Part-time Registered Veterinary Nurse

Goddard Veterinary Group; Barking; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

6.6 weeks annual leave (pro rata)

CPD budget + up to 2 CPD days

Paid 30-minute lunch breaks

Private medical healthcare scheme at a

Job summary

Goddard Veterinary Group is seeking a part-time Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) to join our Barking branch, working 2–3 days per week with one Friday mandatory. The role is a sole charge RVN position, coordinating day-to-day practice operations alongside the vet, with support from the Wanstead hospital network and regional management.

The successful candidate will handle consultations, clinical notes, medication management, and referrals as needed, ensuring smooth day-to-day running and high

Qualifications

• Must hold valid RVN registration in the UK.
• Experience in small animal GP environment is advantageous.
• Comfortable working in sole charge branch GP setting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pet health consultations and provide management and treatment recommendations based on best practice.
• Perform surgical procedures within personal competence and aftercare boundaries.
• Prescribe, dispense and manage medications per current medicines legislation and RCVS guidance.
• Keep accurate clinical notes and ensure pet histories are thorough and accessible to the team.
• Refer cases to GVG Hospital promptly when necessary.
• Support a collaborative team environment and help schedule branch meetings and SOPs.
• Oversee diary management for consultations and surgeries in line with company policies.

Skills

RVN

Education

RVN registration (UK)

Job description

Part-time Registered Veterinary Nurse

We are barking mad for Barking (sorry for the obvious pun there!) and the team are looking for an RVN to join them on a part-time basis; between 2-3 days per week.

About your new role!

On the outskirts of urban Essex, and within a 10-minute drive of beautiful and bustling Wanstead is our first-opinion GP Barking practice, where they are looking for an RVN to complete the team on a 3-day week basis. If you were only looking for 2 days, this can be explored, with Friday being the mandatory day.

This up to 3-day week role between Wednesday to Friday (8 hours per day) includes a 1:2 branch Saturday afternoon and 1:10 Sunday rotation in Wanstead Hospital. You will be rota ‘d to 1 bank holiday per year.

There are NO on-call requirements.

This is a sole charge RVN position, and we are looking for an RVN who is comfortable taking the bull by the horns by managing the day-to-day organisation of the practice alongside their vet, to ensure it’s running as smoothly as possible, and ready to tackle those days that aren’t quite so smooth!

As a sole charge branch RVN some of your duties will include:

• Carry out consultations, thoroughly examining all pets presented and making management and treatment recommendations which are based on best practice and are evidence-based and in accordance with GVG protocols.
• Perform surgery on cases as appropriate and within boundaries of personal competence and limitation of overnight care.
• Maintain, prescribe and dispense all medications in accordance with appropriate current medicines legislation and RCVS guidance.
• Record accurate and thorough clinical notes and ensure that pets’ histories are accurate comprehensive and useful to colleagues.
• Be prepared to refer cases in a timely manner, in the first instance to a GVG Hospital, when there is an inability to undertake a case for whatever reason.
• Help to maintain a respectful and collaborative team environment
• Work alongside your RVN to ensure branch meetings are scheduled and the clinics SOP’s are being actioned
• Oversee the consulting and surgical/diagnostic diary in compliance with company policies.

You will have the full support from your established trainee nurse, regional manager and regional head vet for any additional operational and clinical support you may need.

Barking is also well supported clinically by Wanstead 24‑hour hospital that provides its surrounding branches with invaluable OOH and internal referral care.

There is state of the art diagnostic support at Wanstead, including CT, a commercial laboratory, a strong medical team, and experienced surgeons routinely conducting advanced orthopaedic, soft tissue, and minimally invasive surgery all available on site.

If commuting via public transport, the practice is a mere 6‑minute walk from the Barking overground and circle line, making all other areas of London easily accessible.

This role could be an ideal for an RVN who thrives in a branch GP environment working between clinical nursing and building bonds with the clients, and perhaps now feels ready to step into a sole RVN position taking the reins of a practice, implementing fresh ideas.

Now let’s delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:

The salary band for this position inclusive of a weekend rotation, averaging 26.3 hours is £23,012.50 to £25,642.50 (£35,000 to £39,000 FTE) depending on prior experience and allowing room for professional growth within the role.

A little snippet of the benefits you will receive as a Goddard RVN:

• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata)
• CPD budget every year plus up to 2 days' paid CPD leave
• Paid 30-minute lunch breaks
• The opportunity to join our private medical healthcare scheme at a reduced rate, plus medical cashback incentives