Registered Veterinary Nurse

Village Vet group; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary service provider in Hatfield is seeking a Night Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their dedicated team. This role involves managing patient care during night shifts, triaging emergency calls, and ensuring high standards of cleanliness. Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification is a must, along with strong communication skills. The position offers competitive salary, ongoing training, and career progression opportunities within a supportive framework.

Benefits

RCVS & VDS fees paid

External CPD allowance

Extensive free CPD program

Career progression opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Life Assurance

Enhanced sickness pay

Employer contribution pension scheme

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Registered Veterinary Nurse.
• Experience in emergency care is preferred.
• Strong communication and team skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient care during night shifts.
• Triage emergency calls and visits.
• Provide clinical updates during handovers.
• Maintain cleanliness of the hospital.

Skills

Proactive patient care

Triage skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Veterinary Nurse qualification

Job description

Night Registered Veterinary Nurse

Location: Village Vets St Albans

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: 4 nights on, 8 nights off

Salary: Competitive salary based on experience

About us

Village Vet St Albans, part of Linnaeus, is a well‑established small animal hospital that serves as a 24‑hour emergency clinic for many practices in Hertfordshire. The hospital is well equipped with full diagnostic facilities, an on‑site laboratory, separate cat/dog wards, and a theatre suite. Our 24hr facilities ensure continuity of care for our patients and provide a highly stimulating and rewarding caseload.

Your role and responsibilities

We are offering the opportunity for a proactive, dedicated Night RVN to join the Vet‑24 Night team based at Village Vet St Albans. Rota: 4 nights on 8 nights off rolling rota. The role is hands on and duties will include but are not limited to:

• Assignment of internas to nurse and support throughout your shifts, with a proactive, holistic approach to inpatient care, under the guidance of the Veterinary Surgeon.
• Triage out‑of‑hours calls and visits to the hospital, supporting the veterinary surgeon with appointments, treatments and procedures.
• Be actively involved in nurse‑led patient handover from the night team to the day team, providing detailed clinical updates of any current and new inpatients.
• Participate in the cleaning and maintenance סדרת of all areas of the hospital, alongside the day team.
• Be active in Continued Professional Development, with the possibility of partaking in extra studies in support of the emergency and critical care lifestyle, adopted by an out‑of‑hours service.

We are recruiting for a Tier 2/3 RVN to join the night nurse team, where you will be working alongside the Veterinary Surgeon to support effective management of overnight and urgent care patients.

Our Nurse Career Framework also supports an industry‑leading pay scale of bands and associated tiers to reflect appropriate remuneration for the skill set held while identifying future goals and opportunities. Our nurse teams are actively supported in their career development as ajustes part of the Linnaeus Nursing Career Framework, which is designed to support career progression and development via clinically focused pathways and/or a people leadership pathway.

CPD including advanced qualifications is娃 actively encouraged as this facilitates development of skills for veterinary nursing teams.

Benefits

• RCVS & VDS fees paid
• External CPD allowance
• Extensive free Linnaeus CPD program
• Career progression opportunities
• Staff discount schemes (gym membership)
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• E‑car salary sacrifice scheme
• Employer contribution pension scheme

Wellness program including

• Employee assistance programme
• Eyecare voucher scheme
• Free annual Flu jab
• Cycle to work scheme

• Recruitment referral reward scheme.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support officeovid in addition to a confidential true Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone. For more information, click here https://www.linnaeusgroup.co.uk/about-us/health-and-wellbeing

If you would like to apply for this role, please click the Apply Button or for more information៦ feel free to reach out directly to our Nursing Talent Acquisition Business Partner – Purvi Kataria at [e-mail]