About the Role
This is a Full Time, Permanent Equine RVN position at Clyde Vet Group Equine Hospital in Lanark. You'll be supporting a varied equine caseload, working across patient care, diagnostics, theatre support and day-to-day hospital duties in a supportive and collaborative environment.
The hospital is seeking a confident team player with a genuine interest in equine nursing. You'll work alongside an experienced veterinary team, care for a broad range of equine patients, and take part in out-of-hours work when required.
Health and safety, clinical standards and exceptional patient care are central to the role, including lone-working procedures where needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care for inpatients and outpatients, including sick and injured horses.
- Administer medication and monitor recovery and pain levels.
- Prepare patients for procedures and surgery.
- Assist with veterinary examinations, investigations and treatments.
- Support client education on ongoing care, rehabilitation and preventative health.
- Carry out blood sampling, intravenous catheter placement, wound management and bandaging.
- Support diagnostic imaging, including radiography, ultrasonography and scintigraphy.
- Perform laboratory work such as haematology, biochemistry, urinalysis, faecal analysis and cytology.
- Prepare theatre and surgical equipment, sterilise instruments and assist with anaesthesia monitoring.
- Provide daily feeding, grooming and stable management.
- Maintain hygiene, biosecurity, cleanliness and safety across clinical and stable areas.
- Handle a wide range of equine patients, including youngstock, stallions and competition horses.
- Follow hospital health and safety protocols, including lone-working procedures where required.
Requirements
- Registered Veterinary Nurse status with a recognised veterinary nursing qualification.
- Current or previous equine nursing experience is preferred.
- Student Veterinary Nurse approaching qualification may be considered.
- Confidence providing emergency and critical care support.
- Ability to handle a broad range of equine patients.
- Reliable, organised and self-motivated.
- Enjoys working as part of a supportive team.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Able to relocate to the area or live within approximately 30 minutes of Lanark.
- Willing to participate in out-of-hours work when required.
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave.
- Option to buy and sell holiday.
- Enhanced maternity, adoption, surrogacy and paternity pay.
- Company sick pay.
- Pension scheme with 5% employee and 3% employer contribution after 3 months.
- Health Shield cover after 3 months.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Staff discounts.
- Ongoing support and professional development opportunities.
- Salary dependent upon experience.
About the Practice
This role is based at Clyde Vet Group Equine Hospital in Lanark, ML11 9SZ. The hospital is part of VetPartners and is described as a busy, progressive equine hospital with an experienced team of equine veterinary nurses and care assistants.
The advert highlights a collaborative culture, high clinical standards and a strong focus on exceptional patient care, with exposure to a varied equine caseload.
