Registered Veterinary Nurse in Rustington

Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse that enjoys a varied role? Want to join a practice that will take an active part in progressing your skillset and career?

If you are looking for an amazing working environment, a friendly, supportive team with flexible working options, you will get it all here at Pet Doctors. Our Pet Doctors Hub is made up of 3 branch practices in Rustington, Felpham and Chichester. This role would be working across our Felpham and Rustington branches. Our nursing team are constantly engaged due to encouragement of autonomy, whilst ensuring that they are still supported as much as required.

Your role will include a variety of duties including:

• Nurse consultations
• Radiography
• Phlebotomy
• Anaesthesiology

We encourage individual interests, and there is plenty of scope for the right RVN to run their own clinics in practice. At the Rustington and Felpham branches, you will be supported by an incredible team of Vets, Nurses, and Patient Care Assistants, some of which have been with Pet Doctors for over ten years! We pride ourselves on maintaining excellent work life balance, and share working shift patterns out fairly.

Both Felpham and Rustington are based in lovely coastal villages, and the practices maintain a warm family feel. We are at an exciting time for these two clinics, where we are developing both the clinical and nursing offerings and would love the right person to work alongside us to do this.

In your new role you will be working 40 hours per week. Your role will be based at Rustington and Felpham but you may be occasionally asked to work at other branches when needed. There is also share of a 1:5 Saturday rota, this may be either based at our Rustington or Chichester sites.

We can also give you clear support and progression with our Nursing Career Pathway. As part of our mission to be the employer of choice within the Veterinary industry, we have launched our ‘Nursing Career Pathway' which has been developed to give a clear career progression route for nurses across our first opinion, referral, and equine practices. As a Nurse within our CVS family, you truly can have a lifelong career which can take you in many directions. Be the Nurse you want to be!

What we offer:

• Professional memberships funded (RCVS & VDS)
• CPD and further studies encouraged – your learning and clinical growth is important to us!
• 5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays (or equivalent), plus the option to purchase an additional two weeks leave per year with our Buy/Sell holiday scheme
• Long Service Holiday – receive 1 extra days leave each year in your first 5 years at CVS
• Workplace pension scheme
• Mental Health first aiders - our people are at the heart of what we do, and your health & wellbeing matters!
• Maternity/Adoption Pay – 10 weeks full pay and 10 weeks half pay
• Paternity Pay and Shared Parental Leave
• Fertility and pregnancy loss policy
• Cycle to work scheme, saving 25-39% on a bike and accessories!
• Discounted pet treatments
• Employee Assistance Program: 24/7 365 days a year helpline to support you and your immediate family when you need it the most
• Discounted UK gym membership with Gym Flex
• Performance bonus scheme
• Save as you Earn Scheme (SAYE)
• Internal career progression and transfers available – with a network of over 500 practices, we can support you should you need to relocate

CVS is committed to being a fully inclusive place to work where all our colleagues are encouraged and supported to be themselves, where difference is celebrated and where everyone feels able to deliver their best. We are also determined to build a workforce that is more representative of our diverse communities and the people we provide our services to.

Interested? Please click apply now! For further details or an informal chat, please contact Emily in the recruitment team at emily.card@cvsvets.com