Night Nurse (RVN)
Location: Eastcott Veterinary Referrals, Swindon
Type: Permanent, Full‑time, 4×12‑hour night shifts (7:30pm – 7:30am)
Hours: Average 24.1 hours per week
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care to complex referral and ECC patients throughout the night
- Monitor and manage ICU and inpatient cases
- Support patient recovery and continuity of care
- Collaborate across multiple referral disciplines
- Contribute to high clinical standards and team efficiency
Qualifications
- Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with a minimum of 1year post‑qualification experience
- Previous referral or out‑of‑hours experience is beneficial but not essential
- Full training and support provided for transition into referral practice
Benefits
- Flexible working – possibility to negotiate number of nights
- Annualised holiday plus CPD hours and optional Keeping In Touch days
- Professional development: anaesthesia refresher opportunities, external CPD funding, free online Linnaeus CPD programme
- Career progression opportunities, staff discount schemes, life assurance, enhanced sickness pay, family leave
- Recruitment referral reward, E‑car salary sacrifice, employer pension contribution, cycle‑to‑work scheme, free annual flu jab, eyecare voucher, employee assistance programme
- Equal‑opportunity employer: all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
Internal Medicine Veterinary Nurse (RVN)
Location: Eastcott Veterinary Referrals, Swindon
Type: Full‑time, 40hours per week
Hours: Shifts scheduled between 8am and 8pm, including weekends; 1 bank holiday per year
Responsibilities
- Specialise in internal medicine, managing complex and varied cases such as endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal disease, respiratory conditions, renal and urinary cases, infectious diseases, complex chronic case management, and oncology‑related conditions
- Provide inpatient care, case continuity, and patient progress and outcome monitoring
- Contribute to a structured rota and team collaboration
Qualifications
- Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)
- Minimum of 1year post‑qualification experience
- Strong interest in internal medicine and inpatient care
- Referral experience is beneficial but not essential
- Proactive and motivated approach to learning
Training & Support
- Structured induction plan with shadowing, early one‑to‑one check‑ins, and gradual progression into full responsibilities
Benefits
- 5weeks holiday plus bank holidays and birthday leave
- RCVS and VDS fees paid
- External CPD funded and free online Linnaeus CPD programme
- Career progression opportunities, staff discount schemes, enhanced sickness pay, family leave
- Wellness programme including employee assistance, eyecare voucher, free annual flu jab, cycle‑to‑work scheme, childcare vouchers
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
- Equal‑opportunity employer: all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
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