Student Veterinary Nurse

Job Title: Student Veterinary Nurse

Salary: From £23,795 DOE

Location: Folly Gardens Vets, Tewkesbury and Cheltenham

Job Type: Permanent, full-time

Hours: 40 hours per week (time allocated for college attendance). Saturdays are one in three half-days or one in four full days with time off in the week. No OOH.

Your role and responsibilities

Due to qualification, we have an exciting opportunity for a Student Veterinary Nurse (SVN) to join the experienced team at Folly Gardens!
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, forward thinking and keen to develop their skills and knowledge. We would be willing to take on a Pet Care Assistant who’s looking to progress into a nursing role or a first or second-year student.
However a candidate with prior experience of the veterinary profession would be preferred.

You will be based at our main clinic in Walton Cardiff but you may be required to work at our three other branches to cover absences.

Our nurses are well utilised and encouraged to fulfil all areas of nursing; we will support and provide all necessary training and development within the role.

We are a supportive team who thrive on development of individuals both at the start of their career as well as throughout.

This role will involve working in a variety of areas within the practice to support the team. By working enthusiastically within the team, you will help maintain an, efficient and effective working environment.

Some responsibilities include:

• Patient handling and restraint
• Maintaining patient welfare
• Reception duties e.g. answering the phone, booking appointments
• Maintenance of hygiene and cleanliness of all areas of the practice
• Lab work, radiography, anaesthesia and nurse consultations

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• External CPD funded
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Recruitment referral reward scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme
• Wellness program including:
  • Employee assistance program
  • Eyecare voucher scheme
  • Free annual Flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme

About us

Folly Gardens is a thriving group of four practices within the Gloucestershire area that are proud to have recently joined Linnaeus.

Our main practice based in Tewkesbury provides a range of exciting services, including laparoscopy, endoscopy, radiography and advanced imaging including CT scans.
We have vets that specialise in orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, medicine, dermatology and have a visiting ophthalmologist.

We'd love to hear from you! If you have any questions please reach out to Stephanie at

Folly Gardens Veterinary Clinic, as part of Linnaeus, is committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.

Salary Value: £23,795 per annum;

Salary Description: Starting from;

We are proud to be Linnaeus, part of Mars.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking group of highly respected primary care and specialist referral practices in the UK and Ireland. Being family owned and part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest veterinary company in the world , allows us to focus on advancing the veterinary profession to provide industry-leading pet care and unique career opportunities for our people.

Why Linnaeus?

-     We pride ourselves in offering high-quality excellence of service and clinical care for our clients and their pets

-     We lead on sustainability and collectively drive positive change for people, pets and the planet

-     We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing – valuing equity, diversity and inclusion

-     We support your personal and professional development with best-in-class career frameworks and training programmes. We will empower and support you to grow your career from day one.

We team up within our Mars family in partnership for a stronger future .

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We treat each other fairly and equitably and we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our Associates.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people.