Registered Veterinary Nurse - Nights

Grade UE06: £33,025 to £38,083 per annum pro rata (a dditional 30% Premium Band on contracted hours)

CMVM / R(D)SVS / Hospital for Small Animals

Part-time: averaging 29.2 hours per week

Fixed-term: 16-month contract to cover maternity leave

Shift Pattern: 8pm-8.30am; working 4 shifts on and 8 shifts off in a rolling pattern

We are seeking an experienced RVN who loves everything from triage to trauma. We have a robust training programme where you will learn about all areas of the hospital, both in and out of hours from our experience nursing team.

If you stay calm under pressure, are detail orientated, and enjoy fast-paced problem solving, this is the job for you.

The Opportunity:

We have a dedicated night team who cover 365 days, allowing us to provide 24/7 care to our patients. Our night nurse roles cover everything from ward-based patients, including felines, canines, and exotics as well as our intermediate and emergency & critical care service. You may help with surgeries or endoscopies that run out of hours; therefore this is a fantastic opportunity to potentially learn new skills.

We have three canine wards, four exotics wards, one feline ward, two isolation units, an emergency room as well as our dedicated, continually staffed Intermediate Care and Intensive Care Wards. We provide the highest level of care to our patients around the clock with life-threatening conditions as well as more routine cases.

As part of a rolling pod of three RVNs, you will provide cover for each other’s annual leave or other absence, accruing overtime payment as you do so.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Being an RCVS registered veterinary nurse is essential.
• Excellent organisational and communications skills are essential.
• Keen dedication to teaching the next generation of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses is a must.

Staff benefits include:

• Staff discount for pet treatment.
• Amazing onsite perks:
  • Staff discount for on-site gym and exercises classes https://www.ed.ac.uk/sport-exercise/gym-memberships
  • Free car parking with electric car charging points https://www.ed.ac.uk/transport/driving/ev-charging
  • Two on site canteens.
  • Cycle to work scheme, on-site bike lockers and showers available. https://www.ed.ac.uk/transport/cycling/getting-a-bike/cycle-to-work
• We have a generous external CPD allowance of £800 per annum, paid CPD days and abundant free internal CPD for clinical staff.
• Holiday entitlement 36 days + 4 days public holiday (pro rata)

If you would like to discuss the post further, please contact the senior OOH nurse, Nicola Cochrane: Nicola.Cochrane@ed.ac.uk

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

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