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Registered Veterinary Nurse
Posted: 1 Day ago
Location: Berkshire
Days per week: 5
Job Type: Full time
Salary: £39,222.46
About The Opportunity
Kick On Recruitment is seeking an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse with strong equine experience for a unique opportunity within a high-security equestrian environment.
This role offers the opportunity to combine professional veterinary nursing expertise with hands-on equine care, exercise, and training.
Working closely with veterinary and equestrian professionals, you will play an important role in maintaining the health, welfare, and fitness of a varied population of horses.
About The Horses
The role will involve working with a varied population of high-quality horses, including:
- Irish Draughts and Sport Horses from 16.3hh and above.
- Larger traditional breeds including Shires and Clydesdales.
- Young and developing horses.
- Horses requiring rehabilitation, veterinary support, and bespoke training.
The Role
Key Responsibilities
- Ride, exercise, school, and lunge horses when required.
- Help coordinate and maintain records of horse riding and exercise availability.
- Work closely with veterinary professionals to ensure treatments are administered correctly.
- Identify injuries, illness, and abnormalities and ensure these are appropriately managed and recorded.
- Triage injuries and illness.
- Oversee routine daily treatments and medication.
- Assist equine dentists where required.
- Assist with sedation for procedures such as shoeing and clipping.
- Undertake faecal worm egg counts during the relevant season.
- Support physiotherapy exercises, including carrot stretches and use of back massagers.
- Assist with and deliver basic veterinary education where appropriate.
- Assist with stable management and report areas of concern.
- Oversee feed preparation and correct stock management of feeds and supplements.
- Support horses requiring bespoke training alongside veterinary and equestrian staff.
- Assist with documentation for horse movements between locations.
- Provide travelling groom and driver support where appropriate.
- Apply appropriate rugs and bandages.
- Liaise and coordinate with veterinary and equestrian personnel.
- Provide additional support during periods of staff absence and increased activity.
- Work essential overtime where requested and formally approved.
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Working Environment
This role is based within a high-security site and successful candidates will be required to comply with all relevant security procedures, site rules, and operational protocols.
A background check will be required as part of the recruitment process.
Working Pattern
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Core working hours are 07:00-16:00, Monday to Friday.
Additional hours/weekends may be required depending on operational requirements.
Requirements
The successful candidate will be a Registered Veterinary Nurse with strong equine experience.
You Will Ideally Have
- Current RVN registration.
- Strong equine veterinary nursing experience.
- Excellent horse handling skills.
- Experience administering veterinary treatments and medication.
- Experience recognising and triaging injury and illness.
- A thorough understanding of equine welfare.
- Strong record-keeping and attention to detail.
- The ability to work closely with veterinary and equestrian professionals.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A calm, organised, and professional approach.
- Flexibility to support wider equine requirements.
Benefits
- Salary: £39,222.46
- Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave per annum, with additional time off provided where bank holiday duties are worked, in line with the rota and operational requirements.
Other additional benefits
Contact Name
Kick On Recruitment
Contact Email
careers@kickonrecruitment.co.uk
Contact Number
01344 508108
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