Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Kernow Vet Group; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Kernow Vet Group is seeking an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their passionate team in Sidcup. This full-time role involves working in various departments and providing gold-standard care to patients. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy teamwork and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

£550 CPD allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Discounted staff pet care

Qualifications

• Experience as a Registered Veterinary Nurse.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Passionate about delivering gold-standard care.

Responsibilities

• Work across all departments including surgery, prep, clinics, and outpatients.
• Contribute to a supportive and collaborative working atmosphere.
• Engage in continuous professional growth.

Skills

Adaptability

Teamwork

Care for animals

Job description

Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

We are looking for an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly and passionate team at Park Vets.

Our role presents the opportunity to work across all departments including surgery, prep, clinics, outpatients, and kennels (with the support of our dedicated kennel nursing team).

We are seeking a dedicated, adaptable nurse who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about delivering gold-standard care to our patients. The successful candidate will be required to fit seamlessly into our lovely, close-knit team, contributing to a supportive and collaborative working atmosphere. If you enjoy variety, teamwork, and continuous professional growth, you’ll fit right in at Park Vets.

Join a practice you are proud to be a part of

Park Vets is a large, well-established hospital renowned for delivering gold-standard care through our friendly, dedicated team of vets, nurses, and VCA’s. We pride ourselves on being a busy, fast-paced practice with a diverse case load, specialising in inpatient care, medicine, orthopaedics, soft tissue and laparoscopic surgery, advanced imaging, ophthalmology, dentistry, and exotic animal care.

We’re a proud Cat Friendly Gold Practice accredited by ISFM, and hold Silver Rabbit Friendly status, reflecting our commitment to exceptional care across all species. Our in-house departments include client care, bookings, finance, insurance, and laboratory services, ensuring a seamless experience for both patients and their owners. Out-of-hours care is expertly provided by Vets Now, who are based on-site from 6pm to 9am.

Parkvets Veterinary Hospital is based in Foots Cray within the London Borough of Bexley offering 24/7 care to their loyal clients. We have a large enthusiastic and friendly team including a dedicated Veterinary Care Assistant team, client care team, insurance team, bookings team and lab team. We have a huge variety of equipment including and offer a variety of specialist disciplines including ultrasound, radiography, orthopaedic surgery, laparoscopic surgery, ophthalmology, internal medicine and exotics, supported by a variety of certificate holders within our veterinary team.

Working pattern

• Full-time, 40-hour week with varied shifts between 7am and 8:30pm
• Weekend rotation: 1 in 4 weekends worked, with lieu days offered
• Shared second on-call rota with the nursing team, focused on inpatient care when needed

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, you will benefit from -

Work-life balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
• 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, including discounted gym membership
• Non-accidental injury support

Development

• £550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
• 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

Parkvets, Sidcup

53–55 Maidstone Road, Foots Cray, Foots Cray, DA14 5HB, 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 Lovell Varcoe from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.