Working as part of our friendly and enthusiastic dispensary team, you will assist with the dispensing of medications for inpatients and outpatients, calculating drug doses, and ordering drugs and consumables to ensure that sufficient stock levels are maintained. The role will involve administrative duties, including organising the dispensary group email inbox to ensure that all queries are answered in a timely manner.

This is a part-time position working 14 hours per week with a pattern of Tuesday – Friday (14:00-17:30). 

The successful candidate will have experience and a sound knowledge of drugs, including controlled drugs, stock control, legal compliance, and excellent communication skills. 

Full training and support will be provided.

We offer a generous reward and benefits package including:

• Competitive and attractive pension package
• Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) pro rata
• Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
• On site café and restaurant 
• Free membership to the Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
• A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave

For informal enquiries regarding this position, or to visit before applying, please contact the Head Dispensary Technician, Sarah Keirl on skeirl@rvc.ac.uk

Closing Date: 30 Jun 2026

Reporting Unit: Vet Nurse

Salary: £29,329 to £31,930 Pro Rata Per Annum Including London Weighting
Permanent / Part Time

This position is ideal for an RVN keen to develop their nursing career and specialise in surgical and neurology nursing with hands on nursing of various surgical and neurological conditions.

Referral nursing experience is not required as full specialist training and support will be provided. 

This is a part time position working 23 hours per week, Thursday and Friday night shifts. 

We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:

• Competitive and attractive pension package
• Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
• A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
• On site café and restaurant 
• Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus

For further information before applying please contact Sam Moors, Head Surgery Ward RVN on smoors@rvc.ac.uk

Closing Date: 14 May 2026

Reporting Unit: Vet Nurse

Salary: £37,829 to £44,811 Pro Rata Per Annum (£24,857 to £29,455 Per annum) Including London Weighting and Night Nurse Allowance
Permanent / Part Time

Our multi-disciplinary hospital accepts a range of referral and first opinion cases. In addition to state-of-the-art facilities, we are the only recognised Level 1 Trauma Centre in Europe with extensive in-house laboratory capabilities and the support of our on-site transfusion service allowing us to provide the highest level of care to critically ill patients. As part of our Emergency and Critical Care team you will be working alongside our experienced specialised RVNs, Patient Care Assistants, students, residents, clinicians and interns to triage and care for patients during their stay in the department.

Your role will evolve, however you can expect to be triaging and supporting with the stabilisation of patients on arrival to the hospital, in addition to monitoring patients for minor procedures and caring for inpatients seen through our first opinion service.

Working hours will be 21 hours every weekend, Friday-Sunday working twilight shifts: 18:00-02:00. There may be room for some flexibility on hours to be discussed at interview.

*This is a fixed-term position for 9 months*

Referral nursing experience is not required as full specialist training and support will be provided. 

We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:

• Competitive and attractive pension package
• Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays/concessionary days)
• Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
• A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
• On site café and restaurant 
• Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (including gym, badminton, climbing wall, zumba, yoga, pilates and other classes)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus

For informal enquiries regarding this position, or to arrange a visit, please contact: Louise Welsh, Head Critical Care RVN lwelsh@rvc.ac.uk

Closing Date: 08 Apr 2026

Reporting Unit: Vet Nurse

Salary: £37,829 to £44,811 Pro Rata Per Annum Including London Weighting and Night Nursing Allowance Pro Rata (£22,697.40 to £26,886.60 Per Annum Including London Weighting and Night Nursing Allowance)
Fixed Term / Part Time

Are you a passionate, dedicated Registered Veterinary Nurse interested in joining our fantastic team at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals?

Working in our small animal teaching hospital, you will get the opportunity to develop your nursing career in a referral environment by working alongside a strong team of veterinary specialists, using state-of-the-art equipment for a range of interesting and challenging cases. 

*Referral nursing experience is not required as full specialist training and support is provided.

Our nursing team is split into the following specialised areas:

• Emergency and Critical Care
• Theatre
• Anaesthesia
• Neurology and rehabilitation (Wards and Hydrotherapy)
• Surgery wards including Ophthalmology, Soft tissue and Orthopaedics
• Internal Medicine including wards, Radioactive Iodine and Endoscopy 
• Oncology
• Dispensary
• Transfusion Medicine Service 
• Cardiology and Cardiothoracic 
• Dermatology

 Whether you’re looking for a full time, part time, permanent, fixed term, day, or night position register your interest in a future role by clicking ‘APPLY’ and uploading your CV. 

Please note: you must be a Registered Veterinary Nurse or Student Veterinary Nurse awaiting registration to be considered. 

We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:

• Competitive and attractive pension package
• Generous 33 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
• Up to 5 CPD days
• A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
• On site café and restaurant 
• Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus 

If you’re thinking about a career in referral nursing but unsure what to expect, we would be happy to arrange for you to come along for an informal visit to the hospital to allow you to experience first-hand the fantastic learning and working environment and facilities that we have to offer and learn more about our nursing specialisms.

To arrange a visit, please contact our Clinical Support Manager, Betsy Malamah-Thomas on qmhanurserecruitment@rvc.ac.uk

Closing Date: 18 Dec 2025

Reporting Unit: Vet Nurse

Salary: Competitive Salary
Full-Time, Part-Time, Fixed-Term, Permanent, Days or Nights