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Linnaeus Lead Theatre Registered Veterinary Nurse in Ashford, United Kingdom
Job Title: Lead Theatre Registered Veterinary Nurse
Salary: £31,604.50 per annum
Location: Cinque Ports Vets, Kingsnorth
Job type: Permanent
Hours: 40.78 hours per week, 2 in 9 Saturday shifts (one as TOIL)
Your role and responsibilities
We're looking for a pro--active and experienced nurse who loves theatre and shares our passion for incredible standards of care with a gentle, kind and empathetic nature.
You will work closely with the Clinical Nurse Manager and other lead nurses to implement, and continually improve, a procedure plan that supports efficiency and an excellent patient journey.
You'll support the team to undertake tasks such as consistent ASA scoring, completion of a surgical safety checklist and the introduction of lower flow anaesthesia as standard.
As part of our aim fully utilise our nurses and patient care assistants, you'll be developing team knowledge and roles within theatre, including encouraging appropriate CPD completion.
You will also be responsible for performing regular audits (including a review of Vetsafe reporting where appropriate), share the results with the practice senior leadership team and make changes where appropriate.
Benefits include
5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
RCVS and VDS fees paid
External CPD funded
Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
Career progression opportunities
Staff discount schemes
Life Assurance
Enhanced sickness pay
Enhanced equal family leave
Recruitment referral reward scheme
E-car salary sacrifice scheme
Wellness program including:
Employee assistance program
Eyecare voucher scheme
Free annual Flu jab
Cycle to work scheme
About us
At Cinque Ports we do things a little differently. We asked some of our fabulous nurse team what their favourite things are about working at Cinque Ports:
"We use multi-modal analgesia with pain scores. We even use local anaesthetic for our neutering's as standard."
"Our standard of care is on a referral centre level, but we are a close knit team with a family feel and no out of hours"
"We have the time to spend with those nervous patients, we use lots of social clinics, we use fear free handing and chemical restraint where necessary and we never, ever scruff cats! "
"It's the little things like having a calm, quiet, cat waiting area - cat ward. The cats are never anywhere near any dogs and there are plenty of cat castles, roomy kennels and lots of Pet Remedy"
If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with our Talent Acquisition Specialist Paige at Paige.Suckley@linnaeusgroup.co.uk