Student Equine Veterinary Nurse

We are looking for a Student Equine Veterinary Nurse!

Role Overview

We are looking for a positive and self-motivated Student Equine Nurse to work alongside our vets and nursing team to provide high quality care to our equine patients, who wish to pursue a career as an Equine Veterinary Nurse.

Your Main Duties Will Include

• Assisting with a variety of veterinary procedures including lameness examinations, standing surgery, diagnostic imaging, gastroscopy, endoscopy, artificial insemination and shockwave.
• Trotting up, lunging and holding/preparing horses for procedures.
• Communicating with colleagues, and raising any concerns regarding the health and welfare of the patient with the case vet or senior nursing team.
• Daily care of in-patients including grooming.
• General cleanliness of the hospital, yard and stables including infection prevention and control. Following isolation policies and procedures, and undertaking post discharge infection control procedures.
• Cleaning and sterilising surgical equipment.
• Daily and weekly cleaning procedures in the hospital.
• Provide excellent customer service to clients and adhere to confidentiality and data protection guidelines.
• Monitor and maintain stock levels.
• Paddock maintenance.
• Turning out horses and bringing in.
• Required skills and experience
  
  

You must have a desire to pursue a career in Equine Veterinary Nursing, have experience handling a variety of horses, able to work independently and as part of a small team, have a passion for horses, be self motivated and able to prioritise work, be a good time keeper, have good attention to detail, be hardworking, have 5 GCSE's including A-C (or 4 - 9) in Mathematics, English Language, a Science, and 2 additional subjects. You must also be 16 years and older.

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week Monday-Friday. There are weekends involved on a rota basis.

Experienced, Friendly Supportive Team

Scarsdale Equine vets are part of a large, multisite, all species practice with the farm and equine facility based on the east side of semirural Derby. We are a friendly, supportive team with a range of experience from recent graduates to experienced vets and certificate holders, covering all aspects of first opinion equine care with excellent support staff. We have a range of good diagnostic equipment, in house laboratory, inpatient and surgical facilities which allow us to do our job to a high level.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from:

• 6.6 Weeks annual leave
• Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance
• 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
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
• Pension scheme
• Discounted staff pet care