Registered Veterinary Nurse - Newly qualified applicants welcome

Vets for Pets; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD funded

Pension scheme

RCVS BVNA VDS memberships

Staff discounts

Wellbeing & social events

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Darlington Vets4Pets is seeking a warm, professional Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly team. You will perform nursing duties and client care with a focus on animal welfare.

Role includes admitting patients, monitoring anaesthetics and post‑op recovery, with support from ANAs and an SVN. This is a full‑time position involving a 40‑hour week and a 1 in 4 Saturday rota, 8am–12pm; we are closed Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Qualifications

• RVN qualification with current registration.
• Small animal nursing experience preferred.
• Ability to perform consults, monitoring and post‑op checks.

Responsibilities

• Carry out nursing consults, admit and discharge patients.
• Monitor anaesthetics, assist during surgery and post‑op care.
• Support from ANAs and an SVN for theatre turnovers.

Skills

Blood sampling

Radiography

Anaesthesia monitoring

Patient discharge

Venipuncture

Education

RVN qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at our small animal practice in Darlington Vets for Pets for an enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly and welcoming team.

About Us:

Darlington Vets4Pets is located on the outskirts of Darlington town centre, 1 mile from the train station and under 10 minutes from the A1 which makes is suitable for those commuting from further afield. Darlington is under half an hour from Middlesbrough and an hour from Whitby on the coast for the perfect day off adventure.

Practice owner Leigh has over 30 years’ experience in the Veterinary world as a Veterinary Nurse and she is supported by a team of 4 Vets, 6 additional RVN’s, 2 SVN’s, 6 Receptionists and 1 Practice Manager. Lead Vet Amy has a special interest in ultrasonography, many of our vets and nurses hold additional certificates, and we are willing to support any interests you may bring to our team.

Inside the practice itself, we have 4 consult rooms as well as high quality imaging modalities including dental x-ray. Our practice also benefits from natural lighting and due to the spacious nature of the practice there is also a large colleague area which has been recently refurbished and an outside balcony, which supports our colleague’s wellbeing at work.

About the role:

Our nurses do their own consults and straight forward discharges, along with some other procedures such as blood sampling, radiography, I/V placement, and post op checks.

By joining us you will have the opportunity to use your nursing skills to their full potential, admitting patients, monitoring anaesthetics, recovering, and discharging patients. Assistance from ANAs and an SVN with turning around theatre, patient prep.

This is a Full Time role working 40 hours per week. You will join our 1 in 4 Saturday rota (mornings only 8am - 12pm), there is no OOH and we are closed on a Sunday and Bank Holidays.

In return, we can offer you:

• Competitive salary range
• No OOH or overnight in patient checks
• Generous CPD (including funded Certificates)
• Social events and emphasis on wellbeing
• Contributary pension schemes
• Paid memberships (RCVS, BVNA, VDS)
• Exclusive company and high street discounts and rewards

Benefits

In return, we offer such benefits as 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room, access to discounts and cashbacks, in-house career development opportunities, pension and holiday allowance.

We want our colleagues to be as diverse as our clients. Our teams are inclusive and celebrate difference.

Location

DL1 5NT

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!