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Linnaeus Surgery registered Veterinary Nurse in Livingston, United Kingdom
Veterinary Specialists Scotland is a newly established and rapidly expanding, purpose-built, multi-disciplinary referral centre in the heart of Scotland. Based in Livingston, just 20 minutes away from Edinburgh, 40 minutes from Glasgow and 15 minutes from the Edinburgh International Airport, it allows for easy access to cities, or for an escape to the hills and sea.
Since opening in October 2020, we have expanded from 8 to 17 specialists and residency-trained clinicians across seven clinical disciplines, including soft tissue, orthopaedics, neurology, internal medicine, cardiology and dermatology. Our building has huge potential for expansion and the clinic is still an exciting work in progress. This is an exciting opportunity to help to establish a new service and to drive its development.
Your role and responsibilities
We have an exciting opportunity available to join the team as a Surgical Registered Nurse due to expansion of our busy department.
Our surgery team currently consists of a Nursing Team leader, lead & surgery nurses, and a dedicated theatre technician. We have specialist veterinary surgeons in soft tissue, orthopaedics, neurology, and anaesthesia and analgesia. We work closely alongside the imaging team to perform advanced pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative imaging including radiology, fluoroscopy, CT and MRI.
Responsibilities include providing high quality peri-operative care to patients, maintenance of the surgical environment and equipment, monitoring anaesthesia, assisting with diagnostic imaging, including radiography and CT and assisting with surgical procedures.
Working within our dynamic clinical team, the successful candidates will ideally have a good background in referral work, however this is not essential. As a member of the Linnaeus family, we are committed to the professional development of our nurses, and therefore provide comprehensive support and resources to help individuals reach their full potential.
40 Hours per week, On call, BH & weekends
If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss it further, please get in touch with Rebecca.coleman@linnaeusgroup.co.uk