Registered Veterinary Nurse - Nights

Linnaeus; Swindon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks holiday

RCVS fees paid

Funded CPD

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Eastcott Veterinary Referrals in Swindon is seeking a passionate Night Nurse (RVN) to join our dedicated night team in the wards and ICU. This permanent role involves 4 x 12-hour night shifts from 7:30pm to 7:30am, with an average of 24.1 hours per week, providing critical care during the night.

You will work alongside experienced clinicians across specialist services, gaining exposure to complex referral cases in a supportive environment and developing your clinical confidence in overnight care.

Qualifications

• RVN qualification with current registration.
• Night shifts experience is beneficial.
• Referral or out-of-hours exposure is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Nursing complex referral and ECC patients overnight.
• Monitor and manage ICU and inpatient cases.
• Support patient recovery and continuity of care.
• Collaborate across multiple referral disciplines.
• Uphold high clinical standards and team efficiency.

Skills

RVN

Night shift experience

ICU nursing

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)

Job description

Eastcott Veterinary Referrals, Swindon

Permanent Role | 4 x 12-hour Night Shifts | 7:30pm to 7:30am

Average 24.1 hours per week

Eastcott Veterinary Referrals is growing, and we are looking for a passionate and motivated RVN to join our dedicated night team as a Night Nurse within our wards and ICU department.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy, multi-disciplinary referral hospital where you will gain exposure to a wide range of complex and rewarding cases while developing your clinical confidence and nursing expertise in a supportive referral environment.

Why Join Eastcott?

Located just off the M4 in Swindon, Wiltshire, Eastcott Veterinary Referrals is a Tier 3 multi-disciplinary referral and primary care hospital committed to delivering exceptional patient care. We are also proud to be a Gold Standard Cat Friendly Practice.

You will work alongside highly experienced clinicians, nurses, and leadership teams across a variety of specialist services including:

• Internal Medicine
• Neurology
• Orthopaedics
• Soft Tissue Surgery
• Cardiology
• Dentistry
• Ophthalmology
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Emergency and Critical Care
• Primary Care

This role offers the chance to truly build depth in your nursing skillset while caring for referral and emergency patients overnight within a collaborative and well-supported team.

The Role

As part of our dedicated night team, you will play a key role in delivering outstanding overnight patient care across wards and ICU. You will work closely with referral clinicians, the ECC Manager, nursing colleagues, and leadership teams to ensure patients receive the highest standards of care throughout the night.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Nursing complex referral and ECC patients overnight
• Monitoring and managing ICU and inpatient cases
• Supporting patient recovery and continuity of care
• Working collaboratively across multiple referral disciplines
• Contributing to high clinical standards and team efficiency

Previous referral or out of hours experience would be beneficial, but it is not essential. Full training and support will be provided, making this a fantastic opportunity for nurses looking to transition into referral practice.

Flexible Working and Development

We are currently looking for someone to work 4 x 12-hour night shifts, however we can offer flexibility around the number of nights for the right candidate.

You will also benefit from:

• Annualised holiday and CPD hours
• 4 optional Keeping In Touch days each year to spend time with other departments and maintain your wider nursing skillset
• Recommended anaesthesia refresher opportunities during daytime practice

Benefits

At Eastcott and Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting your career progression, wellbeing, and professional development.

Benefits include:

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and Birthday Leave
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Funded external CPD
• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD programme
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Recruitment referral reward scheme
• E-car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer pension contribution scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free annual flu jab
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

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.

Eastcott 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. 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.