MERCER & HUGHES

Veterinary Night Nurse Saffron Walden

Our busy veterinary hospital in Saffron Walden is seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and dedicated Registered Veterinary Nurse to provide care for overnight inpatients. This is a great opportunity to join an experienced, fun-loving team of 23 nurses and 14 vets who are always helpful and supportive. There is so much variety and plenty of opportunities to learn new skills. Experience of caring for critical inpatients is preferred as this is a sole charge RVN role.A rolling rota pattern with a great work life balanceWorking on a two-week rolling pattern, the rota allows you to plan in advance and you’ll have lots of downtime to focus on the priorities that matter to you. Work life balance is important to us at Mercer and Hughes and we believe our rota pattern strikes that perfect balance. Your rota pattern will be as follows;Week 1Friday night – 8pm to 8am Saturday night – 7pm to 8am Sunday night – 7pm to 8amWeek 2 Monday night – 8pm to 8am Tuesday night – 8pm to 8amThere is also the opportunity to pick up additional hours.Support and development for our experienced teamOur experienced team will ensure you have all the support and development you need. We have nurses with cat behaviour, ECC and anaesthesia certificates as well as nurses who hold qualifications in animal rehab. If there is a particular interest which will benefit the practice we will look at helping to fund should it be over the £500 CPD allowance. We actively encourage further studies and pay additional for certificate holders.A fully equipped hospital with high standards and brilliant careThe hospital, which is now offering first opinion referrals, offers a great working space which has a brand new separate dog and cat ward and also consists of an in-house laboratory, modern theatre and x-ray with ample off road parking. The hospital is also fully equipped with orthopaedic equipment and scopes. We are close to all a