About the Role
You'll be joining Scarsdale Vets as a Clinical Care Coordinator Veterinary Nurse—a dynamic hospital-based role that combines advanced nursing skills with meaningful coordination responsibilities. This full-time position offers the perfect blend of clinical hands-on work and operational oversight, managing the daily flow of inpatient care whilst supporting both first-opinion and referral cases.
Working within a busy, collaborative environment, you'll take on theatre nursing, anaesthesia monitoring, inpatient ward management, and nurse consultations. Your organisational skills and clinical expertise will be central to delivering exceptional patient care from admission through discharge, all whilst supporting the wider clinical team to run smoothly.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and oversee daily inpatient workflow, ensuring safe and efficient patient care
- Deliver high-standard nursing care across theatre, wards, and consultation areas
- Support surgical procedures including anaesthesia monitoring and theatre-based nursing
- Manage client communication including patient updates, discharge advice, and aftercare guidance
- Work collaboratively with veterinary surgeons and practice team members to maintain standards across all hospital areas
- Support advanced clinical procedures and contribute to continuous quality improvement
Requirements
- Registration as a Veterinary Nurse with the RCVS
- Strong organisational and multitasking abilities, with proven experience coordinating priorities
- Experience or demonstrated strong interest in inpatient care and theatre nursing
- Excellent communication skills with a compassionate, client-focused approach
- Proactive attitude towards learning, reflection, and professional development
- Team player mentality with the ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting
Benefits
- 6.6 weeks' annual leave plus your birthday off, with increasing allowance based on length of service
- £550 CPD allowance plus 24 hours paid study leave
- RCVS and VDS fees covered by the practice
- Enhanced family-friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay
- Private Medical Insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan and Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
- Pension scheme
- Certificate support (e.g., Advanced Practitioner pathways)
- Discounted veterinary care for your own pets
- Voluntary benefits including Green Cars salary sacrifice and access to retail discounts and cashback schemes
- Clear career progression pathways into Senior Nurse, Referral, leadership, clinical supervisor, or mentor roles
About the Practice
Scarsdale Vets, located in Derby's Pride Park, is part of IVC Evidensia—the UK and Europe's leading veterinary care group comprising over 900 practices and referral hospitals. The practice specialises in small animal care, treating dogs, cats, and small pets, and holds Rabbit Friendly accreditation. The team operates as a busy first-opinion and referral centre with a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
IVC Evidensia is built on a purpose of happier animals and happier owners, with a commitment to supporting staff development, wellbeing, and career progression. The group invests in learning and innovation, creating environments where teams can grow in confidence and capability at every career stage. As a Disability Confident Employer, IVC Evidensia actively welcomes applications from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions, and is committed to diversity, equality, inclusion, and belonging.
