Medivet Dorchester Hospital is currently seeking a Night Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their dedicated team at their well-equipped, busy hospital.
This part-time, permanent position offers an excellent opportunity to develop nursing skills in medical and surgical nursing, working alongside a dedicated night veterinary surgeon. The working pattern is 5 nights on 9 nights off on a rolling rota. This is a sole nursing charge position.
The welcoming and social team at Medivet Dorchester 24-hour offer a range of experience and skill within the practice and area, including working alongside certificate holders and experienced ECC colleagues. The practice provides out of hour care, hospitalisation and case work up for our surrounding branches and other non-Medivet clinics, as well as first opinion provision within the week.
Dorchester is equipped with excellent facilities and handles a wide and complex caseload, making it an ideal environment for veterinary professionals looking to grow in both first-opinion and advanced care.
The practice has been fully refurbished and includes a CT suite, two surgical theatres, ultrasound and endoscopy.
Your career means more than a rota and a job title, that’s why we offer:
Health and wellbeing
- Private Medical Insurance and Health Cash Plan from day one
- 24/7 counselling and wellbeing support
- Life Assurance 3 x salary
Annual leave
- 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising with length of service
- Extra ‘Day for You’, a paid day off just for you
Learning and development
- £750 CPD allowance plus 2 days’ paid leave per year
- Access to Clinical Communities, internal CPD and our 24-hour hospitals
- Funded certificates and internal career pathways
Additional support
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- Cycle to Work
- Season Ticket loans
- Discounts on Medivet products and services
Lifestyle
- Cycle to Work
- Season Ticket loans
- Discounts on Medivet products and services
About you
You’re a RCVS registered Veterinary Nurse with a passion for delivering exceptional patient and client care. You’re a team player who wants to make a real difference in a practice that values and supports you.
What you’ll be doing
Typically, in this role, you’ll:
• Deliver exceptional care to patients, carrying out nurse led appointments and schedule 3 activities, supporting consults, surgeries and procedures, complying with all regulatory, practice and operational standards
• Deliver patient monitoring and care, and manage admissions and discharges
• Deliver exceptional care to your clients
• Work collaboratively within a supportive team
About Medivet
Medivet is a leading Veterinary care provider, with over 400 practices, including 24-hour centres and referral hospitals, across the UK and Europe. We’re more than a network – we’re a community. We believe in providing the right treatment for our pets and our people. That means giving you the tools, time and support to build the career you want.
