Registered Veterinary Nurse

Kernow Vet Group; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary specialist group in High Wycombe is seeking a Twilight Veterinary Nurse to provide critical nursing care across various departments. The role includes monitoring anaesthesia, supporting surgery, and ensuring high-quality patient care. Successful candidates will be RVNs with a passion for animal welfare, looking to advance in their careers. This full-time position offers competitive pay up to £34,000 and extensive benefits including private medical insurance and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Private medical insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Pension plan

Research funding access

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) qualification is essential.
• Experience in a veterinary setting, particularly in referrals, is preferred.
• Strong passion for animal care and clinical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Cover a variety of nursing duties across prep, theatre, wards, and imaging.
• Monitor anaesthesia and sedation of patients.
• Assist in theatre covering the circulatory nurse role.
• Place arterial and central lines, administer nerve blocks.
• Support surgery and neurology departments and manage client admissions.
• Provide excellent patient care in Wards and HDU.
• Help the OOH team with emergency cases.

Skills

Veterinary nursing

Anaesthesia monitoring

Patient care

Emergency care

Client communication

Job description

Hamilton Specialist Referrals, High Wycombe, South East

We are delighted to open applications for a Twilight Veterinary Nurse to join our team at Hamilton Specialist Referrals. Our successful candidate will work collaboratively across our Specialist-led team, providing excellent clinical development opportunities for an ambitious, driven RVN looking to take the next step in their career.

If your passion lies in taking part in interesting referral cases across a variety of disciplines, then this may be the role for you. Hamilton Specialist Referrals is a purpose built state-of-the-art veterinary hospital which provides the latest in cutting edge, specialist treatments for cats and dogs, supported by an exceptional rehabilitation and physiotherapy facility.

As part of our team, you will move across our Soft Tissue, Orthopaedic, Neurology, Medicine, Wards & HDU departments, providing high quality nursing care to a variety of cases in each of these disciplines. General responsibilities will include:

• Covering a variety of nursing duties across prep, theatre, wards and imaging,
• Monitoring anaesthesia and sedations of patients who are undergoing diagnostic imaging, surgery, and/or rechecks.
• Assisting in theatre to cover the circulatory nurse role.
• Placing arterial lines, central lines and administering nerve blocks to the patients under the supervision of an anaesthetist.
• Providing support to the surgery & neurology departments and being a point of contact to clients, including organising admits and discharges
• Providing excellent standards of patient care in our Wards and HDU
• Supporting the OOH team with admitting and stabilising emergency cases

Joining a team, you are proud to be a part of

Situated just outside of High Wycombe (J4, M40) Buckinghamshire, we deliver world-class exemplary clinical services, with a clear focus on the people that make that a reality. By nurturing our workforce we are able to offer the very best services to the pets entrusted into our care as well as to their owners.

Hamilton Specialist Referrals was born of the belief that there is room for a new wave of veterinary excellence across the UK. There is a strong focus on providing a personal and reassuring client experience from first contact through to discharge. Excellent clinical care delivered in a friendly and supportive manner to referring vets, is paramount to the team. The hospital is operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is able to offer the most advanced treatment options available for orthopaedic, neurology, soft tissue, and internal medicine cases. We have a dedicated Imaging suite, which includes a 16-slice CT scanner, 1.5 Tesla MRI, fluoroscopy, separate radiography and ultrasound room.

Our core ethos here at HSR is based on appreciation of our staff. Curating and developing a friendly, close-knit team is an central part of our working environment. Further qualifications and certificates are encouraged and fully supported as we feel strongly about our employees' right to enjoy work and develop rewarding careers. We have a dedicated team of Specialists, Referral clinicians, RVNs and Support teams.

Working Pattern

A full time position covers 40 hours per week, across a rolling 6 week rota. We offer a 4 day working week, which comprises 4 x 9.25hr shifts between 15:45-22:30 during the week, plus a 1 in 6 weekend rota (Saturday and Sunday). We have a bank holiday rota which currently works out at 2 per year.

Because our employees 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 of up to £34,000 DOE, you will benefit from:

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
• 4 day working week
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Private medical insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing

Development

• 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

Additional

• Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care

Hamilton Specialist Referrals

Cressex Business Park, Unit 5, Halifax Road, High Wycombe, HP12 3SD, United Kingdom

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.

Any questions before applying?

Speak to Helen Paddison from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.