Rotating Registered Veterinary Nurse

About the Role

You'll join Swift Referrals, a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary referral hospital, as a Rotating Registered Veterinary Nurse on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a part-time role working 30 hours per week across 3 days (Monday to Friday), with a weekend rota of 1 in 5 weekends where you'll receive time off in lieu (TOIL) either side of the weekend worked. You'll deliver advanced nursing care to complex cases within a referral setting, supporting patients, clients, and multidisciplinary clinical teams across orthopaedics, neurology, internal medicine, and soft tissue surgery.

The hospital boasts world-class facilities including a 1.5T Siemens MRI scanner, 128-slice GE CT scanner, Doppler ultrasound, endoscopy, arthroscopy, and cutting-edge operating theatres, alongside separate dog and cat wards and a dedicated ECC and OOH centre with a large ICU. You'll work as part of a collaborative team, contributing to high standards of nursing care and supporting clinical decision-making across all disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding patient care from admission through to discharge across surgery, internal medicine, and wards teams
• Support advanced nursing functions including imaging, theatre preparation, anaesthesia monitoring, and complex ward nursing for critical patients
• Assist with lab diagnostics, rehabilitation, and client support across the referral hospital
• Work flexibly across all disciplines and respond to emergencies as part of the collaborative team
• Contribute to continuous improvement in patient outcomes and service delivery through evidence-based practice and clinical governance

Requirements

• Current RCVS registration as a Registered Veterinary Nurse
• Significant experience in clinical practice with advanced nursing skills
• Demonstrated experience working with surgical cases in a referral or advanced-care setting
• Strong communication skills and proven ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, clinical governance, and continuous improvement
• Interest in anaesthesia and surgery preferred

Benefits

• 6.6 weeks' annual leave plus your birthday off
• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
• Enhanced family-friendly policies including maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Private Medical Insurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme
• £550 CPD allowance plus 24 hours paid leave for professional development
• Certificate support
• RCVS and VDS fees covered
• Pension scheme
• Discounted veterinary care
• Voluntary benefits including Green Cars salary sacrifice scheme and access to retail discounts and cashback
• Clear career pathways with progression opportunities within referral nursing and leadership roles
• (Some benefits subject to pro-rata)

About the Practice

Swift Referrals is a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary referral hospital part of IVC Evidensia, the UK and Europe's leading veterinary care group comprising over 900 practices and referral hospitals. The hospital is dedicated to delivering exceptional veterinary care across orthopaedics, neurology, internal medicine, and soft tissue surgery, all under one roof with world-class facilities including advanced imaging, dedicated critical care facilities, and separate wards for dogs and cats.

IVC Evidensia believes careers should be built without limits. The organisation supports teams to make clinical impact, access career opportunities, and play an active role in their professional communities through investment in learning, innovation, and wellbeing, creating environments where teams grow in confidence, capability, and fulfilment at every career stage.