About the Role
You'll be joining Sheriffs Highway Vets as a Registered Veterinary Nurse, working full-time across a well-established small animal practice in Gateshead. This daytime role operates a 4-day week (38 hours) with 1-in-4 Saturday cover, giving you genuine flexibility alongside your colleagues.
The practice spans four locations—Gateshead, Whickham, Sunderland, and Crawcrook—and is equipped with impressive modern facilities: digital and dental radiography, flexible and rigid endoscopy, a fully equipped in-house laboratory, advanced ultrasound with Doppler, and specialised equipment for soft tissue, orthopaedic, and endoscopic procedures. You'll be working with a clinical team that values collaboration and continuous improvement, where your contributions directly shape patient care standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct nurse consults and patient triage assessments
- Provide anaesthesia support and monitoring
- Perform laboratory and diagnostic work
- Prepare and manage theatre operations
- Deliver high-quality nursing care across a range of first opinion cases
- Support veterinary surgeons in clinical procedures
- Contribute to clinical standards and ongoing patient care development within the practice
Requirements
- Current RCVS registration as a Veterinary Nurse
- 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 professional improvement
- Team-orientated approach with enthusiasm for delivering high standards of care
Benefits
- Leave & Time Off: 6.6 weeks' annual leave plus your birthday off, with increasing allowance based on length of service
- Professional Development: £550 CPD allowance plus 24 hours paid leave annually; certificate support and RCVS/VDS fees covered
- Health & Wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance, Healthcare Cash Plan, Cycle to Work scheme
- Family-Friendly: Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and surrogacy pay
- Pension & Perks: Pension scheme, discounted veterinary care, voluntary benefits including Green Cars salary sacrifice scheme and access to discounts with hundreds of participating retailers
- Career Progression: Clear pathways into Senior Nurse, Referral, or leadership roles; clinical supervisor, mentor, and certificate holder opportunities
About the Practice
Sheriffs Highway Vets is part of IVC Evidensia, the UK and Europe's leading veterinary care group comprising over 900 practices and referral hospitals. The practice is committed to creating environments where teams grow in confidence, capability, and fulfilment through investment in learning, innovation, and wellbeing.
Located in Gateshead and serving the North East, the practice provides small animal care across its four sites with a focus on clinical excellence and client experience. IVC Evidensia is a Disability Confident Employer and actively welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds and those with disabilities or long-term health conditions.
