Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

ICR Vets, Loanhead Clinic; Loanhead; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary practice in Loanhead is seeking a full-time Veterinary Nurse to provide exceptional care involved in consulting, surgery, and diagnostics. The candidate will join a supportive team in a RCVS-accredited environment with competitive benefits, including a work-life balance, CPD allowance, and enhanced family-friendly policies.

Benefits

6.8 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Research funding access

Qualifications

• Experience in consulting, surgery, diagnostics, and inpatient care.
• Willingness to work a 4-day week including weekends and nights.
• Commitment to delivering exceptional veterinary care.

Responsibilities

• Provide veterinary nursing care in a busy practice.
• Assist in surgeries and diagnostics.
• Support in maintaining high standards of patient care.

Skills

Passion for veterinary care

Team integration

Client and patient care

Job description

Overview

We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Veterinary Nurse to join our team at ICR Vets. If you are passionate about veterinary care and enjoy making a difference, we would love for you to be a part of our team! Find your Future. This diverse role involves a mix of consulting, surgery, diagnostics, and inpatient care. While primarily based at our RCVS accredited hospital in Loanhead, occasional branch work is also involved. We seek an enthusiastic, hard-working individual who integrates seamlessly with our team and is passionate about delivering exceptional client and patient care.

About ICR Vets

ICR Vets is a progressive small animal practice with four branches located on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Our RCVS-accredited hospital in Loanhead provides 24-hour emergency and inpatient care. We offer a varied caseload, from routine surgeries and dentistry to more advanced procedures and diagnostics.

Our hospital is fully equipped with in-house blood analysers, dental radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, and multi-parameter monitoring. We are proud to offer laparoscopic surgery as standard and provide training for new staff.

Our team includes several certificate holders with special interests in ECC, internal medicine, surgery, dermatology, cardiology, behaviour, physiotherapy, and chronic pain. We also offer advanced services such as orthopaedics, BOAS surgery, and chemotherapy, keeping complex cases in-house whenever possible.

Rota pattern

Ideally, we are looking for someone to take on a full-time position typically involving a four-day work week. We are proud to operate our own out-of-hours service, with the rota including a share of weekends (1:12) and night shifts (1:18). We know that everyone has demands and priorities outside of their career and we want to make it easy for you to strike the right balance. If you have an ideal pattern in mind, we are happy to discuss this.

Because our people matter

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -

• Work-life balance
• 6.8 weeks annual leave
• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
• Your birthday as a paid day off

Wellbeing

• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership
• Non-accidental injury support

Development

• £550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid
• Certificate support
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon - our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

Professional Memberships

• VDS cover
• RCVS fees

Additional

• Pawsome Benefits - reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• Pension 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care

Up to £34,000 per annum DOE