Registered Veterinary Nurse - Part Time, Consult Role

Vets for Pets; Basildon; On-site; GBP 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading veterinary practice in Basildon is seeking a part-time Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) to join their passionate team. Responsibilities include leading nurse-led clinics, client communication, and enhancing patient care. The ideal candidate is compassionate, eager to learn, and has an interest in preventive care. The role offers a competitive salary of £31,000 FTE, along with excellent career progression opportunities and additional employee benefits. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and wish to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

Pension

Healthcare

Paid memberships

Discounts up to 20% off at Pets at Home

Qualifications

• RVN with post qualification experience preferred, but newly qualified encouraged.
• Interest in wellness, preventive care or fear-free nursing.
• Experience in nurse-led clinics is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Run nurse-led clinics as a professional practitioner.
• Build client rapport and manage follow-up plans.
• Collaborate with vets and support staff to enhance patient care.

Skills

Client communication

Preventive health education

Compassionate communication

Comfortable organizing patient flow

Enthusiastic to learn

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)

Job description

What you’ll love about working with us

• The ability to run nurse-led clinics as a professional practitioner
• Modern clinical environment with advanced resources
• Mentorship and guidance to grow specialist interests
• Being part of shaping new services from day one
• Recognition, autonomy, and career progression
• A hospital where nurses are valued, visible, and celebrated

We’re a busy 24-hour hospital with multiple advanced facilities including in house CT, MRI, hydrotherapy and physiotherapy. We offer emergency cover for several local clinics, so we do see a high case load of emergency and critical care cases. We also conduct a wide range of soft tissue & orthopaedic surgeries. We have cat, dog and exotic wards as well as outpatients and isolation units, and a dedicated dental area with dental x-ray. We are very passionate about pain control and anaesthesia including regional anaesthesia, and are now a zero-pain accredited practice.

You’ll be joining a hard-working and inclusive team made up of 14 Vets, 16 RVNs and 6 SVNs, who are passionate about being at the heart of the local community. We have a fantastic non-clinical team to support the client journey, freeing up our Nurses to carry out their roles effectively.

This is a part-time role working 3 days per week (9am-6.30pm) and 1 in 2 Saturdays (9.30am-6pm) or 1 in 4 full weekends.

Experience, skills & attributes we are looking for

Clinical Competence

• RVN (post qualification experience ideal but newly qualified with drive will be supported)
• Confident in client communication, vaccination protocols, preventative health education
• Interest in wellness/preventive care, chronic disease support, or behaviour/fear‑free nursing

Service Delivery Mindset

• Experience in or aspiration for nurse‑led clinics (e.g., boosters, weight clinics, health checks, rehab support, dental clinics, puppy/kitten consults)
• Able to build client rapport and repeat visits
• Comfortable organising patient flow, follow‑up plans, and note quality

Professional Qualities

• Compassionate, calm communicator
• Passion for patient experience
• Keen to improve owner compliance and education

Collaborative & Proactive Personality

• Works confidently alongside vets, leadership, reception and rehab
• Able to identify process improvements and suggest clinic evolution

Growth Mindset

• Enthusiastic to learn in advanced hospital environment
• Interested in developing specialist nursing skills

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary of £31,000 FTE (dependant on experience), we offer all the benefits you’d expect from a major employer (pension, healthcare, paid memberships etc.) plus a few more, such as excellent career progression, exclusive lifestyle and shopping discounts (up to 20% off at Pets at Home).

If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Rachel from our Talent Acquisition team via [e-mail] for an informal and confidential conversation.

Location: SS13 3BY

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!