Registered Veterinary Nurse - Internal Medicine/Oncology
Hamilton Specialist Referrals, High Wycombe, South East
Discipline: Internal Medicine
Flexible
Up to £33,000 per annum (pro-rata)
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This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career within a supportive, specialist team. If you have a passion for oncology and internal medicine, thrive in a dynamic environment, and are looking for a role where you can truly make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
Your Future Role
As a key member of the nursing team, you will play a vital role in supporting the growth of our internal medicine and oncology departments, ensuring patients receive the highest level of care throughout their treatment. Your work will directly impact the well-being of patients while also providing crucial support to our specialists and clients during their treatment journey.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with administering chemotherapy and support the team in maintaining health and safety protocols.
- Monitor anaesthesia/sedation during procedures and assist with patient recovery.
- Serve as a point of contact for clients, providing updates and answering queries.
- Assist the nursing team leaders in maintaining essential resources and equipment for the internal medicine and oncology departments.
- Support our specialists during consultations and procedures.
Supporting you in your new role
Experience within a referral setting is preferred but not essential, as we have a structured 6-week induction mentoring programme combined with a 6-month training period designed to support all new nurses. We are also proud to offer central support via IVC Evidensia’s ‘Introduction to Referral Nursing’ training modules, specifically designed for RVNs moving from first opinion to referral. To be successful you will be a proactive, enthusiastic, and approachable person who is not only a great team player but can also use their own initiative and self- motivate. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to multi-task with a flexible approach to working, are a must.
Love Where You Work
Situated just outside of High Wycombe (J4, M40) Buckinghamshire, we deliver world-class exemplary clinical services, with a clear focus on the people that make that a reality. By nurturing our workforce, we can offer the very best services to the pets entrusted into our care as well as to their owners.
Hamilton Specialist Referrals was born of the belief that there is room for a new wave of veterinary excellence across the UK. There is a strong focus on providing a personal and reassuring client experience from first contact through to discharge. Excellent clinical care delivered in a friendly and supportive manner to referring vets, is paramount to the team. The hospital is operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and can offer the most advanced treatment options available for orthopaedic, neurology, soft tissue, oncology, and internal medicine cases.
Our core ethos here at HSR is based on appreciation of our staff. Curating and developing a friendly, close-knit team is a central part of our working environment. Further qualifications and certificates are encouraged and fully supported as we feel strongly about our employees' right to enjoy work and develop rewarding careers. We have a dedicated team of over 100 people, including 11 specialists, 25 RVNs, and various support teams
Working Pattern
We are currently offering both full-time or part-time positions.
A full-time position averages 37 hours per week, either across 4 or 5 days. Our team works varied shifts on rotational basis, the earliest start being 07:00 and the latest finish is 20:30. There is a 1 in 6 weekend rota for which TOIL is given, and you would ordinarily work 2 bank holidays per year.
For part-time we will be looking for someone to work up to 24 hours per week, comprising of three 8 hour shifts per week, rotating between earlies (07:00 start) mids (10:00 start) and lates (12:00 start). There is a 1 in 6 weekend rota for which TOIL is given, and you would ordinarily work 2 bank holidays per year.
Because our employee’s matter
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary of up to £33,000 (pro-rata for part-time employees), you will benefit from (please note some benefits will be subject to pro-rata):
Work-life balance
- 6.6 weeks annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
- Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
Wellbeing
- Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
- Private medical insurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
Development
- CPD allowance
- Certificate support
- Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
- Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
- All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
- Infection Prevention and Control Programme
- Quality Improvement Programmeď‚·
Professional memberships
- VDS cover
- RCVS fees
- Additional Relocation allowance
- Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
- Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
- Discounted staff pet care
As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.