Veterinary Nurse

Do you want to create a better world for animals? At the RSPCA, we believe all animals deserve kindness and respect. We work for the benefit of every animal as well as pets, that includes farmed animals, wildlife, and animals used in science. Choose a career with us and make a difference for every kind.

We're looking for two Veterinary Nurses to join our clinical team at the Birmingham Animal Hospital on a permanent and 12-month fixed-term contract.

You'll be working as part of a passionate team of welfare minded clinical staff, reporting into one of our Nursing Team Leaders.

Working hours: 35 hours per week, lending itself to a healthy work/life balance.

Rota are on a shift basis over a 10 week rolling rota giving you the chance to plan ahead for the year.

• Day shifts 8:00am - 3:30pm
• Evening shifts 2:30pm - 10:00pm
• Nights 10:00pm - 8:00am once every 10 weeks for which you'll receive a night shift allowance of 33% of your basic hourly rate.

Birmingham Animal Hospital is located in a charming rural setting amongst 70 acres of countryside, but has excellent motorway access and is 20 minutes drive from central Birmingham. It consists of a friendly and enthusiastic team of 22 Veterinary Nurses, 5 Student Veterinary Nurses, 5 VCAs and 11 Vet Surgeons. The Hospital itself is nice and spacious with modern facilities, and equipment.

The management team are extremely passionate about personal growth, and are always striving to nurture a thriving environment.

Our Veterinary Nurses are integral to the smooth running of the busy hospital. As a Veterinary Nurse you will carry out nursing duties to a unique variety of animal welfare cases predominantly cats and dog s

The hospital works directly to help animals most in need by supporting the work of the RSPCA's Inspectors, animal centres and branches, providing essential veterinary care around the clock.

Are you ready to join our movement?

• Welfare and case work support - including triage;
• Work collaboratively to maintain clean environments to minimise disease risks in the hospital environment;
• Anaesthetic monitoring, perioperative nursing care and theatre practice working in a busy and modern operating theatre suite;
• Maintain up to date and accurate clinical records;
• Dispense drugs in accordance with professional guidelines and clinic rules;
• Maintaining a high level of clinical hygiene and biosecurity throughout the hospital;
• Undertake continuing professional and personal development associated with the role.

Please only apply for this role if you are a qualified Veterinary Nurse registered with the RCVS along with proven previous experience of working in a relevant discipline, for example within a veterinary practice, wildlife rehabilitation, animal centre or similar.

Our Veterinary Nurses must also be able to demonstrate that they:

• Have strong communication skills;
• Are able to assess and make evidenced based clinical decisions;
• Are able and willing to work autonomously and be an excellent team player;
• Have strong prioritisation skills and are highly organised;
• Are a strong problem solver, with a proven ability to use their initiative.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK  as we are unable to sponsor visas at the RSPCA.

Successful candidates for certain RSPCA roles may need to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We want to ensure we do all we can to give you a positive candidate experience through our recruitment. Whilst we do try to give feedback where we can, sometimes due to receiving high levels of applications, this may not always be possible

We are building the future of a diverse Society, and our priority is to support animal welfare by finding people from all backgrounds who are committed to our mission. For this reason we actively encourage a wide diversity of applications - in particular from members of minority ethnic groups, and people with disabilities - as these candidates are currently under-represented at the RSPCA.

We're here to support you and encourage you to let us know if you need any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please feel free to contact us at resourcingteam@rspca.org.uk or 0300 123 0685 so we can ensure the process works for you.