Head Veterinary Nurse
The Vacancy
Head Veterinary Nurse – Cheltenham
Up to £40,000 DOE plus benefits
Relocation allowance of up to £5000
£3000 Recognition bonus pro rata
Join the Team at Vets Now – Providing Exceptional Emergency Pet Care
Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1700 veterinary practices through 60 plus dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals.
Our brand-new Emergency and Critical Care service at Vets Now Cheltenham will be based at the iconic Cheltenham racecourse in a purpose-built, Tier 2 RCVS accredited practice. You’ll be joining a well-established team who already provide a vital out-of-hours service to nearly 30 local practices. With the practice having recently undergone significant equipment investment, you will have everything you need to provide the very best care to all your patients.
Understanding your key role
You will be leader of a large team of vet nurses and clinical support staff in an already well-established clinic. Whilst on clinical shifts you will maintain a high standard of patient care alongside being passionate about developing and coaching your team.
Duties will include, but not limited to:
- Ensuring day-to-day operational and financial management of the clinic is maintained.
- Rota and gaps management.
- Maintaining strong relationships with host practices through regular communications.
- Responsibility for quality control of clinical equipment.
- Team and welfare management, including mentoring and supporting staff, appraisals, performance, and return-to-work tasks.
Key requirements
- Minimum of two years’ experience working in an out of hours and critical care environment.
- Proven experience of managing others, preferably in a veterinary setting.
- Demonstratable experience of managing performance.
- Motivated to maintain high clinic standards.
- Passionate about caring for our clients and their pets.
Working pattern
A full-time role with Vets Now comprises of 40 hours per week. This role will include working as a clinical member of the team on weeknights, 1:2 weekends and bank holidays as well as having dedicated time to carry out management duties and attend meetings.
Shifts will include:
Monday to Friday nights from 19:00 to 08:30
Saturday days from 12:00 to 19:30
Saturday night from 19:00 to 09:00
Sunday days from 08:30 to 19:30
Sunday night from 19:00 to 08:30
Plus, a fair share of bank holidays.
Unlock your potential
We will support you in your development and provide you with access to professional qualifications, such as our widely recognised ECC certificate and industry leading CPD package.
Why Join Us?
- Private medical insurance.
- Enhanced sick and maternity pay.
- 7 weeks annual leave.
- Your birthday as a paid day off.
- £1125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours.
- RCVS fees paid and ECC certificate support.
- Reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100s of retailers.
- UK Standard Pension contributions – 5% Employee/3% Employer.
- Up to 50% discounted staff pet care.
- Death in service of two times annual salary.
If you would like to discuss this vacancy in more detail, please contact Lauren in our Talent Team on 07977940379 or email Lauren.O’Halloran@vets-now.com.
We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
The Company
As the UK’s leading pet emergency service, we have a route to an exciting career in emergency and critical care for veterinary surgeons and registered veterinary nurses, no matter where you are in your career.
Vets Now was founded by Richard Dixon, a veterinary surgeon who understood the pressures of being on-call which also trying to maintain a good quality of life.
Today, almost two decades since Richard did his first out-of-hours shift, we’re still just as passionate about emergency and critical care and our clinics are all managed by people who have worked as frontline vets or vet nurses.
In an emergency, pet owners want to know they’ve got the experts on board. And so do we.
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