Head Veterinary Nurse

The Pet Vet; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity/Paternity pay

Income protection

Electric car scheme

Employee discounts

Health & wellbeing support

Surgery discount

Annual leave 20 days

Leadership training

Job summary

The Pet Vet Bristol is seeking a Head Nurse to lead our nursing team and deliver exceptional clinical care and customer service. The role focuses on guiding RVNs, students and VCAs, while promoting professional growth within a friendly, established practice.

The position offers a competitive salary starting from £34,000 (DOE) with a 4-day week, 9-hour shifts, nights on rotation, and 1:4 weekend duties. A range of employee benefits is included.

Qualifications

• Good level of clinical experience.
• Confident, self-motivated, engaging.
• Support professional development of RVNs, students and VCAs.

Responsibilities

• Lead our nursing team and coordinate RVNs, students and VCAs.
• Maintain high standards of clinical care and customer service.
• Support ongoing professional development and training.

Skills

Clinical experience

Leadership

Mentoring

Job description

We’re on the lookout for a Head Nurse to lead our fabulous nursing team at The Pet Vet Britol! This is a fantastic opportunity to join our friendly, well-established team and lead our colleagues in consistently delivering exceptional clinical care and customer service.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for someone with a good level of clinical experience who is confident, self-motivated, engaging and keen to support the professional development of all our RVNs, students and VCAs.

Our Head Nurse salary is starting from £34,000 (DOE). The required working pattern is 4 days a week, working 9 hour shifts, duty nights on rotation and 1:4 weekends.

To attract and retain the best in the business, we offer a great range of benefits, including:

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Income protection
• Electric car scheme
• Boost employee benefits and discounts
• Help at Hand for health and wellbeing
• Surgery discount
• 20 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Internal leadership training

A little more about us at The Pet Vet Bristol

You'll get to work in our purpose-built, modern veterinary practice with the most fantastic facilities and a team who are all passionate about providing the very best care to all animals, day and night. Our colleagues have a broad range of specialities and many of our team are working towards certificates to enhance their clinical skills and the services we’re able to provide. The surgery has also undergone a fantastic refurbishment, really utilising all clinical areas so they provide brilliant workflow enabling best patient care. Could you be the newest addition to our team?

Being part of The Pet Vet family

We’re part of the UK’s largest, independent, family-owned veterinary group with a nationwide presence. We offer exceptional care in the local communities we serve, helping pets to live long, happy and healthy lives with their families.

Our state-of-the-art surgeries are purpose-built, light and spacious and equipped with the latest technology. We’re committed to creating an environment that offers exceptional clinical care and where our colleagues love to work, our patients are calm and our customers feel assured.

We’re continually investing in developing our growing team and there's never been a better time to join us!