The Bilton Veterinary Centre is looking for a qualified RVN to join our friendly team.   We are looking for someone with good confidence in all aspects of routine nursing.

This includes anaesthesia, in-patient care, nurse-lead clinics, and clinical skills, along with client education including ideas for social media and website content. 

Ideally we are looking for someong to work 30hrs/week but we are happy to consider applications for FULL TIME or PART TIME roles.   We are also happy to consider FLEXIBLE WORKING patterns as well.

We are the oldest established practice in Rugby, having been formed over 75 years ago.  We used to be a mixed practice but for the past 12 years have been purely small animal.  We aspire to offer excellent veterinary treatment and client care.  We do most work "in-house" but do refer out if the need arises.

We have recently become part of the Independent Vet Care family of practices and so we are welcoming all the benefits and investments that this can bring!

Currently we have a great team of ten veterinary nurses working alongside the seven vets.   The vets have particular interests in Orthopaedics, Soft Tissue Surgery, Ophthalmology, Imaging, Cardiology, Feline Medicine and General Medicine.

The nursing team is developing interests in Physiotherapy, Anaesthetics, Dentistry, Behaviour and Pain Management.

Our single site practice offers ample opportunities for a variety of roles to be undertaken from within one busy hub.

Where possible, we really encourage our nurses to follow their interests and build up their own area of expertise.

We are also ISFM Cat Friendly Accredited too!

We work out of single site and so there is no branch work.  We have five consulting rooms, large main waiting area and a specific cat waiting room.  We also have separate cat kennels, a separate large dog kennels and even a separate small furry ward too!  We also have a recently refurbished dedicated isolation suite too.

We have two sterile theatres, and two dental/dirty stations too.  Along with the usual equipment we have also invested in:

• Digital AGFA Radiography
• New IMS Digital Dental Radiography
• ESOATE MyLab Ultrasound with Cardiac probes and full colour Doppler
• Tonopen Ocular Tonometry and Slit Lamp
• IDEXX Catalyst Biochemisty and Procyte Haematology
  
• ECG machine
• Four Humphrey ADE Anaesthetic Circuits
• Gima Electrosurgical Unit
• Blood Pressure and Pulse Oximetry
• 2x Multi-parameter monitoring
  

We also have ample on-site staff parking too!

Further development of your skills and interests are important to us.  In order to help you progress we offer:

• FTE CPD Budget of £500/year and up to 3 days available for further training.
• Our salary scale is currently above the SPVS average, and is commensurate with your experience.
• We also will pay your RCVS RVN listing fee membership for you.

We have regular in-house CPD sessions from external providers and are planning on doing more internal training sessions as well.

Salary, Rotas, Holidays, and Work-Life Balance.

We are a busy practice and so your days will be varied and interesting!  A good work-life balance (in what can be a highly stressful profession) is really important to us.

The FTE role is a 40hr week with a variety of available shift-patterns.

• You will receive 25 days holiday per year, in addition to Bank Holidays.
• A day off on your Birthday!
  
• We have a very supportive clinical team.
  
• We have a happy and friendly work atmosphere with a good "team-spirit".
  
• We have an active social life with regular meals out, pub trips, cinema outings etc.

Our working day is 08.00am to 19.30pm with a variety of shifts to cover this.

We are happy to consider either 5 days of 8hrs shift, or 4 days of 10hrs shifts with a day off each week.  Pro-rata Part-Time applications or job shares can also be considered.

The Full Time Salary is up to £30,500 depending on experience and years qualified.

We are exceptionally proud of our practice, and it has a great reputation locally.  Our thriving Facebook Page , along with the raft of Google Reviews and Vet Help Direct reviews are testimony to the standards that we aim to achieve.

An interest in Social Media work would also be an advantage to our team!

Rugby is ideally situated for motorway networks and rail links in all directions.   We are surrounded by lovely countryside and despite being quite a way from the sea are lucky to be next to a large reservoir.  Travel into neighbouring Leamington and Coventry as well as Rugby gives lots of options for entertainment and amenities.