Linnaeus

Weekend Ward RVN

Company
Location
Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
3/19/2025
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Description
If you are a current Linnaeus Associate, you will need to apply internally. In order to do this, please contact our Talent Acquisition team (details can be found via The Link) and someone will be in touch to discuss and progress your application.

A weekend ward RVN position has opened at Paragon Veterinary Referrals, Paragon Park, Wakefield. This is a part-time position working 10 hours per week every Saturday or Sunday, or alternatively working every other weekend. The working hours are 9:30am-8pm.

We are seeking a dedicated, compassionate, and organised RVN to work within the inpatient care setting, including medical and surgical wards and cattery. The ideal candidate will be passionate, positive, and able to work under pressure. The RVN should be proactive, able to manage time effectively and work within a team.

This opportunity would suit an RVN who enjoys all aspects of ward nursing, including triaging patients, managing emergencies, and providing intensive care to canine and feline patients. The candidate would enjoy working in a busy environment, within a small team.

Key duties will include:

  • Creating and delivering nursing care plans to numerous inpatients
  • Nursing intensive and critical patients
  • Performing handover to the team between shifts
  • Working as part of a team
  • Teaching and sharing knowledge
  • Infection Control

Previous experience of nursing within an intensive care unit setting is desirable, but not essential.

Benefit package includes

  • Competitive salary
  • 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays pro rata
  • Birthday off work
  • Appealing rota to encourage a good work/life balance
  • Salary dependant on experience
  • Staff discount scheme
  • CPD allowance with days off to attend
  • Workplace pension scheme
  • Minimal OOH as dedicated night team
  • Employee assistance programme

To find out more about this vacancy, please contact Rebecca Coleman at [email protected]

Part of an amazing global family

Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.

Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.

Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information, please feel free to reach out directly to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]
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