Registered Veterinary Nurse

Join a friendly, experienced and ambitious team where no two days are the same!

Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse looking for your next opportunity in a supportive practice where your experience and development are valued?

At Totton Vets for Pets, you’ll become part of a warm, inclusive and professional team who genuinely enjoy working together. We’re a busy practice with a varied caseload, excellent equipment and a strong focus on providing outstanding patient and client care.

Meet the Team:

You’ll be joining an experienced and close-knit team, including two highly experienced RVNs with around 30 years’ experience each, an experienced VCA, SVN, three experienced Receptionists and a permanent Vet.

We also have two Clinical Coaches, two First Aiders and an RPS, with all qualified team members completing their annual CPD and maintaining their professional registrations.

We’re proud to have a relaxed and supportive team culture, where everyone works together and enjoys regular lunch and learn sessions, team events and annual celebrations.

Variety Every Day:

We’re a busy small animal and exotics practice, seeing a diverse range of cases across:

• Medical
• Surgical
• Oncology
• Orthopaedic
• Exotic cases

You’ll have access to an impressive range of equipment, including X-ray, ultrasound, dental X-ray, Tonopen, blood pressure and multiparameter monitoring, full laboratory equipment, an oxygen chamber, orthopaedic equipment, electrocautery, suction, Bear Hugger and nebuliser.

Having recently undergone a rebrand, it’s an exciting time to join Totton Vets for Pets and be part of the next chapter of the practice.

Your Working Week

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Your shifts will rotate between:
8:30am–4:30pm | 9:30am–5:30pm | 11:00am–7:00pm
You’ll work 1 in 5 Saturday mornings, 9:00am–12:00pm, with these hours taken back on the following Friday.

Shifts are planned each week, with flexibility to swap shifts occasionally when needed.

Salary & Benefits

Up to £33,000 DOE

Alongside your salary, you’ll have access to the wider Vets for Pets benefits package, including generous annual leave, increasing with service, and opportunities for ongoing learning, development and CPD.

Life in Totton

Our stand-alone practice is conveniently located in Totton, Southampton, surrounded by plenty of local amenities, including shops, restaurants, takeaways, a gym, Asda, a petrol station and Totton train station.

Southampton city centre is approximately 15 minutes away, with regular train and bus services available too.

There’s free parking for up to five hours directly opposite the practice, with staff parking arrangements also available.

Why Totton?

This is a great opportunity to join a team that combines experience, variety and a genuinely supportive working environment.

If you’re an RVN who enjoys a busy practice, loves variety and wants to work alongside a team that values collaboration, development and having fun along the way, we’d love to hear from you.

Location: SO40 3HX

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!