Registered Veterinary Nurse

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse to join the friendly and welcoming team at Accrington Vets for Pets.

Our purpose-built small animal practice is fully equipped to deliver an excellent standard of clinical care. You’ll be joining a supportive team consisting of 2 Vets, 2 RVNs, 1 RVN-Practice Manager and 4 Client Care Advisors.

This role offers the opportunity to fully utilise your nursing skills, including patient admissions, anaesthetic monitoring, inpatient care, patient recovery, and discharge procedures. Schedule 3 procedures encouraged if interested in progressing in this area.

We are looking for someone with solid general nursing experience and excellent client care skills. The ideal candidate will be friendly, approachable, enthusiastic, and genuinely passionate about animal welfare, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a close-knit team to provide the highest level of care to both patients and clients.

This is a full-time position, working 40 hours per week with shifts between 8:30am and 7:30pm. Part-time hours would also be considered for the right candidate.

In return, we offer:

• Competitive salary of up to £30,000
• No out-of-hours or overnight inpatient checks
• Generous CPD allowance, including funded certificates
• Social events and a strong focus on wellbeing
• Contributory pension scheme
• Paid memberships (RCVS, BVNA, VDS)
• Exclusive company and high street discounts and rewards
• 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home, and Groom Room
• Access to cashback and discount schemes
• Excellent in-house career development opportunities
• Holiday allowance

If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and exceptional customer service, we’d love to hear from you.

Location: BB5 6PW

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!