About the Role
This is a fixed-term Registered Veterinary Nurse position at Oval Pet Centre, with the role based across both the Welling and Sidcup sites. The contract runs for 10 months, with the potential to become permanent, and the rota is set around 38 hours per week.
You will be part of a busy, first-opinion small animal practice with a balanced workload and a supportive team culture. The practice also highlights a diverse international team and a recent team survey that rated Oval as an excellent place to work.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver nursing care to a varied first-opinion small animal caseload.
- Work alongside veterinary surgeons and the wider team across both sites.
- Support nurse clinics, inpatient care, anaesthesia and monitoring, laboratory work and dentistry.
- Contribute to the practice's clinical standards and patient care.
- Support a professional and compassionate environment for clients, patients and colleagues.
Requirements
- Registered Veterinary Nurse with the RCVS.
- Experience working in clinical practice.
- Growing confidence in medical and surgical nursing.
- Strong communication skills.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to manage workload effectively.
- A proactive approach to learning, reflection and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Salary up to £29,000 DOE.
- Fixed-term contract with the potential to become permanent after 10 months.
- 38 hours per week.
- 2-week rota pattern, with week 1 on 4 x 8.5-hour shifts and week 2 on 5 x 8.5-hour shifts, between 9 am and 6 pm.
- 1:4 Saturdays, 8:30 am to 5 pm, with a day off during the week.
- No OOH.
- 6.6 weeks' annual leave.
- Additional annual leave for your birthday.
- Annual leave increases with length of service.
- Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and surrogacy pay.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Healthcare Cash Plan.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- £550 CPD allowance plus 24 hours paid leave.
- RCVS and VDS fees covered.
- Pension scheme.
- Discounted veterinary care.
- Voluntary benefits, including a Green Cars salary sacrifice scheme and retail discounts and cashback.
About the Practice
Oval Pet Centre is a busy, well-established first-opinion small animal practice operating across two sites in SE London and Kent. The practice describes itself as supportive and balanced, with an experienced team and a broad range of diagnostic facilities.
Facilities include IDEXX in-house blood and urinalysis machines, ultrasound and a dedicated dental suite with dental X-ray. The team includes 5 full-time vets, 6 RVNs and 12 support team members. Inspiring Vet Care is described as the UK's number one vet care provider, trusted with the care of over 2 million animals.