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Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Glaven Veterinary Practice, Holt, Holt, East of England

Discipline: Small Animal

Part Time, Flexible

Up to £30,000 DOE

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An opportunity has become available to join our team at Glaven as an RVN on a FTC

About Us


We are a forward thinking practice located in the Georgian town of Holt, on the beautiful North Norfolk coast. Glaven Vets has been part of the local community since the 1960’s, providing the highest standard of veterinary care for your pets, whilst offering a personal touch. We have great facilities as well as separate cat and dog waiting area and wards. Our team consists of 4 vets (supported by long term locums), 7 RVN's, 1 SVN and 2 ANA's as well as a team of support staff

Working primarily at our main Holt branch with some cover at our Wells-next-to-sea branch undertaking nurse consults.  We are Practice Standard accredited RVN Training practice.

The nurse team are an integral part of our team and work in all areas of the practice covering nurse consultations to include; weight clinics, 6 month checks, nail trimming, nutrition chats and many more. Patient nursing including critical care patient nursing, scrub nurse duties, patient triage, blood sampling and catheter placement, anaesthetics of mainly small animals and occasionally exotics, radiography, lab and microscope work, and importantly maintaining health and safety standards and hygiene protocols. CPD is encouraged and well supported with an excellent CPD budget and additional staff benefits.

Flexible working that offers real flex


We offer flexible working patterns that flex with you and your lifestyle. Whether you are looking to flex your rota hours to balance the school holidays, fix to navigate the school runs or just looking to strike that balance between home and work life. We can offer flexibility that actually works for you.

A standard working day in the practice starts at 8:30 and finishes at 18:30, we are looking for cover for 24 hours a week and 1 in 9 Saturday mornings but no out of hours commitment.  Salary up to £30,000 DOE pro rata.  This is a FTC for 9 months.

Because our people 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, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

  • 6.6 weeks annual leave
  • Your birthday as a paid day off

  • Wellbeing

  • Private medical insurance
  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing
  • Non-accidental injury support

  • Development

  • £550 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata
  • 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
  • All our Vets get £1250 per annum to spend via our Care Fund
  • Infection Prevention and Control Programme
  • Quality Improvement Programme

  • Professional Memberships

  • BVA membership
  • VDS cover
  • RCVS fees

  • Additional

  • Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
  • Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
  • Discounted staff pet care

  • At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, 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.
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    Glaven Veterinary Practice, Holt

    Oakland House, Old Station Way, Holt, NR25 6DH, United Kingdom

    Animals treated

    Small animals

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    Any questions before applying?

    Speak to Amelia Bateman from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.

    Talent Partner

    Amelia Bateman

    amelia.bateman@ivcevidensia.com