Veterinary Coordinator - Registered Veterinary Nurse

Blue Cross UK; Newport; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days holiday (pro rata for part‑tim

Pension scheme with enhanced employer

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

GP access via MetLife

Volunteer days

Professional fees

Charity worker discounts

Job summary

Blue Cross is recruiting a Veterinary Coordinator for Newport's rehoming, advice and behaviour unit. The role links onsite clinical care with broader rehoming operations, coordinating treatment plans and external veterinary consultations while aligning with Blue Cross guidelines.

You will collaborate with Centre Managers, veterinary partners, and coordinators nationwide, supporting welfare education and compassionate decision-making. Involves small animal procedures every two weeks.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified and RCVS registered Veterinary Nurse.
• Confident across all aspects of veterinary nursing practice.
• Strong knowledge of animal welfare, biosecurity, and shelter medicine principles.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to work in emotionally demanding environments with resilience.
• Driving licence.
• Demonstrate and apply Blue Cross values.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate comprehensive treatment plans and external vet consultations.
• Oversee regulatory compliance and standardise clinical approaches.
• Guide teams, foster carers, owners, and practices in caring decisions.
• Support welfare education and handling of sensitive cases with empathy.
• Involve small animal procedures in clinic roughly every two weeks.

Skills

RCVS registered

Clinical nursing

Communication

Organisational skills

Resilience

Driving licence

Blue Cross values

Job description

Application Deadline: 31 August 2026

Department: Rehoming & Fostering Services

Location: Newport

Compensation: £13,012 - £15,130 / year

Contract: 18.75 hours per week (12-month fixed term contract)

Salary: £13,012 - £15,130 per annum (£26,023 - £30,259 FTE)

Location: Newport, NP18 2LH

Closing date: Monday 31st August 2026

Interview date: 8th & 9th September 2026

Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse seeking to combine your clinical expertise with high-level care coordination? Blue Cross is recruiting for a Veterinary Coordinator at our Newport rehoming, advice and behaviour unit to play a key role within our Rehoming and Fostering Services.

More About The Role

As our Veterinary Coordinator, you will act as a crucial link connecting onsite clinical care with our broader rehoming and fostering operations. Working closely with Centre Managers, our veterinary partners, and a national network of coordinators, you will help standardise clinical approaches, optimise resources, and ensure all interventions strictly align with Blue Cross guidelines.

Your responsibilities will span the full lifecycle of pet care. You will coordinate comprehensive treatment plans, oversee regulatory compliance, agree treatment plans, and arrange logistics for external veterinary consultations. Crucially, you will also serve as a key point of guidance for our teams, foster carers, pet owners and our veterinary partner practices. This will include supporting public welfare education, navigating complex clinical cases, and offering compassionate support during sensitive, welfare-led decision-making. You will also be involved in small animal procedures as part of our vet clinic, this takes place once every two weeks.

This is a part-time role working 18.75 hours per week, with the possibility of working additional hours. These are set days across a two week rota. On week one you will work two days, Tuesday and Wednesday. On week two you will work three days, and there is flexibility on which these three days are.

This is a 12 months fixed term contract to cover a period of maternity leave.

As part of this role Blue Cross will fund your continued CPD and any ongoing registration fees.

About You

You are a qualified, RCVS-registered Veterinary Nurse who brings sound clinical judgment, and a dedication to shelter medicine principles. Alongside your technical nursing capabilities, you possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, allowing you to build strong relationships across internal teams and external veterinary practices alike.

You are highly organised, efficient at prioritising workloads, and capable of maintaining exceptional standards in dynamic operational environments. Demonstrating resilience and strong emotional intelligence, you can manage sensitive situations with empathy and professionalism. Above all, you are a collaborative team player driven by a commitment to continuous improvement and aligned with our core values of compassion, courage, and inclusivity.

Essential Qualifications, Skills, And Experience

• Fully qualified and RCVS registered Veterinary Nurse
• Confident across all aspects of veterinary nursing practice
• Strong knowledge of animal welfare, biosecurity, and shelter medicine principles
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to work in emotionally demanding environments with resilience
• Driving licence
• The ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our Blue Cross values.

Desirable Qualifications, Skills, And Experience

• Experience in shelter medicine or rehoming environments
• Experience of budget awareness or resource management
• Experience supporting adopters with ongoing clinical cases

Blue Cross Benefits

Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it weren’t for their amazing efforts and commitment, we wouldn’t be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, we want to provide you with the best working environment we can.

With a wide range of perks aimed at enhancing your life both inside and outside of work, you'll thrive in a supportive and rewarding environment.

Our generous benefits package includes:

• Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays). For part-time roles, holiday entitlement is calculated pro-rata
• Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
• Life assurance
• Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
• Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
• Free access to GP via MetLife
• Recognition scheme
• Annual volunteer days
• Claim for professional fees
• Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers.

We want you to feel valued and supported throughout your career with us. For more details on our benefits and to see how we invest in our team, visit the 'Why Work for Us' page on our website.

To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.