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Registered Veterinary Nurse - Clinical Team Leader - Wards

Swift Referrals, Wetherby, Thorp Arch Estate Wetherby, Yorkshire & The Humber

Discipline: Wards

Full Time

Up to £39,950 DOE

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We are delighted to be accepting applications for an RVN Clinical Team Leader to manage our Wards team and ensure the smooth and efficient running of the department. 

Discover a world of opportunity at Swift Referrals


As the Wards Clinical Team Leader, you will lead and manage a dedicated team of 10 Wards Nurses and Animal Care Assistants, as well as overseeing our Senior OOH Nurses to support them with leading our night teams. Ensuring excellent patient care within the hospital, you will work closely with clinicians from all disciplines to deliver individualised, gold-standard care to hospitalised patients. Your role will also involve overseeing team workflow, ensuring procedures are completed in a timely manner and according to company SOPs. We have dedicated kennels, cattery and ICU wards where we see a mixture of inpatients from our referral services, as well as cases from Swift Emergencies which is our first opinion emergency service.

Clinical nursing duties include a mixture of:

  • Post op patient care (soft tissue and orthopaedics)
  • Complex medical cases including oncology patients
  • A varied OOH caseload
  • ECC/intensive care cases

  • There is great opportunity to utilise and advance your nursing skills such as placement and/or maintenance of central catheters, PICC lines, arterial lines etc. Additionally, you will support the development and training of your team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement, while proactively managing staffing levels to meet service demand. 

    Join a team you’re proud to be a part of 


    Opened in 2019 and purpose-built to industry leading standards, Swift Referrals is a multidisciplinary referral hospital offering the very best in veterinary excellence, all under one roof. We specialise in the areas of orthopaedics, neurology, internal medicine and soft tissue surgery, housing world-class facilities on our premises from advanced imaging machines to specialist treatment and aftercare rooms. We have 1.5T Siemens MRI scanner, 128 Slice GE CT scanner, doppler ultrasound, endoscopy, arthroscopy and state-of-the-art operating theatres, and separate dog and cat wards. We also have a dedicated ECC and OOH centre which houses a large ICU for our critical patients. We are fully committed to the wellbeing of our team of over 80 employees, and we are thrilled to see how this is reflected in the consistent positive feedback in our team satisfaction surveys. 

    Is this the role for you?


    We are looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse with leadership experience, preferably in a referral hospital environment. You will possess strong organisational and problem-solving skills, enabling you to manage workloads efficiently. You will be a compassionate and approachable leader, inspiring and developing your team while maintaining excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to foster professional relationships across the hospital. A commitment to delivering the highest standard of patient and client care, aligned with the values of IVC Evidensia, is essential. 

    Working pattern


    This is a full-time position consisting of 40 hours per week, worked over 4 or 5 days. There is also an occasional weekend rota if extra support is needed, and this is supplemented with TOIL. As our Wards CTL will offer support to our Senior OOH Nurses, we would expect some later shifts to facilitate crossover with our nights team at handover times.

    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 up to £39,900pa, you will benefit from – 

    Work-life Balance

     
  • 6.6 weeks annual leave pro-rata 
  • Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service 
  • Your birthday as a paid day off 
  • Relocation allowance

  • 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, including discounted gym membership 
  • Non-accidental injury case support 

  • Development 


  • £550 CPD allowance with 3 days paid pro rata 
  • Certificate, Diploma and VTS 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 Programme  

  • Professional Memberships 


  • 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   

  • 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. 

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    Swift Referrals, Wetherby

    Unit 706, Avenue E West, Thorp Arch Estate Wetherby, LS23 7GA, United Kingdom

    Animals treated

    Small animals

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    Any questions before applying?

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

    Lead Talent Partner

    Helen Paddison

    helen.paddison@ivcevidensia.com