Lead Registered Veterinary Nurse

The Lead Nurse role is key to the business ability to provide a high level of clinical standards. Approximately 95% of the role will be clinical, with 5% for administrative tasks.

We are ideally looking for 1-2 years' experience post RCVS registration. Previous line manager experience would also be beneficial, but we are open to supporting an RVN looking to take their first step into a leadership role.

The Lead Nurse will ensure that patients are managed as effectively as possible from a nursing perspective to support the profitability and further growth of the practice. Working enthusiastically with your team you will help maintain a happy, efficient working environment whilst providing outstanding patient and client care.

Key responsibilities

1.Work closely with the Lead Vet to meet objective set by the SLT

2.Work closely with the nursing team to implement Linnaeus/Mars objectives

3.Mentor and support nursing team to develop skills sets as per Linnaeus objectives.

4.Work with the Clinical Nursing Manager to ensure all new nurses entering the business are supported to complete their induction

5.Maintain and revise clinical standards at practice

Calder Vets is a long established first opinion, small animal practice, with our central Hospital in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. We also have 8 satellite clinics across South & West Yorkshire, including excellent support from our sister referral Hospital, Paragon Veterinary Referrals., Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best - caring for pets. We are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team. Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.

Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best - caring for pets.

Our Associates are fundamental to our success and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.

Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.

Linnaeus is an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, we are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse for all our associates.

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave


• RCVS & VDS fees paid


• External CPD funded


• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program


• Career progression opportunities


• Staff discount schemes


• Life Assurance


• Enhanced sickness pay


• Enhanced equal family leave


• E-car salary sacrifice scheme


• Employer contribution pension scheme


• Wellness program including:


• Employee assistance program


• Eyecare voucher scheme


• Free annual Flu jab



• Cycle to work scheme



• Recruitment referral reward scheme