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Job title: Registered Veterinary Nurse 

Salary :£30,000 (DOE) 

Location: Colne Valley Vets,Colchester branch. 

Job Type: Permanent,full time. 

Hours: An average of 40 hours per week.Monday to Friday shifts vary from from 8-19.30,1 in 6 Saturdays and Sunday morning if required. 

Colchester is a historic market town with lovely surrounding countryside, 25 minutes to the coast and just 45 minutes by train into London. 

Our Colchester practice benefits from five dedicated consulting rooms, a separate exotics ward, full x-ray and ultrasound facilities, 3 different types of endoscope, a dedicated surgical theatre and much more! We also have a branch practice in Wivenhoe offering consults. We have a large and experienced team of 12 Vets and 13 Nurses who work extremely well together. Colne Valley Vets is a very enjoyable place to work and each and every team member is valued for their skills and ideas. We believe we provide an extremely friendly environment for our patients and clients, putting them at the heart of everything that we do. 

Colne Valley are looking for an enthusiastic and caring nurse to join their team of 13 nurses and 3 PCA’S.If you’re passionate about setting high standards of care with a kind and empathetic nature they  would like to hear from you. 

Roles & Responsibility :

You will be doing what you do best—nursing. We fully utilise  our nurses and encourage them to excel in all areas.You will be fully supported to achieve this by fantastic customer care and patient care assistant teams. We are excited to welcome another member to our supportive and friendly team. 

Benefits Include 

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave 

RCVS and VDS fees paid 

External CPD funded 

Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program 

Career progression opportunities 

Staff discount schemes 

Life Assurance 

Enhanced sickness pay 

Enhanced equal family leave 

E-car salary sacrifice scheme 

Recruitment referral reward scheme 

Wellness program including: 

Employee assistance program 

Eyecare voucher scheme 

Free annual Flu jab 

Cycle to work scheme 

About us: 

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent full-time RVN to join us at our purpose-built small animal practice in Colchester. Colne Valley Vets has been part of the Colchester community for 75 years. We have an interesting and varied small animal and exotics caseload. 

If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with our Talent Acquisition Specialist  Purvi at Purvi.Kataria@linnaeusgroup.co.uk 

Salary Value: £30,000;

Salary Description: negotiable, depending on experience;

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world, allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus?

-    We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

-    We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet

-    We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion

-    We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or for more information or please reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk