Student Veterinary Nurse
Listed on 2025-12-20
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Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care
Animal / Pet Care, Veterinary
We are looking for someone to join our small animal general practice team at our East London vet practice that we can enrol onto a veterinary nursing course at City and Islington College once a 6-month probation period is complete. We are a 4.5 vet team with a support team of qualified nurses, a final year student nurse, care assistants and a dedicated reception team.
Once you have started the course you will have a dedicated clinical coach in the practice and a paid day off to attend college.
- Holding animals for examination and procedures
- Caring for animals in kennels including feeding, grooming and giving medications appropriate to training level
- Helping to take and process blood and other lab samples
- Assisting with preparing animals for surgery and monitoring anaesthetics, appropriate to training level
- Cleaning and sterilising instruments
- Cleaning clinical areas
- Spending some time on reception
- Must have 5 GCSE's (or equivalent) A-C / 4-9. These must include Maths, Science and English.
- An awareness of the veterinary industry and ideally some experience of working with animals and people
You will cover 40 hours per week on a varied rota pattern, working 8 hour shifts Monday - Friday with 30 mins unpaid lunch break. Shifts will also include Saturdays (8:30 am - 2:30 pm) on a rota basis, but no Sundays, night work or OOH.
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
- Discounted staff pet care
655 High Road, Leyton, Leyton, E10 6RA
, United Kingdom
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