Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Grove Lodge Veterinary Group; Northampton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary group in Northampton seeks a passionate Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their surgical referral team. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of up to £32,000 and numerous benefits focused on work-life balance, development, and wellbeing. The role encompasses a variety of tasks ensuring high-quality patient care.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Birthday as a paid day off

Private medical insurance

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Cycle to Work scheme

Wellness initiatives

CPD allowance with paid time off

Research funding access

Pension scheme

Discounted staff pet care

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Veterinary Nurse.
• Eager to advance career and provide high-quality care.
• Openness to work within a surgical referral team.

Responsibilities

• Theatre work, anaesthesia, and assisting in surgeries.
• Inpatient care and emergency response.
• Nurse consultations and critical care nursing.

Skills

Team Collaboration

Veterinary Care

Anaesthesia

Emergency Response

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse eager to advance their career by joining our highly skilled and supportive team at our Moulton and Abington sites. This role involves working within our surgical referral team, collaborating closely with our first opinion and medical referral teams. We welcome individuals who are passionate about providing exceptional veterinary care and who thrive in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

Rota patterns that work for you

Our team lies at the core of our operations, which is why we prioritise the importance of work-life balance to ensure our team members can perform at their best. This role ideally requires full-time commitment, spanning 40 hours weekly across 5 days, with shifts scheduled between 7:30 am to 7:00 pm and 1:8 Saturday mornings. There are no out of hours or on bank holidays. Part-time applicants are welcome to apply. Salary up to £32,000 DOE.

This dynamic role encompasses a wide array of responsibilities, including theatre work, anaesthesia, X-ray/CT imaging, assisting surgery e.g., hip replacement, nurse consultations, inpatient care, emergency response, and critical care nursing.

More about Abington Park Vets

This position is based in our well-equipped, modern Referral Hospital with fantastic facilities, in-house laboratory with dedicated lab technician, CT, MRI, and a dedicated medical service to support the surgical department. This position has the opportunity for career progression including becoming a Clinical Coach. We provide a great CPD budget, in-house progression plan and support with post-graduate studies.

Our nursing teams work closely to ensure our patients receive the highest level of care. The hospital has an interesting and busy caseload

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

*6.6 weeks annual leave

*Your birthday as a paid day off

*Wellbeing

*Private medical insurance

*Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay

*Cycle to Work scheme

*Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing

*Non-accidental injury support

Development

*£550 CPD allowance with 5 days paid pro rata

*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

*BVA membership

*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 £32,000 DOE