About the Role
You'll join a multidisciplinary specialist referral hospital as part of the theatre nursing team, working a permanent twilight shift from 2pm to 10pm, Monday to Friday. This is a 40-hour-per-week role that combines the intellectual challenge of advanced surgical nursing with the security of consistent, predictable hoursāideal for RVNs who want theatre experience without the traditional rotating rota demands.
The role focuses on supporting the hospital's evening and emergency surgical caseload across a range of specialist disciplines. You'll work alongside surgeons, anaesthetists, nursing colleagues, and interns in a genuinely collaborative environment where kindness, teamwork, and continuous learning are built into the culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide scrub nursing support across advanced and emergency surgical procedures
- Monitor anaesthesia for complex referral cases and support anaesthetic management
- Assist with theatre preparation, recovery, and patient flow to maintain optimal surgical safety
- Support emergency and urgent surgical cases across multiple surgical disciplines
- Uphold the highest standards of infection control, asepsis, and theatre practice
- Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary hospital team to deliver outstanding patient outcomes
Requirements
- Current registration as a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)
- Strong interest in surgery, anaesthesia, or emergency care
- Ability to thrive in a busy, fast-paced referral hospital environment
- Excellent team player with a commitment to communication and collaboration
- Pride in delivering high-standard nursing care and infection control
- Previous referral experience is desirable but not essentialāthe hospital welcomes motivated RVNs keen to develop specialist skills
Benefits
- Salary: Ā£33,100 per annum plus Ā£2,000 twilight allowance
- 5 weeks' holiday plus bank holidays and birthday leave
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- External CPD funded, plus extensive free Linnaeus in-house CPD programme delivered by specialist and referral teams (online and in-person)
- Nurse certificates fully funded
- Private healthcare
- Enhanced sickness pay and enhanced family leave
- Career progression opportunities within the Linnaeus group
- Staff discount schemes
- Comprehensive wellness support: employee assistance programme, eyecare vouchers, free annual flu jab, cycle-to-work scheme
- Mental Health First Aiders and confidential support available
- Recruitment reward scheme
About the Practice
This is a multidisciplinary specialist referral hospital offering an exceptional standard of care across surgery (including minimally invasive, soft tissue, and orthopaedic procedures), medicine, dermatology, neurology and neurosurgery, and oncology. The breadth of caseload ensures unparalleled exposure to complex cases and cutting-edge techniques, making every shift intellectually stimulating and rewarding.
Part of the Linnaeus groupāa forward-thinking partnership of primary care and referral practices across the UK and Irelandāthe hospital is built on a commitment to clinical excellence and the shared purpose of creating 'a better world for pets'. The nursing culture is a strategic priority; the team is supportive, inclusive, highly collaborative, and genuinely passionate about learning, excellence, kindness, and teamwork.
