM Silver Award Cat Friendly, because our feline patients have made it very clear that they expect standards.
Who are we looking for:
We're looking for an RVN with good hospital and anaesthesia experience, who enjoys a busy environment and likes being part of a proper team. Perhaps you're already an experienced hospital RVN looking for your next challenge.
Or maybe you've been working in first opinion for a while and are ready to take your nursing skills to the next level.
What’s on offer:
£32,000–£36,000 per annum
- 6.6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
- CPD budget every year + up to 2 days' paid CPD leave
- Paid 30-minute lunch breaks
- Private medical healthcare scheme at a reduced rate
- Medical cashback incentives
Think this could be your next match:
If you're an RVN who thrives in a hospital environment, loves a varied caseload and wants to join a genuinely experienced team, we'd love to hear from you.
Hit Apply Now and your application will be with our recruitment team in under 60 seconds.
Alternatively, email Ashley at [email protected] if you'd like to ask a question, arrange a chat, or simply find out what other opportunities might be available.
Benefits for this role include
- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time)
- Paid 30-minute lunch breaks
- Colleague introduction reward (for the introduction of vets and RVNs)
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
- Medical cashback plan. Refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
- Professional membership fees covered
- 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 [email protected] for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!