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Job description: Veterinary Nurse, Royal Animal Hospital ,

Kuwait

Background: A new purpose-built Animal Hospital in Kuwait requires an experienced small-animal veterinary nurse. Responsibilities will be mainly clinical with client relations forming an important secondary aspect.   The successful applicant will be experienced in general clinical nursing practice and capable of applying RCVS (or equivalent) nursing standards in a multicultural environment.

Title of the position
Veterinary Nurse

Location
Royal Animal Hospital, Kuwait

Reports to
Senior clinical veterinarian / Martin Wyness (BVC Consultancy)  / Ziad Adel (House of Development, Kuwait)

Overall responsibility
Patient and client care in a new, purpose built, small animal veterinary clinic in Kuwait

Key areas of responsibility

  • Daily outpatient nursing consultations / dispensing
  • In-patient surgical and medical nursing care
  • Pharmacy dispensing
  • Nursing assistant organisation including contribution to performance reviews.
  • Application of high clinical and professional standards (RCVS or equivalent) throughout the new centre.

Consults with

  • Support staff
  • Veterinary Surgeons
  • All levels of management

Term of employment
12 months, renewable by agreement no later than 9 months after start.

Qualifications

  • Recognised (RCVS or equivalent) veterinary nursing qualifications
    • Experience with routine medical and surgical nursing caseload
  • Strong sense of client service
  • Ability to communicate with different cultures where English is not a first language, and to a wide range of education levels.
  • Good organizational skills
  • Self motivation
  • Proficient with Microsoft word and Microsoft Outlook
  • Driving license

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