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We are seeking a Ninja Nurse to join our team!
As a Ninja Nurse, you will rotate across various hospital departments, including ward areas, imaging to support sedations, oncology, and theatre. You’ll collaborate closely with the wider nursing team to support all clinical services, ensuring smooth case flow throughout each department.
This role gives the successful candidate an opportunity to explore the referral hospital and expand on their referral experience and knowledge. We are looking for a dynamic and hard-working nurse who is willing to move around the hospital, under the direction of the Senior Nursing Management and Head Nurse team. This role would be ideal for someone that is wanting to work in the referral setting without selecting one specialism.
We are ideally looking for a nurse with at least 1-year experience as a qualified nurse. While experience in a referral environment is desirable, it is not essential. You will also have the opportunity to assist with the teaching and supervision of Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing undergraduates during their clinical rotations.
Flexibility is essential, as the role requires participation in a weekend and bank holiday rota.
Role Details:
- Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week
- OOH Commitment: 1 in 6 weekends (working Saturday and Sunday), plus a fair share of bank holidays
- Salary: £26,725.60 - £34,726.93 (dependent on experience)
Benefits and wellbeing
Our people are at the heart of what we do and as your employer we want to ensure we offer flexibility, support and staff development, where possible, through:
Time off
- 5 weeks holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
- Additional holiday entitlement for Long Service
Wellbeing
- On site Mental Health Champions
- EDI committee
- Employee Forum – to ensure all employees voices can be heard
- Menopause Café
- Wellbeing talks and events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity and paternity pay (after 2 years’ service)
Health
- SimplyHealth Cashplan membership
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Free Specsavers eye test voucher
General
- Free onsite parking
- U2 bus service link to Bristol
- Annual CPD allowance
- Employee discount
- Generous pension scheme – we match up to 8% pension contributions
- Reimbursement of one professional membership fee per year
How to apply
If this role sounds like the right fit for you, don’t delay, click ‘Apply’ and begin your career with Langford Vets.
Langford Vets is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Closing date: 20th April 2025
Job Description
Responsibilities
Job purpose
Job Title: Ninja Nurse
Reports To: Clinical Nursing Lead
Job Purpose:
The main purpose of the post is to support the hospital with an ability to staff in a dynamic way. These roles will rotate around the hospital, primarily in medicine, surgery/neurology ward and theatres. The nurse/s within this role will be moved to support areas dependent on clinical and staffing needs. This role will assist with inpatient care, procedures, surgical theatre cases and general maintenance and upkeep of the hospital. They would participate in an OOH weekend rota. This role will work within the terms of the RCVS guide to professional conduct.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Carry out clinical nursing duties throughout the Small Animal Hospital, under the direction of the head nurses, assistant nursing manager and nursing manager.
- Dispensing and administration (under the direct supervision of a veterinary surgeon) medication to animals, maintaining accurate stock control and following protocols relating to drug holding, dispensing, handling, and giving clear and accurate instructions to clients when dispensing medication.
- Maintaining accurate patient records with regards to all clinical notes, treatment, diagnoses, client communication and client/patient information.
- Ensuring that all procedures and consumable are accurately invoiced on patients accounts for duration of stay.
- Participating in clinical governance activities for the hospital, including significant event reporting, M&M discussions, clinical audit, evidence-based medicine and reflective learning.
- Keep up to date with CPD in line with RCVS guidelines.
- Teaching of veterinary and veterinary nursing undergraduates during clinical rotations. Acting as a clinical coach to veterinary nursing undergraduates (training can be completed once started if not already obtained).
- Communication with owners regarding in-patients as appropriate, to include liaison with the nursing team and arranging owner visits.
- Support with routine discharge appointments, to include instructions/advice on likely side effects of medications, clinical responses, and management of patient.
- Ensure stock levels of equipment and consumables is monitored, restock as necessary.
- Assessment and supervision of BVSc and VNPA undergraduates during clinical rotations. To include undertaking the role of Clinical Coach and professional mentor
- Provision of CPD for internal and external nurses, to include webinars and presentations
- Maintaining a good working relationship with all team members.
- Communicating in an effective and pleasant manner with clients and colleagues.
- Carry out all other reasonable duties as requested by the line manager.
- Ensuring standard operating protocols (SOP's) for area are available, relevant, and up to date.
- Proactively identify and act upon opportunities for business improvement. Openly identify and discuss problems in order to implement and sustain improvements that increase the value we deliver to our, clients, employees, and students.
Person Specification
Person Specification
The skills, abilities, experience and knowledge outlined below provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively.
Essential |
Desirable |
Registered and clinically experienced Veterinary Nurse with a minimum of 12 months working as a VN in clinical practice |
Experience of working within a referral environment |
Able to carry out veterinary nursing duties as listed above |
Advanced Diploma or similar |
RCVS Listed Veterinary Nurse |
Clinical coach or similar |
Communicating effectively with clients |
Interest in advancing own qualifications |
Ability to work within a team |
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Ability to act independently |
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Flexible approach to work |
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Eligibility to work in the UK |