About the Role
This is a full-time position averaging 38 hours per week across 4 days, with shifts between 7:30am and 7:00pm (including occasional twilight shifts until midnight), plus a 1-in-6 weekend rota. You'll be joining a large, friendly, and highly skilled clinical team at a purpose-built, state-of-the-art hospital that combines first opinion and referral services in one exceptional environment.
You'll work collaboratively across a diverse and complex caseload, gaining hands-on experience with advanced procedures and specialist-led practice. This is a genuinely varied roleāfrom anaesthesia and theatre support to diagnostics and imagingāwhere you'll develop your clinical autonomy while working alongside experienced colleagues who actively mentor and support your growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality nursing care across varied and complex small animal cases
- Support surgical procedures, including anaesthesia monitoring and theatre nursing
- Assist with advanced diagnostics and imaging (X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI, ECG, blood pressure monitoring, in-house laboratory diagnostics)
- Provide excellent inpatient care and support patient recovery
- Perform Schedule 3 procedures under veterinary direction to develop your clinical autonomy
- Contribute to stock control, equipment maintenance, and team workflows to support smooth hospital operations
Requirements
- Registration as a Veterinary Nurse with the RCVS
- At least one year of post-registration experience in clinical practice
- Confidence working independently with a strong foundation in nursing protocols
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with colleagues and clients
- A proactive approach to learning, reflection, and continuous improvement
Benefits
- 6.6 weeks' annual leave plus your birthday off
- Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
- Enhanced family-friendly policies (maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental, and surrogacy pay)
- Private Medical Insurance
- Healthcare Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme
- Ā£550 CPD allowance plus 24 hours paid leave per year
- Certificate support and RCVS fees covered
- VDS fees covered
- Pension scheme
- Discounted veterinary care
- Voluntary benefits including Green Cars salary sacrifice and access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of retailers
- Clear career pathways: progression into Senior Nurse, Referral, or leadership roles, plus mentoring and clinical supervisor opportunities
About the Practice
Scarsdale Vets is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art hospital in Pride Park, Derby, offering both first opinion and referral services. The hospital features extensive facilities including multiple theatres, advanced imaging suites with CT and MRI, ultrasound rooms, endoscopy, hydrotherapy, and dedicated treatment areasācreating a truly exceptional clinical environment for complex cases and specialist-led work.
Part of IVC Evidensia, the UK and Europe's leading veterinary care group comprising over 900 practices and referral hospitals, Scarsdale Vets is united with others by a shared purpose of happier animals and happier owners. The practice is committed to supporting careers without limits, investing in learning, innovation, and wellbeing so teams can grow in confidence, capability, and fulfilment at every career stage.
