RVN: Lead Nurse Clinics & Surgical Care

Creature Comforts; Twickenham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

200 hours' annual leave + birthday off

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

£750 CPD allowance and 3 study days

Healthcare incentive

Career progression

Supportive culture

Team social events

Share options eligibility

Veterinary care mission

Employee Assistance Programme

Free snacks and lunch

Monthly peer recognition

Clinic milestones

Job summary

Creature Comforts is building the veterinary group of the future with modern design clinics and a strong emphasis on clinical excellence. We are seeking an experienced RVN who will work to the full scope of their qualification and lead nurse-led clinics, health checks, and discussions with clients.

You will join a supportive team, contributing to CPD, protocol development, and a culture focused on exceptional patient and client care across multiple sites in London and beyond.

Qualifications

• Registered veterinary nurse with current RCVS status.
• Experience practicing in a veterinary clinic.
• Knowledge of anaesthesia and monitoring.
• Excellent client communication and nurse consultations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct screening procedures including auscultation and sample procurement.
• Monitor and record general anaesthetics accurately and comprehensively.
• Administer treatments as directed by the Veterinary Surgeon.
• Assist veterinarians during invasive and non-invasive procedures.
• Tend to unsettled or anxious patients with care and urgency.
• Prepare and maintain surgical sites and operating theatre standards.
• Disinfect equipment and maintain cleanliness of clinical spaces.
• Monitor and maintain stock levels.
• Lead and deliver nurse-led clinics, health checks and chronic disease monitoring.
• Contribute to nursing protocol development and CPD.
• Record accurate clinical notes and maintain documentation.

Skills

RCVS RVN

Nurse experience

Animal husbandry

Anaesthesia monitoring

Pharmacology

Nurse consultations

Animal handling

GA monitoring

Operating theatre etiquette

Team player

Communication skills

Initiative

Learning & development

Education

Veterinary nurse degree or equivalent

Tools

Provet Cloud

Job description

Creature Comforts is building the veterinary group of the future with modern design clinics and a strong emphasis on clinical excellence. We are seeking an experienced RVN who will work to the full scope of their qualification and lead nurse-led clinics, health checks, and discussions with clients.

You will join a supportive team, contributing to CPD, protocol development, and a culture focused on exceptional patient and client care across multiple sites in London and beyond.