Veterinary Nurse (Level 3) Apprenticeship – Companion animal

New Lodge Veterinary Centre is a proudly Independent family-owned practice.

Two alternate weekly shifts: Shift 1: Monday- Friday: 07:45-16:45. 46 hours Shift 2: Monday- Saturday: 09:00/10:00-19:00 (Friday is 07:45-16:45; Saturday is 08:00-12:00). 50 hours Tuesday: 09:00-19:00 - College Day until 16:30 and work after until 19:00) 48 hours a week3 yearsCommunication skills, Organisation skills, Driving license, Access to own transport, Time keeping, Honesty, Dependability, Commitment to role, Adaptable, Able to follow instructions, Problem solving, Independent thinking, Keen intellect, Willing to gain new knowledge, Teamwork in small team, Keen student, Dedication and determination, Previous experience (a plus)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• 5 Subjects (grade 4/C or Equivalent)
• English (grade 4/C or Equivalent)
• Maths (grade 4/C or Equivalent)
• Science (grade 4/C or Equivalent)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Organisation skills
• Driving license
• Access to own transport
• Time keeping
• Honesty
• Dependability
• Commitment to role
• Adaptable
• Able to follow instructions
• Problem solving
• Independent thinking
• Keen intellect
• Willing to gain new knowledge
• Teamwork in small team
• Keen student
• Dedication and determination
• Previous experience (a plus)

Other requirements

Veterinary nursing is a fully immersive and sometimes stressful experience, the job involves excellent time keeping, the ability to organise yourself both in work and outside of work with college studies, to be able to work amongst a small team and have excellent communication skills, you will working with members of the public and must remain professional at all times. The hours can be long; there can be a lot of standing and the role can be both physically and mentally demanding. It is an active position that involves time spent kneeling on the floor, crawling to reach the back of patient accommodation and physically restraining large sometimes resistant patients.

Please note that the successful applicant for this role must live within a 20-minute commute of the surgery due to out of hours/on call commitments. Please DO NOT APPLY if you do not fit the above criteria as your application will be rejected.

5 Subjects (grade 4/C or Equivalent), English (grade 4/C or Equivalent), Maths (grade 4/C or Equivalent), Science (grade 4/C or Equivalent), Communication skills, Organisation skills, Driving license, Access to own transport, Time keeping, Honesty, Dependability, Commitment to role, Adaptable, Able to follow instructions, Problem solving, Independent thinking, Keen intellect, Willing to gain new knowledge, Teamwork in small team, Keen student, Dedication and determination, Previous experience (a plus)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

On completion of this qualification, you will become a Registered Veterinary Nurse and be eligible to apply to join the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ (RCVS) Register of Veterinary Nurses and use the post nominal term, RVN. Entry on the register allows you to legally practice as a veterinary nurse under the direction of a veterinary surgeon.