Lead Theatre Supervisor at VCA

Job Title: Lead Theatre Supervisor

Location: North Downs Specialist Referrals

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time (40 hours/week)

Salary: Starting from £34,500/annum, depending on experience.

About Us

We are an internationally acknowledged referral centre of excellence for specialist veterinary care. Our RCVS accredited practice offers access to one of the largest groups of veterinary specialists within the UK and Europe. We are continuously aiming to provide the highest standards of medical and surgical care for our patients within a caring and compassionate environment.

Our team consists of over 60 Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVN) and 32 recognised specialists in surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, oncology, neurology, cardiology, dentistry, diagnostic imaging and anaesthesia.

Nursing Pathways, our innovative new nursing structure, places an emphasis on individualised career progression opportunities, whilst maintaining and developing your veterinary nursing skills.

About the Role

This is a full-time permanent position (40 hours per week):

Monday to Friday: 8.00am-17.00pm
There is no requirement for out-of-hours or weekend work.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience within a multi-disciplinary referral practice.  
You must be enthusiastic, flexible, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Having high levels of accuracy and attention to detail are essential, together with being committed to providing high standards of service.
You must be organised, proactive, and comfortable juggling multiple priorities.
A confident communicator who can liaise effectively with internal teams.

The successful candidate must:

Have excellent command of written and spoken English.
Maintain a professional and caring approach in all aspects of your work
Provide evidence of your Right to Work in the UK

Your role and responsibilities

As part of the theatre team, you will work closely with fellow RVNs, Nursing Assistants, Clinicians, Interns, Residents, and Anaesthesia team to:

Ensure the day-to-day organisation of the theatre department, including scheduling of cases, the organisation of staffing resources on shift and consider staffing provision to shifts in advance to response of changes in staffing levels
Ensure the provision of care to patients is of a high standard and meets the Practice’s and relevant professional body’s expectations
Be a highly visible, proactive and accessible leader, acting as a clinical resource, ensuring the delivery of high standards of nursing care and always provide overarching supervision to the team
Take appropriate remedial action on shift to address concerns – troubleshoot and problem solve operational, care and staffing related issues on shifts
Take responsibility for optimising patient flow into and out of theatre by communicating constructively and efficiently with colleagues within Diagnostics, Wards and Reception, in addition to the operational management team and bookings department to ensure every patient journey is a smooth and efficient one.
Ensure theatre areas are well maintained and to a high standard of cleanliness appropriate to a clinical area within a leading referral practice
Ensure any departmental downtime is managed appropriately and is utilised to fulfil deep cleaning and maintenance tasks

This is an opportunity not to be missed for friendly, enthusiastic nurses wishing to develop their career.

Culture & Support

We pride ourselves on having a genuinely supportive culture, offering:

Regular CPD and learning opportunities
Monthly team meetings and communication
Career development opportunities (including additional qualifications if desired)
Social team culture with events including Christmas Party

Benefits:

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
RCVS and VDS fees paid
External CPD funded
Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD programmes
Career progression opportunities
Staff discount schemes
Enhanced sickness pay
Enhanced equal family leave
Wellness program including:
Employee assistance programme
Eyecare voucher scheme
Free annual Flu jab
Cycle to work scheme
Childcare vouchers
Recruitment referral reward scheme

At Linnaeus, we are 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.

We would love to hear from you, please contact Becca at Becca.Thompson@linnaeusgroup.co.uk if you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further.

North Downs Specialist Referrals is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.

All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about North Downs Specialist Referrals , Linnaeus or the role please contact our Talent Acquisition team at Becca.Thompson@linnaeusgroup.co.uk

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