Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Kernow Vet Group; Waddesdon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team at a veterinary practice offering a varied role for a Registered Veterinary Nurse. Enjoy competitive salary, strong support for CPD, and additional benefits including annual leave, medical insurance, and initiatives focused on employee wellbeing.

Benefits

6.6 weeks annual leave

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Private Medical Insurance

Development opportunities including CPD allowance

Discounted gym membership

Pawsome Benefits scheme

Discounted staff pet care

Qualifications

• Confident in both theatre and consultations.
• Genuine interest in mentoring others, particularly student nurses.

Responsibilities

• Work across consultations, theatre, and reception.
• Maintain client continuity and gold-standard patient care.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Organisational skills

Proactiveness

Client relationship building

Job description

Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Join a close-knit and compassionate team at Hart Veterinary Centre — a proudly independent-feel practice that’s been caring for pets and their people since 1993. We’re now looking for a dedicated Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly Waddesdon team.

What the Role Involves

This is a varied and fulfilling role, working across consultations, theatre, and reception as part of a small and supportive 4-nurse, 2-vet team. You’ll be based at our Waddesdon surgery, a well-equipped site that forms part of our wider RCVS-accredited hospital group.

You’ll work four days per week, with a share of weekends. Shifts are between 9 to 9.5 hours long, with the earliest start at 7:30am and the latest finish at 7:30pm. We rotate duties across ops, hospital and clinics to keep the role balanced, but if you have a particular shift preference, we’re open to discussing it.

There’s no out-of-hours or on-call, and you’ll benefit from a genuine focus on client continuity and gold-standard patient care. CPD is fully supported and encouraged – including further qualifications – and RCVS fees are paid in full.

About Our Practice

Hart Vets operates from two modern surgeries in Bicester and Waddesdon. We’re proud to offer a high standard of care using the latest technology, with features including:

• Digital x-ray and dental suite
• Modern anaesthetic monitoring
• Separate cat and dog areas
• On-site parking and disabled access

Our Bicester site is a 24-hour hospital with dedicated night nurses — a unique offering in the area — ensuring our patients are cared for round-the-clock.

We are a Silver Standard ISFM Cat Friendly Clinic and value low-stress handling and continuity of care.

A Lovely Place to Live and Work

Most of our clients are based in the Bicester–Aylesbury area, though we also serve nearby towns and villages including Oxford, Kidlington, Brackley, Banbury, Buckingham, Winslow and Milton Keynes. Waddesdon itself offers a village feel, with good access to green space and a short drive to larger towns and cities.

What We’re Looking For

We’re after an enthusiastic, organised and proactive RVN who thrives in a general practice setting and enjoys building strong relationships with clients. You’ll be confident in both theatre and consultations, and ideally have a genuine interest in mentoring others, particularly student nurses.

Whether you're looking to develop new skills, pursue a certificate, or simply find a rewarding long-term role with a friendly team — we’d love to hear from you.

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 up to £33,000 DOE, you will benefit from:

Work Life Balance

• 6.6 weeks annual leave
• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• 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 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

Hart Veterinary Centre, Bicester

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