We’re looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join the team at Westside, ideally located for those looking to work in South West London.
Whether you’re an experienced RVN or looking for your next opportunity to develop your nursing skills, we’d love to hear from you!
As part of the team, you’ll play an important role in delivering excellent patient care, supporting clients and working alongside our vets and fellow nurses to ensure every patient receives the best possible treatment.
Full or Part-Time considered with flexibility to cover 30–40 hours per week, Monday to Saturday covering 1 in 4 branch Saturdays and 1:8 Sundays at our Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital along with 1 bank holiday at Stone Lion Veterinary Hospital.
Salary of £32,000–£36,000, depending on experience.
What will you be doing?
- Providing high standards of nursing care to patients throughout their treatment.
- Supporting vets during consultations, procedures and operations.
- Monitoring patients during anaesthesia and recovery.
- Delivering inpatient care and monitoring patient progress.
- Communicating with clients and offering guidance on their pets’ health and wellbeing.
- Supporting the wider team to keep the practice running smoothly.
What are we looking for?
We’re looking for a caring and motivated Registered Veterinary Nurse who takes pride in their work and enjoys being part of a team.
You’ll need to be:
- A qualified RVN registered with the RCVS.
- Passionate about patient welfare and delivering excellent nursing care.
- Confident communicating with clients and colleagues.
- Organised, adaptable and comfortable working in a busy practice.
- A team player who is keen to keep learning and developing professionally.
We can discuss the working pattern as part of the application process.
What’s in it for you?
- Salary of £32,000–£36,000, depending on experience.
- 6.6 weeks’ annual leave, including bank holidays.
- CPD allowance and paid CPD days.
- Access to a range of colleague benefits, including private medical cover.
- The opportunity to continue developing your clinical skills within a supportive veterinary team.
Think this could be your next move?
If you’re an RVN looking for a new challenge in South West London, we’d love to hear from you!
Apply now to find out more about joining the team at Westside.
Benefits for this role include
- 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time)
- 2 days paid CPD leave every year (pro-rata if part-time)
- Relocation assistance (where applicable)
- Generous colleague introduction reward (for the introduction of vets and RVN’s)
- Paid 30-minute lunch breaks
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
- RCVS and BVNA fees covered
- The opportunity to join our private medical insurance scheme at a reduced rate, as well as a medical cashback plan involving refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
- Shopping discounts
- Generous colleague discounts
- Petplan 20% colleague discount
About us
In 2022, we celebrated our 70th anniversary and now have 46 branches, three hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward-looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers’ views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings with our board of directors communicating real time updates and taking polls with live Q&As to ensure we’re making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are mental health first aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all new starters.
If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at [email protected] for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!