RVN Lead: Elevate Clinical Care & Team Growth

Creature Comforts; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Salary sacrifice pension (5% employee,

Job summary

Creature Comforts is recruiting a Head Nurse to lead the nursing team across our clinics in the UK. You will uphold the highest clinical standards, drive team engagement, and jointly share clinic performance responsibilities with the Practice Manager.

You will directly manage RVNs, PCAs, and SVNs, shaping nursing strategy on the ground while championing our modern, compassionate veterinary care model.

Qualifications

• Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)
• At least 4 years of clinical nursing experience in veterinary practice
• Direct line management experience or leadership role
• Awareness of budgets and finances
• Knowledge of the RCVS code of conduct
• Confident using IT across clinical and practice management systems
• Excellent spoken and written communication
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Strong time management
• Leadership and people management skills
• High emotional intelligence
• Project management skills
• Committed to continuous learning
• Integrity and honesty
• Able to multitask effectively
• A fair, kind and inclusive leadership style
• Entrepreneurial approach to growing the practice

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day delivery of nursing standards in the clinic
• Directly manage, develop, and support RVNs, PCAs, and SVNs
• Promote Creature Comforts culture to the team and clients
• Develop induction and training for new nursing staff
• Manage disciplinary, attendance and performance matters fairly
• Foster psychological safety and no-blame learning culture
• Oversee nursing recruitment and budget adherence
• Demonstrate and uphold clinical governance and safety standards
• Ensure accurate patient records and guideline adherence
• Support membership messaging and client communication
• Coach nursing students and SVN development tasks

Skills

RVN

Leadership

Budget awareness

IT proficient

Communication

Time management

Inclusive leadership

Project management

Self-motivated

Continuous learning

Integrity

Multitask

Job description

Creature Comforts is recruiting a Head Nurse to lead the nursing team across our clinics in the UK. You will uphold the highest clinical standards, drive team engagement, and jointly share clinic performance responsibilities with the Practice Manager.

You will directly manage RVNs, PCAs, and SVNs, shaping nursing strategy on the ground while championing our modern, compassionate veterinary care model.