Nurse Manager

British Veterinary Association; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Nurse Manager – Dovecote Veterinary Hospital

Is this your next step in your career? Do you thrive in a leadership role leading a large team of nurses in cooperation with the team leaders and CD? Do you have a passion to inspire your team to achieve excellence?

We operate a leading RCVS specialist-led, multi-disciplinary referral hospital in Castle Donington near Derby, specialising in Neurology, Orthopaedics, Soft Tissue, Oncology, and Dermatology. We also provide certificate led services in Internal Medicine and Ophthalmology, as well as a first opinion and out-of-hours emergency service to the local area.

We require an experienced Nurse Manager who has a proven excellent leadership experience. The ideal candidate will share our vision in providing gold standard clinical and client care, creating a great team and to be a fantastic place to work.

Summary of role

• To comply with all aspects of the RVN role as set out in the corresponding job description.
• Responsible and accountable for leadership and development of a very large nursing team in a multidisciplinary hospital.
• Responsible and accountable for setting and delivering excellent standards of patient care.
• Responsible and accountable for the delivery of all CVS services in line with the scope and quality required by CVS and for ensuring a customer service culture.
• Responsible and accountable for all aspects of nursing team management; including recruitment, team development and wellbeing, absence reporting and performance monitor in line with CVS policy.
• Responsible and accountable for setting compliance with all professional regulations, legislations and standards associated with independent accreditation such as the RCVS practice standards scheme.
• Responsible and accountable for identifying and delivering new ways to deliver exceptional patient and client care.

Our standard benefits include:

• 6.6 working weeks including Bank Holidays with our Buy/Sell holiday scheme - allowing you to purchase an additional two weeks of annual leave.
• Generously encouraged and fully funded CPD – abundant opportunities within the business aided by internal and external development courses and programmes.
• Receive an extra day's leave each year in your first 5 years at CVS.
• Professional memberships funded (RCVN & VDS).
• Cycle to work scheme and subsidised gym membership.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Pension scheme – automatic enrolment and completely hassle free.
• Access to First Aid for Mental Health and Wellbeing Champions across CVS and 300 trained CVS colleagues in this role.
• Colleague discount on pet products and treatments including free consults, cost price drugs and a discount to our online pharmacy, Animed.
• Access to the company share-save scheme.

Interested? Please click apply now!