Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 6 May 2026
LOCATION
Plymouth
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
SALARY
£32,000 / year
CATEGORY
Nursing
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SKILLS

Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) Surgical nursing Inpatient care Nurse clinics Emergency care CT scanning Patient care Teamwork

FULL DESCRIPTION

Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Location: Plymouth Veterinary Group, Plymouth, South West

Salary: Salary of up to £32,000 pa DOE

Discipline: Small Animal

Job Description

This is an exciting time for an RVN to join our team as we expand into our new premises offering gold standard nursing care and developing referral level veterinary care to our clients.

Working Hours/Rota

With various shifts available throughout the week as well as at weekends, opportunities for part time and full time is on offer to enable a good work life balance.

About Us

With a total of 4 sites, Plymouth vets offers quality care for pets 24/7 with a team of 10 vets who are supported by a great team of nurses and support staff. As a training practice Plymouth prides itself in fostering a learning culture ensuring both vets and nurses can reach their full potential.

As an RVN you can expect to undertake a variety of nursing duties which play to your strengths; working with the surgical team, inpatient care, nurse clinics or within the emergency team working out of hours.

The new Hospital enables the expansion of standard first opinion work with multiple consult rooms, wards and theatres as well as referral services within Plymouth. The introduction of CT is exciting and offers opportunities for RVN's to develop their skills further.

If you are passionate about patient care and looking for a change of role or are within the early stage of your career and looking for new opportunities please contact us.

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, inclusive of bank holidays pro rata
  • Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

Wellbeing

  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline
  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
  • Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing

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

Colleague Benefits

  • Company pension scheme. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] will make a contribution as well
  • Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
  • Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
  • Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
  • Discounted treatment for your own pets at an [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] practice

Contact & Apply

Any questions before applying? Speak to Lovell Varcoe from our recruitment team: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

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