Head Veterinary Nurse - 4 day week

Job Description

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] New Cross is seeking an experienced and motivated Head Registered Veterinary Nurse to lead our nursing team in a busy, supportive practice in South East London. This is an excellent opportunity to shape clinical standards, mentor and develop nurses, and play a key role in the continued growth of the practice while remaining hands-on clinically.

Located in a vibrant, well-connected community, the practice benefits from strong local engagement and access to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s wider network, offering excellent clinical resources, CPD, and career progression opportunities.

The role is based on a four-day working week with 9.5-hour shifts, including one in six weekends at our Camberwell hospital, two bank holidays per year, and one on-call week annually.

If you’re an RVN ready to step into leadership, or an experienced Head Nurse looking for a new challenge with autonomy and support, we’d love to hear from you.

Your career means more than a rota and a job title, that’s why we offer:

Health and wellbeing

• Health Cash Plan from day one
• 24/7 counselling and wellbeing support
• Life Assurance 3 x salary

Annual leave

• 5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising with length of service
• Extra ‘Day for You’, a paid day off just for you

Learning and development

• £750 CPD allowance plus 2 days’ paid leave per year
• Access to Clinical Communities, internal CPD and our 24-hour hospitals
• Funded certificates and internal career pathways

Additional support

• RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Cycle to Work
• Season Ticket Loans
• Discounts on [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] products and services

About you

You’re a RCVS registered Veterinary Nurse with a passion for delivering exceptional patient and client care. You’re a confident leader with experience of getting the best out of every colleague. We welcome applications from Nurses ready to lead, develop and inspire.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver exceptional care to patients, leading nurse led appointments and schedule 3 activities, supporting consults, surgeries and procedures, complying with all regulatory, practice and operational standards
• Deliver patient monitoring and care, and manage admissions and discharges
• Deliver exceptional care to your clients
• Provide clinical leadership, inspiration and development to the nursing team

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a leading Veterinary care provider, with over 400 practices, including 24-hour centres and referral hospitals, across the UK and Europe. We’re more than a network – we’re a community.

We believe in providing the right treatment for our pets and our people. That means giving you the tools, time and support to build the career you want.