Senior Head Veterinary Nurse

Lawrie Veterinary Group, Cumbernauld; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Lawrie Veterinary Group as a Senior Head Veterinary Nurse, where you’ll lead a dedicated team across multiple sites. This full-time role includes ensuring high standards of patient care, mentoring staff, and contributing to clinical practice development within a supportive environment. The position offers competitive salary and excellent benefits, fostering professional growth and a balanced work-life culture.

Benefits

6.8 weeks annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

£550 CPD allowance

Company pension scheme

Discounted treatment for your own pets

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered Veterinary Nurse with senior experience.
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Head Nursing team, ensuring excellence in patient care.
• Assist with clinical and operational management.
• Perform nursing duties including surgical assistance and consultations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification

Job description

Join the Lawrie Veterinary Group, part of IVC Evidensia, as our new Senior Head Veterinary Nurse and play a key leadership role across our expanding multi-site practice. Serving small animals and exotics, our clinics in Cumbernauld, Falkirk, Laurieston, and the newly opened Bo’ness branch provide exceptional care-and we want a passionate and experienced nurse to lead and support our nursing teams.

As Senior Head Veterinary Nurse, you will oversee and mentor our Head Nurses and full nursing teams, ensuring the highest standards of patient care and clinical practice are met. Your leadership will be central to fostering a positive, collaborative culture and supporting clinical development across all four sites. You’ll work closely with Practice Managers and the Clinical Director to ensure seamless operations and team unity.

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead and manage the Head Nursing team, providing guidance and support to promote excellence

* Ensure consistent delivery of best-practice nursing care across all sites

* Assist with clinical and operational management, including stock control and protocol development

* Perform nursing duties including surgical assistance, consultations, and inpatient care

* Foster a positive, collaborative culture across the nursing teams

* Partner with Practice Managers and Clinical Director to provide unified leadership

Who We’re Looking For

You will be a qualified and registered Veterinary Nurse with proven senior or supervisory nursing experience. Strong leadership and mentoring skills, excellent communication, and the ability to thrive under pressure are essential. Above all, you should be dedicated to delivering the highest standards of clinical care and supporting your team to do the same.

Why Lawrie Veterinary Group?

As part of IVC Evidensia, one of the UK’s largest veterinary networks, we provide exceptional resources and career development pathways within a collaborative and forward-thinking community. Our work is about more than just treating animals - it’s about making a difference in their lives and delivering compassionate, high-quality care. Whether it's a routine check-up for a beloved pet or complex treatment for an exotic species, every day is different, and that’s what makes our work so rewarding.

Working Hours

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday with occasional weekends to provide cover during absences or holidays.

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, inclusive of bank holidays

*Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

*Private Medical Insurance

*Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline

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

*Initiatives focused on colleague wellbeing

Development

*£550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid CPD leave

*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

Colleague Benefits

*Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well

*Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria

*Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you

*Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers

*Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

Up to £39,000 DOE