Surgical Veterinary Nurse

Donaldson’s Vets Limited.; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 holiday days (including bank holidays)

Increased holiday days based on length of service

CPD allowance

Further study encouraged

RCVS and VDS cover included

Staff discount scheme

Company sick pay

Salary sacrifice scheme

Job summary

Donaldson’s Vets Limited. in Huddersfield is seeking a full-time Registered Veterinary Nurse with strong surgical experience to join their team. The role involves supporting surgical, inpatient care, and nursing consults, with a focus on theatre work. The salary starts at approximately £30,000 DOE based on a 37.5-hour week with additional weekend cover. Benefits include 31 holiday days, CPD allowance, and staff discounts, alongside a supportive and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Full-time Registered Veterinary Nurse with strong surgical experience.
• Ability to work in a team of veterinary professionals.
• Capable of handling surgical, inpatient care tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support surgical and inpatient care duties.
• Conduct nursing consults with a focus on theatre work.

Skills

Strong surgical experience

Inpatient care

Nursing consults

Job description

The Role

Donaldson’s Vets are looking for a full time Registered Veterinary Nurse with strong surgical experience to join our fantastic team at the Hospital. We have an interesting caseload of surgical cases, with a bias towards orthopaedics so we are looking for a nurse to complement our team. Your day-to-day duties will include a mix of surgical, inpatient care and nursing consults but with a bias towards theatre work. You will be part of a large team of 6 Directors, 40 Vets, 55 RVN’s, 5 SVN’s and 23 Auxiliary Nurses.

Salary

The salary for this role is dependent upon experience and qualifications, but starts in the region of £30,000 DOE based on 37.5-hour week plus equal share weekend cover on a rota basis.

About us

We are an independent veterinary company based in the lovely area of West Yorkshire. Our main purpose-built hospital is based in Huddersfield and we have 6 branch practices located in the surrounding areas.

We work alongside our sister company, Donaldson’s Farm and Equine, who treat many of the farm animals and horses in the area and who often feature on the “The Yorkshire Vet”.

Our main hospital in Huddersfield provides our Out-of-Hours service to our clients, staffed by our dedicated emergency team, and has a comprehensive range of equipment including CT scanner, digital x ray, endoscopy, laparoscopy, diathermy, dental suite with dental x-ray, fully equipped lab, ultrasound as well as dedicated high sterility theatres for orthopaedics and soft tissue procedures, and dedicated wards for the various animals seen, with a separate ICU, cat, dog, exotic and isolation wards.

We have many specialists within the company that we gain knowledge and experience from, including ARC, our fully equipped animal rehabilitation centre based at our Birchencliffe practice, and our behaviour team based at our hospital.

We are a proud member of the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme and have achieved hospital status at our hospital in Huddersfield and GP status at our branch practices.

Benefits – subject to Pro Rata

• 31 holiday days (including bank holidays)
• Increased holiday days based on length of service
• CPD allowance
• Further study encouraged
• RCVS and VDS cover included
• Staff discount scheme
• Company sick pay
• Salary sacrifice scheme

Donaldson’s Vets is dedicated to diversity and inclusion and supports mental health awareness.