Multi-disciplinary Registered Veterinary Nurse

We have an exciting opportunity for a multi-disciplinary nurse to join our incredible multidiscipline nursing team!

This role will provide a fantastic learning opportunity for an RVN who is looking to expand their nursing skills/knowledge or for the individual with established referral experience looking to utilise their knowledge and skills in a supportive, encouraging environment.

As a member of the multidiscipline nursing team, you will be rotating through all of our departments. This will allow you to gain experience, whilst being fully supported by our discipline specific teams.

The hospital accepts referrals for Orthopaedic Surgery, Soft Tissue Surgery, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Internal Medicine, Anaesthesia, Diagnostic Imaging, Oncology and Physiotherapy.

Your daily duties will include:

• Following practice policies and SOPs relating to specific tasks and departments.


• Providing in-patient care ensuring a high level of nursing.


• Monitoring patients in recovery (from sedation or General Anaesthesia).


• Carrying out blood samples and parameter measurements for in-patients.


• Calculating, preparing and the administration of pre-prescribed medications, as directed by a clinician.


• Ensuring the appropriate feeding of all patients.


• Maintaining hygiene standards, including observation of barrier and cytotoxic nursing protocols.


• Setting and maintaining nursing standards to a professional level.


• Keeping tidy, accurate and legible patent records of all treatments, events and communications.


• Supporting the patient care assistance team within their role.


• Recording of all client communications within the computer records.


• Monitoring General Anaesthetics and sedations when on a discipline rotation.


• Assisting patient admits - examinations, IV catheter placements and blood sample.


• Assisting with surgical and medical procedures.


• Ensuring equipment is clean and well maintained.


• Having the opportunity to improve clinical skills and knowledge through many departments.


• Joining us will allow you to work within an exceptional team and develop your career whilst being exposed to complex cases from all disciplines.


You will work as a part of the growing team and be involved in developing procedures and ways of working for the hospital.

This is a full-time, permanent position working 40hrs a week (either 8hr x 5 days or 10hr x 4 days). Weekends are 1:4 working either Saturday OR Sunday.

Referral experience is not essential, as full training will be provided.

One of our main focuses for veterinary nursing at Linnaeus is professional development. We assist our ambitious veterinary nurses across our primary care and referral practices, providing every associate with the opportunity to achieve their full potential. We have developed a veterinary nursing career framework to build clear nursing structures and pathways to support nurse progression, utilisation, and career development. This has further expanded the career pathways available for our veterinary nurses to progress should they wish.

Northwest Veterinary Specialists, formerly Northwest Surgeons, established in 2003, grew from a family run business to become one of the Northwest's leading orthopaedic referral hospitals. Following the introduction of Internal Medicine in 2009, Northwest Veterinary Specialists evolved into a Multi-Discipline Veterinary Hospital.

We are situated in a purpose-built multi-discipline Veterinary Hospital offering 24 hour in-patient care facilities with a qualified clinical team, located just off Junction 12 of the M56.

At Northwest Veterinary Specialists, we aim to enhance the lives of our patients, by providing effective, appropriate, surgical and medical solutions when specialist input is required.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.


• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave


• RCVS and VDS fees paid


• External CPD funded


• Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program


• Career progression opportunities


• Attractive staff discount schemes


• Company pension


• Enhanced sickness pay


• Enhanced equal family leave


• Life Assurance policy (4 x basic salary)


• Access to private medical care on an opt-in basis


• Recruitment referral reward scheme


• Free on-site parking


• E-car salary sacrifice scheme


• Wellness program including:


• Employee assistance program


• Eyecare voucher scheme


• Free annual Flu jab


• Cycle-to-work scheme