If you're an RVN who loves the variety of branch life, enjoys building lasting relationships with clients, and fancies a role where your nursing skills genuinely make a difference, then our Chingford team would love to meet you.
Nestled on the edge of the beautiful Epping Forest, Chingford offers the best of both worlds. Green open spaces for your lunch break stroll, plenty of local cafés, and excellent transport links into London when you fancy swapping woodland trails for city lights.
About your new role!
Our friendly first opinion GP practice in Chingford is looking for an RVN to join the team on a part-time basis, working 2 days per week (averaging 16 hours).
There are no on-call requirements, meaning when you finish work, you can actually finish work.
We’re looking for someone who's happy to take the lead alongside their vet, keeping the day running smoothly, supporting clients, and making the practice feel like the welcoming community hub it already is. If you enjoy autonomy, solving the occasional curveball, and making each day your own, you'll fit right in.
As a branch RVN some of your duties will include:
- Running nurse consultations and providing evidence-based patient care.
- Supporting surgical procedures and diagnostic work within your scope of practice.
- Dispensing and managing medications in line with current legislation and RCVS guidance.
- Maintaining accurate and detailed clinical records.
- Referring cases appropriately to our hospital teams when required.
- Working collaboratively with your veterinary surgeon to ensure the practice runs efficiently.
- Supporting and mentoring colleagues where appropriate.
- Help maintain clinical standards and ensuring practice protocols are followed.
Alongside your branch team, you'll have ongoing support from your Regional Manager, Regional Head Vet and the wider Goddard network whenever you need it.
Chingford benefits from excellent support from our nearby 24-hour Wanstead Veterinary Hospital, giving you access to experienced clinicians, out-of-hours care and advanced referral services.
Now let’s delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:
The salary band for this position, inclusive of a weekend rotation, averaging 16 hours, is £12,800 to £14,400 (£32,000 to £36,000 FTE) depending on prior experience and allowing room for professional 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 rate)
-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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!