Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 6 May 2026
LOCATION
Sidcup
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
SALARY
£33,000 / year
CATEGORY
Nursing
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SKILLS

Registered Veterinary Nurse Surgical Nursing Inpatient Care Outpatient Care Team Collaboration Clinical Communication

FULL DESCRIPTION

Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Sidcup, South East

Discipline: Small Animal

Full Time, Flexible

Up to £33,000 DOE

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly and passionate team at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

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 [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal].

Join a practice you are proud to be a part of

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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

Because our people matter

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

Wellbeing

  • 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 [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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

Contact

Talent Partner: Lovell Varcoe - [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Apply at: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

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