Registered Veterinary Nurse

About the Role

Sprinz and Nash's Thame Veterinary Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse to join their clinical team on a full-time basis (with flexibility to part-time if needed around personal commitments). This is a rewarding position in a long-established veterinary hospital set in the lovely rural market town of Thame, where the team prioritises high clinical standards and genuine work-life balance.

Full-time nurses work 40 hours per week with a 1:5 night duty rota (accommodation provided on site) and a 1:6 weekend rota. Emergency out-of-hours cover is provided by VetsNow, so you're not managing emergency cases alone. The hospital offers excellent facilities including dental x-ray, in-house laboratory, endoscopy, ultrasound, digital x-ray, separate dog and cat wards, and isolation facilities. You'll work within a friendly, forward-thinking and supportive team of veterinary surgeons, nurses, and VCAs, including vets with certificates and a nurse certificate holder.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist veterinary surgeons in theatre and consultations
• Provide high-quality inpatient care and manage patient admits and discharges
• Conduct nurse consultations
• Deliver excellent nursing care across a varied, challenging caseload of first opinion cases
• Support the wider practice team in maintaining clinical standards and developing patient care
• Further develop experience in emergency and critical care (where there's an in-patients facility available)

Requirements

• Registration as a Veterinary Nurse with the RCVS
• Experience working in clinical practice with growing confidence in medical and surgical nursing
• Strong communication skills and ability to build positive relationships with clients and colleagues
• Good organisational skills and effective workload management
• Proactive approach to learning, reflection, and continuous improvement
• Team player mentality and willingness to support colleagues

Benefits

• 6.6 weeks' annual leave plus your birthday off, with increasing allowance based on length of service
• Enhanced family-friendly policies: maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental, and surrogacy pay
• £550 CPD allowance plus 24 hours paid leave for professional development
• RCVS and VDS fees covered by the practice
• Certificate support to develop specialist skills
• Private Medical Insurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension scheme
• Discounted veterinary care
• Voluntary benefits: Green Cars salary sacrifice scheme and access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of retailers
• Clear career pathways into Senior Nurse, Referral, or leadership roles
• Ongoing learning and development with experienced colleagues and mentors

About the Practice

Sprinz and Nash's Thame Veterinary Hospital is part of inspiring vet care, the UK's number one vet care provider trusted with the care of over 2 million animals. The practice is a long-established veterinary hospital offering comprehensive primary care services with excellent diagnostic and surgical facilities.

The team is friendly, forward-thinking, and values supportive collaboration. The hospital provides its own inpatient care, giving nurses opportunities to develop emergency and critical care experience, whilst emergency out-of-hours work is handled by VetsNow. The caseload is varied and rewarding, with all nurses being team players committed to supporting each other's professional development.