ECC Focused Registered Veterinary Nurse

About the Role

This is a full-time position within the Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) team at Dick White Veterinary Specialists, one of Europe’s largest multi-disciplinary veterinary referral centres. You’ll work 40 hours per week on a rota basis (5 × 8-hour shifts Monday to Friday, plus a 1:4 weekend rota with TOIL), delivering high-standard nursing care to emergency and critically ill patients in a state-of-the-art ICU and Emergency Room.

Based in Newmarket, Cambridge, this role is ideal if you’re passionate about working in a fast-paced referral environment and keen to develop your ECC nursing expertise. You’ll work alongside ECC specialists and experienced nursing colleagues, with limited client-facing responsibilities and strong emphasis on clinical learning and professional development.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for hospitalised inpatients, including critical care and infectious patients
• Perform urgent triage and assist with emergency stabilisation procedures
• Administer treatments, medications, and calculate CRIs as prescribed
• Place and maintain intravenous, urinary, central venous, PICC lines, feeding tubes, and chest drains
• Monitor patients under sedation and anaesthesia, including post-operative recovery
• Provide pre- and post-operative nursing care with accurate clinical and hospitalisation record-keeping
• Participate in ICU rounds, team meetings, and clinical briefings
• Maintain stock management, equipment maintenance, and diagnostic/sterilisation equipment in line with SOPs
• Support and mentor PCAs, SVNs, and colleagues as required
• Uphold high standards of hygiene, infection control, and Health & Safety compliance
• Undertake CPD and required in-house training
• Assist other departments as needed based on patient and business requirements

Requirements

• Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) qualification
• Previous Emergency or ER veterinary nursing experience
• IT literacy and proficiency
• Strong organisational skills, time management, and multitasking ability
• Confident and effective communication skills
• Excellent all-round nursing expertise and patient care focus
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and collaborative team player

Desirable Experience & Qualifications

• Referral nursing experience
• ECC nursing experience
• Diploma in Advanced Veterinary Nursing (Dip AVN ECC)
• Veterinary Technician Specialist qualification

Benefits

• Competitive salary £28,000–£32,000 per annum depending on experience
• Generous benefits package
• Comprehensive training and CPD support
• Career development opportunities within Dick White Veterinary Specialists and the wider Linnaeus Group
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Supportive working environment within a leading referral hospital
• TOIL provided for weekend rota work

About the Practice

Dick White Veterinary Specialists is one of Europe’s largest multi-disciplinary veterinary referral centres, providing outstanding clinical care within state-of-the-art facilities. The practice hosts dedicated teams of vets, nurses, nursing assistants, and client care professionals who work collaboratively to deliver exceptional surgical and medical care. Many clinicians are nationally and internationally recognised specialists offering expertise across Anaesthesia, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Dentistry, Physiotherapy, and Soft Tissue Surgery.

Part of the Linnaeus Group—a forward-thinking partnership of highly-respected primary and referral veterinary practices across the UK and Ireland—Dick White Veterinary Specialists is committed to excellence and advancing veterinary medicine. The practice offers comprehensive clinical and non-clinical training programmes with strong support for professional development and CPD.