Registered Veterinary Nurse (Multi-Disciplinary)

Linnaeus; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Birthday Leave

RCVS Fees Paid

Pension

CPD Funded

Career Progression

Staff Socials

Employee Assistance

Eyecare Voucher

Free Flu Jab

Cycle-to-Work

Job summary

London Vet Specialists in London is recruiting for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our multidisciplinary referral centre in Hammersmith. You will rotate through specialist services and support the nursing team to deliver high standards of patient care.

The role is full-time (40 hours/week) with a salary of £33,000 to £37,000 DOE and start date in Autumn 2026. Prior referral experience is not required, and ongoing CPD is supported.

Responsibilities

• Provide high and sustainable quality of patient care across all services.
• Prioritise inpatient care and implement nursing care plans.
• Ensure the comfort and safety of patients undergoing investigations, hospitalisation and surgery.
• Assist with consultations and undertake nurse consultations as appropriate.
• Ensure accurate record keeping, especially regarding anaesthetic and hospitalisation records in SmartFlow.
• Assist with stock management within your department and coordinate with the pharmacy and purchasing assistant.
• Work with the Patient Flow Coordinator and Lead Nurses to plan for the daily case load and highlight any issues or concerns.
• Participate in team briefings and meetings to ensure effective and efficient communication.
• Under the direction of the clinicians, contact and liaise with clients to provide/receive patient updates.
• Take part in team reflections of incidents and near misses to continually improve patient care and safety.
• As a cat-friendly clinic, support ISFM cat-friendly standards across the hospital.
• As a dog-friendly clinic, support BVBA dog-friendly standards across the hospital.
• Take part in committees to shape our impact, culture and standards as a hospital.

Job description

Registered Veterinary Nurse (Multi-Disciplinary)

REPORTING TO: Lead RVN, Head of Nursing Services

START DATE: Autumn 2026

HOURS: Full-Time (40-Hours/Week)

SALARY: £33,000 to £37,000 (DOE)

London Vet Specialists are recruiting for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join the team at our multidisciplinary referral centre in Hammersmith in Summer 2026. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills by rotating through the specialist services of a central London specialist multi-disciplinary hospital, where previous referral experience is not required.

About Us

London Vet Specialists originated as a boutique small animal referral centre in Belsize Park, North London and in May 2024, relocated to a new state-of-the-art site in Hammersmith, West London. The hospital boasts an incredible location on the banks of the river Thames, nestled within the bustling and thriving Hammersmith & Fulham neighbourhood. We now have a complete compliment of specialist-led services, including orthopaedic and soft-tissue surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, anaesthesia & analgesia, cardiology, dermatology, diagnostic imaging, oncology & neurology.

Linnaeus is a forward-thinking partnership of highly respected primary care and referral veterinary practices across the UK and Ireland, comprising some of the best clinicians in the profession. Linnaeus invest in quality practices who put patient care at the heart of everything they do. Together we provide a growing community of like-minded veterinary professionals who are passionate about what they do.

Role Overview

The Multi-Disciplinary RVN will work collaboratively with the Head of Nursing Services (HoNS), Lead Nurses, Clinical Director and Clinicians across the hospital to ensure the efficient delivery of outstanding patient care across all services. Your responsibilities will include the provision of high standards of patient and client care, monitoring of sedation and anaesthesia, wards nursing and care, the handling, maintenance & care of equipment, assisting with procedures, accurate record keeping & effective communication and teamwork. You will work enthusiastically with the nursing team to help maintain a happy and efficient working environment.

As a multi-disciplinary RVN, your work will be shared throughout all disciplines at LVS, including orthopaedic and soft-tissue surgery, internal medicine, anaesthesia, cardiology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, wards & ICU. Your specific clinical interests and passions will be encouraged. Our multi-disciplinary team consists of 8 Multi-Disciplinary RVNs, led by our 5 Lead RVNs, who provide support to the team through their rotations alongside the discipline-focused RVNs.

Key Responsibilities

• Provi de a high and sustainable quality of patient care, across all services.
• Prioritise inpatient care and the implementation of nursing care plans.
• Ensure the comfort and sa fety of patients undergoing investigatio ns , hospitalisation and surgery.
• Assist with consultations and undertake nurse consultations as appropriate .
• Ensure accurate record keeping is undertaken, especially regarding anaesthetic and hospitalisation records in SmartFlow .
• Assist with stock management within your department and co-ordinate with the pharmacy & purchasing assistant.
• Work with the Patient Flow Coordinator and Lead Nurses to plan for the daily case load and highlight any issues or concerns that may arise.
• Participate in team briefings and meetings to ensure effective and efficient communication.
• Under the direction of the clinicians, contact and liaise with clients to provide/ receive patient updates.
• Take part in team reflections of incidents and near misses, to continually improve our patient care and safety, including Halo reporting.
• As a cat-friendly clinic, you will support the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM) cat-friendly standards across the hospital.
• As a dog-friendly clinic, you will support the Dogs Trust and British Veterinary Behaviour Association (BVBA) dog-friendly standards across the hospital.
• Take part in a range of team committees such as our Sustainability, Culture & Wellbeing or Dog/Cat-Friendly committees, to both explore areas of personal interest and help to shape our impact, culture and standards as a hospital.

Benefits

• 5 weeks Annual Leave plus B ank H olidays
• Additional Birthday Leave
• RCVS & VDS F ees P aid
• Enhanced S ickness P ay
• Enhanced E qual F amily Leave
• Life Assurance
• Employer C ontribution P ension S cheme
• External CPD F unded
• Extensive F ree O nline Linnaeus CPD P rogram
• Career P rogression O pportunities
• Generous Staff Social Calendar
• Employee A ssistance P rogram
• Eyecare V oucher S cheme
• Free Annual Flu Jab
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme

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.