Registered Veterinary Nurse

Linnaeus; Guildford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A pet care hospital in Guildford is seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their team. The ideal candidate will provide excellent veterinary care, participate in surgeries, and assist in training fellow staff. This full-time position offers a supportive environment with a commitment to professional development and a healthy work-life balance. Benefits include competitive salary, numerous holidays, CPD opportunities, and a range of additional perks.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday

Life Assurance, 4 x salary

Pension Scheme

Enhanced equal family leave

CPD allowance

Discount Platform - Benefits Hub

Reduced Gym Membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in veterinary practices, ideally with small animals.
• Ability to work flexibly including weekends.
• Passion for continuous learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality veterinary care for small animals.
• Assist during surgeries and procedures.
• Participate in nurse consultations and training.

Skills

Veterinary care

Team collaboration

CPD commitment

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification

Job description

Job Title: Registered Veterinary Nurse

Location: Alder Vets

Job Type: Full time, permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week, plus 1 in 5 Saturdays 8am-4pm. No OOH

Salary: Starting from £28,000/annum, depending on experience

Welcome and join us in our purpose-built hospital!

We are a RCVS accredited, Primary Care Practice that is based in Guilford. We provide the highest standard of veterinary care for small animals in a friendly and professional environment. Our practices are continuously being updated to ensure that our pets are being cared for in the best way possible, through our facilities and caring team.

We moved into our purpose-built hospital in 2022 and we are super excited about what the future holds. Come and join us, be part of this new adventure.

We offer orthopaedic surgeries and also have Vets within the team who have a strong interest in exotic patients. This means we will have a radiography suite and an exotic ward built in the new hospital.

Your role and responsibilities

We are ideally looking for someone on a full-time basis with a 1:5 weekend rota (Saturdays only, following Monday off). Our shifts range from 8am - 5pm, 9am - 6pm or 10:30am - 7:30pm. Most of our nurses work this pattern, but we are flexible and are open to longer shifts over 4 days.

We are a passionate, close-knit team and we are looking forward to meeting a new member of the Alder team. The team truly is everything, and we are a nursing team always keen to learn new things and give the best to our patients. We have started introducing schedule 3 procedures for the nurses and we run nurse consults every day. We actively encourage the RVNs taking on projects and pursuing new skills. Working in a purpose-built building also has its perks, we have great facilities and would recommend anyone interested to come for a tour!

Located within walking distance of amenities including a spa and gym as well as a convenient coffee shop, grocery store and a beautiful park, we can offer great facilities outside the hospital as well as inside and hope that this will aid our great work/life balance ethos.

Developing and empowering our nurses is important to us. You will have access to over 150 hours of pre-recorded CPD delivered by our expert clinicians and nurses. All of our nurses receive a robust induction to help you thrive in your new role. On top of this, you will have access to modular courses on a variety of topics including our AVA‑accredited anaesthesia and analgesia modular course.

What we offer

• 5 weeks holiday, bank holidays and birthday day
• Life Assurance, 4 x salary
• Pension Scheme, 3% employer, 5% employee contributions salary sacrifice
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Enhanced sickness policy
• e-cars salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme salary sacrifice
• Pet Insurance discount
• RCVS & VDS fees paid
• CPD allowance and allocated CPD days
• Access to an extensive range of clinical and non‑clinical learning and development programmes
• Discount Platform - Benefits Hub
• Reduced Gym Membership (Pure Gym)
• Associate Assistance Programme
• Eye Care Scheme
• Headspace
• Annual Flu Voucher

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone. For more information, click here https://www.linnaeusgroup.co.uk/about-us/health-and-wellbeing.

How to Apply

To apply, click "Apply Now" or contact Becca Thompson at [e-mail] for more information or a confidential discussion.

Alder Vets is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family‑owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long‑term as opposed to being focused solely on short‑term profits.

At Linnaeus, a BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.

We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.

All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about Alder Vets, Linnaeus or the role please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].