We are hiring! We are looking for someone to join our small animal general practice team at our East London vet practice that we can enrol onto a veterinary nursing course at City and Islington College once a 6-month probation period is complete. We are a 4.5 vet team with a support team of qualified nurses, a final year student nurse, care assistants and a dedicated reception team. Once you have started the course you will have a dedicated clinical coach in the practice and a paid day off to attend college. As a student nurse you will support the nursing and vet team with: *Holding animals for examination and procedures *Caring for animals in kennels including feeding, grooming and giving medications appropriate to training level *Helping to take and process blood and other lab samples *Assisting with preparing animals for surgery and monitoring anaesthetics, appropriate to training level *Cleaning and sterilising instruments *Cleaning clinical areas *Spending some time on reception We are looking for a candidate who has: *Excellent time keeping skills *Must have 5 GCSE's (or equivalent) A-C / 4-9. These must include Maths, Science and English. *Good communication skills *An awareness of the veterinary industry and ideally some experience of working with animals and people About the rota You will cover 40 hours per week on a varied rota pattern, working 8 hour shifts Monday - Friday with 30 mins unpaid lunchbreak. Shifts will also include Saturdays (8:30 am - 2:30 pm) on a rota basis, but no Sundays, night work or OOH. In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from: *6.6 Weeks annual leave *Additional annual leave for your birthday which will be added to your holiday allowance *Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/ paternity/ adoption/ shared parental and surrogacy pay *Cycle to work scheme *Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing *Non-accidental injury support *Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy *Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers *Pension scheme *Discounted staff pet care \n \n £0 - £0 a year Up to £25,484.71 DOE \n