Head Veterinary Nurse

CVS Vets; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Shield

Wellbeing Champions & support

Job summary

CVS Group is seeking a Head Veterinary Nurse for PetMedics, Walkden & Salford in Manchester. You will lead a skilled nursing team, oversee inpatient care, provide surgical support, and mentor staff while delivering outstanding patient care and client service.

You will drive clinical excellence, champion continuous development, and foster a positive, collaborative team culture across the practice.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a nursing team in a veterinary setting.
• Clinical leadership and staff development.
• Commitment to high standards of care.

Responsibilities

• Lead the nursing team and deliver exceptional patient care.
• Oversee inpatient care and post-operative management.
• Support surgical procedures and anaesthesia where needed.
• Mentor and develop team members through CVS career pathways.
• Build strong relationships with clients and pets and explain care plans.
• Maintain high clinical standards and quality of care across the practice.

Skills

Leadership

Nurse management

Clinical supervision

Vet nursing

Job description

Head Veterinary Nurse, PetMedics, Walkden & Salford, Manchester.

Are you an ambitious Head Veterinary Nurse looking for a role where you can lead with confidence, develop your clinical and leadership skills, and build a rewarding long-term career?

At PetMedics, we empower our nurses to be the nurse they aspire to be. You'll lead a friendly, supportive, and highly skilled nursing team, working collaboratively to deliver exceptional patient care and an outstanding client experience.

This varied and rewarding role offers the opportunity to lead nurse consultations, oversee inpatient care, provide surgical support, and mentor and develop your team. You'll build strong relationships with clients, champion high clinical standards, and make a genuine difference to patient outcomes every day.

Rota: 30 -40 hours per week, although we're happy to discuss alternative working patterns.

Develop Your Career with CVS

We are passionate about helping our nurses thrive. With access to an exciting and varied caseload, advanced facilities and a supportive clinical team, you'll be encouraged to make the most of your nursing skills and develop areas of interest.

We actively support nurses who wish to undertake Schedule 3 procedures and provide clear opportunities for progression through our CVS Nursing Career Pathway. Whether your ambitions lie in advanced clinical practice, coaching and mentoring, specialist interests or leadership roles, you'll be empowered to take ownership of your career progression with the support, training and guidance to help you get there.

Life at PetMedics

PetMedics is a thriving multi-site veterinary group comprising a state-of-the-art 24-hour hospital, a refurbished first-opinion practice and a dedicated consulting branch.

You'll work alongside an experienced team, including Certificate Holders and clinicians studying towards advanced qualifications, with access to excellent facilities including digital x-ray, ultrasound, an in-house laboratory and referral support from our certificate-led hospital team.

About You

We're looking for a dedicated HeadVeterinary Nurse to join our PetMedics team. No two days will be the same, you will:

• Be passionate about delivering exceptional careto both our patients and their owners every day.
• Support the outcome of patients carein all aspects of clinical work as part of the team.
• Ensure Quality is maintainedby keeping our practice in excellent condition- ensuring quality of care and the best possible outcomes for every patient
• Learn, develop and grow with us, taking advantage of ongoing training and development opportunities offered by CVS and our practice.
• Contribute to creating a positive environment, fostering a friendly, welcoming and supportive team culture.
• Communicate with confidence,use your exceptional communication skills both written and verbal, to build strong, lasting relationships with colleagues, clients, and the pets they love.

Join PetMedics and build a career where your nursing skills are valued, your development is supported and your ambitions can become reality.

Join us at CVS

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to do their best work. We foster an inclusive and equitable workplace, where diverse perspectives are invited and people feel safe to speak up.

Wellbeing support is always available, from monthly line-manager check-ins to our network of 400 Wellbeing Champions, Pastoral Support Vets and personal mentors. We offer leading benefits and policies, such as our Health Shield which provides support for physical and mental health. Our aim is to free up clinical colleagues to do what they do best, so we offer practices a wide range of operational support. Central expert HR, recruitment, payroll, IT, finance, procurement teams are on hand to support with all aspects relating to the smooth running of each practice.We prioritise investment in our facilities, delivering significant enhancements across numerous practices through a dedicated multi-million-pound improvement fund.

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