Focused Anaesthesia Registered Veterinary Nurse

at  Dick White Referrals DWR Cambridgeshire

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Job Title: Focused Anaesthesia Registered Veterinary Nurse
Salary: £28,000-£31,000 per annum D.O.E + £3000 on call bonus payment
Location: Dick White Referrals
Job Type: Permanent

ABOUT US

Dick White Referrals (DWR) is the largest specialist multi-disciplinary veterinary referral centres in Europe, offering outstanding levels of clinical care in state-of-the-art facilities in our newly expanded hospital.
Our dedicated vets, nurses and nursing assistants, supported by the client care teams
teams, are committed to providing the highest quality surgical and medical care
for pets. Many of our clinicians are nationally or internationally recognised specialists in their field and bring unique experiences to care for pets.
We accept referrals in Anaesthesia, Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Physiotherapy, Soft Tissue Surgery and Dentistry.
We have comprehensive and established clinical and non-clinical programmes for training, development, and CPD.
Visit this page to read about our vison, mission and values. https://www.dickwhitereferrals.com/about-us/our-vision-mission-and-values/
Your roles and responsibilities
We have an exciting opportunity for a Focused Anaesthesia Nurse to join our Anaesthesia team, working under the direction of a Veterinary Anaesthesia Specialist or Resident.
The Anaesthesia Nurse will be involved in all stages of the anaesthesia process from the perioperative planning through to the recovery period. Our anaesthesia nurses are responsible for the sedation of patients under direction of a veterinary surgeon to facilitate a wide variety of procedures. They are also directly involved in pain assessment and in the provision of analgesia with help from a supervising senior anaesthetist or resident.
The role requires rotation in and out of theatre (MRI, CT, X-rays, US), providing the opportunity to build on your experience and skills with a variety of different cases and techniques in a supportive environment. The role will also involve helping to set up anaesthetic equipment and looking after the stock levels of anaesthetic consumables in MRI, CT and X-ray.

This position is full-time, working a 40-hour week. Our anaesthesia nurses are also required to participate in the on-call rota alongside our senior anaesthetists and residents. This comprises of 1:5 weekends and approximately 1:14 weeknights on-call. Some additional cover of Bank Holidays will also be required.

• Working within the anaesthesia team under the direction of a veterinary anaesthesia specialist or resident.
• Anaesthetise patients across different disciplines by rotating as allocated between theatre and out of theatre departments.
• Calculation, administration and monitoring of sedations under direction of a veterinary anaesthetist.
• Assisting with the out of hours provision by participating in the on-call rota.
• Carry out pre-anaesthesia patient assessments prior to general anaesthesia or sedation and report findings to Veterinary Surgeon so that a treatment plan can be made.
• Set up anaesthetic equipment and monitoring of stock levels and consumables in MRI, CT and X-ray.
• Accurate completion of patient records and clear communication of patient treatment plans when liaising with the ward nurses for patient recoveries.
• Work and communicate effectively with associates across all roles.
• Display correct professional behaviours and advocate patient welfare.
• Maintain RVCS registration and comply to CPD requirements
• When confident within the role, to provide support and guidance to other RVNs and SVNs in relation to anaesthesia.
• Undertake other duties as required within the remit of an RVN and assisting in other departments outside of anaesthesia as needed.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures at all times to include but not limited to; clinical tasks, infection control and health and safety policies.

Please refer the Job description for details