Deputy Head Veterinary Nurse - elevate your nursing career

Deputy Head Nurse - Portsmouth

Salary: £29k-£35k DOE
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Type: Full-time
Hours: 40 hours per week, including 1:4 weekends


Are you ready to elevate your nursing career? A fantastic role awaits a dedicated Deputy Head Nurse in Portsmouth. This is your chance to become part of a thriving team that prides itself on delivering outstanding clinical care and exceptional customer service. In this pivotal role, you will assist the Head Nurse in enhancing the efficiency, effectiveness, governance, and continuous improvement of our clinical activities.

Why This Role Stands Out:

- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a 4-day work week with 9-hour shifts that include a mix of consulting, inpatient, and surgical duties. The weekend rota follows a 1-in-4 pattern, and duty nights are on rotation. My client understands that flexibility is key, and are open to discussing alternative working patterns to suit your needs.

- Professional Growth: My client is committed to continuous learning and offer fabulous professional development opportunities. Take advantage of the generous CPD allowance and develop your career.

- Comprehensive Benefits: To attract and retain top talent, my client offers a range of benefits including a profit share bonus scheme, long service recognition, income protection, enhanced maternity pay, compassionate leave, retail discounts, and more. Additionally, they support overseas charity work and provide health and wellbeing support.

What You’ll Bring:

- Team Spirit: You are a team player who is eager to support your colleagues and thrive on a varied caseload.
- Communication Skills: Excellent communication skills are essential for this role.
- Experience: Previous experience in a similar role will be highly advantageous.

The practice:

The facility boasts extensive amenities including two operating theatres, a dental suite, digital x-ray suite, handheld dental x-ray machine, ultrasound equipment, separate wards for dogs, cats, and small animals, walk-in kennels, a separate lab, isolation unit, multiparameter monitors, and a growing exotic caseload. State-of-the-art surgeries are purpose-built, light, spacious, and equipped with the latest technology. My client are committed to creating an environment where colleagues love to work, patients are calm, and customers feel assured.

Join today and be part of a team that is continually investing in its people. There has never been a better time to advance your career!

Contact Emma McGee emma@vettedrecruitment.co.uk or 07444223408 today.

You must be a qualified Veterinary Surgeon and eligible to register with the RCVS to be considered for this role.

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