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 Center 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 friendly and experienced RVNs, Patient Care Assistants, students, residents, clinicians and interns to care for patients during their stay. 

You will supported throughout by our talented and experienced nursing team to ensure you progress through your training period and that you continue to feel confident and valued in the team. This is the perfect environment for those wishing to develop their career as an ECC nurse, with exciting opportunities available. 

This is a part-time post, working 9 shifts a month equivalent to 23 hours per week, a mixture of day and night shifts. 

Your rota will likely be 3 blocks of 3 shifts (12.5hrs) over the course of the month (weekends are 1:4 and will be nights, remaining shifts will be days).

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: Rosie Wignall, Senior ECC RVN (rwignall@rvc.ac.uk) or Betsy Malamah-Thomas, Clinical Support Manager (bmalamahthomas@rvc.ac.uk).

Closing Date: 30 Aug 2026

Reporting Unit: Vet Nurse

Salary: £32,829 to £38,811 Pro Rata Per Annum Including London Weighting and Nursing Allowance (Approx. £24,263.91 to £28,685.21 Per Annum Including London Weighting and Nursing Allowance)
Permanent / Part Time

 As a theatre RVN you will work closely with our clinicians, residents, anaesthesia team, theatre assistants, sterilising technicians and students to provide a high standard of care for our patients. You will act as a circulating nurse to include managing surgical kit requirements, peri-operative imaging, record keeping and scrubbing into surgery to assist when required. You will also be involved in teaching and assessing veterinary students in theatre related skills. This role offers an excellent opportunity to advance your clinical skills in addition to developing your teaching skills in a supportive environment.

The successful candidate will have strong experience of working in a hospital or referral setting. You will be required to supervise and train both veterinary and veterinary nursing students so experience of being a Clinical Supervisor would be advantageous.

This is a full time position working 35 hours per week with a share of weekends and some on-call duties. Weekends are Saturday and Sunday on-call only, with protected time back in lieu the following week. Part time working hours would be considered, please get in contact to discuss this further.

• Competitive and attractive pension package
• Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and concessionary days)
• 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 arrange a visit, please contact Jessica Gilby, Head Theatre RVN on jgilby@rvc.ac.uk 

Closing Date: 12 Aug 2026

Reporting Unit: Vet Nurse

Salary: £32,829 to £38,811 Per Annum Including London Weighting and Nursing Allowance
Permanent / Full Time

We are looking for an enthusiastic qualified and registered RVN/REVN, with experience of working in an equine hospital or practice environment. We would ideally like a qualified candidate, but second-year students will also be considered and, if appointed, would be in a reflective salary. This is an exciting and varied position for a dedicated hard-working individual to build on their equine skills and knowledge. The successful candidate needs to have good organisation and time management skills to work independently and as part of a bigger team. The right applicant will have the fantastic opportunity to work with some of our internationally renowned clinicians in all areas to include medicine, surgery, and diagnostics. You will be required to work on a shift pattern that will include a 1:5 out of hours to include Bank Holidays and weekends for which an additional supplement is paid.

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 (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

Please contact Head Nurse, Cydney Green on 01707 666297 or ccgreen@rvc.ac.uk for an informal chat or enquiry.

Closing Date: 28 Aug 2026

Reporting Unit: Vet Nurse

Salary: £33,029 to £35,630 Per Annum Including London Weighting and Out of Hours Supplement
Permanent / Full Time

RVC Equine is an internationally renowned accredited Equine Hospital and Ambulatory Equine Practice located at the Hawkshead Campus of the RVC. Our Equine Hospital is fully equipped with state of the art surgical, diagnostic, and critical care facilities, whilst our highly skilled team of practice veterinarians operate out of bespoke veterinary vehicles with high spec portable equipment. 

The Deputy Head Equine Nurse role is a varied and demanding support position for a dedicated hard-working individual delivering exemplary nursing care and ensuring that the team supports a positive learning experience for all VN trainees and under- and postgraduate students in the Equine Hospital. Reporting to the Head Nurse, the role is responsible for supporting the management of a team of qualified RVNs, nursing apprentices and equine technicians. Working alongside our internationally renowned specialist teams in Equine medicine, surgery, and diagnostics, you will support the Head Nurse, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.

With a focus on delivering the highest standards of patient care, you will play a key role in working with the Head Nurse to identify areas for continuous optimisation of services, implementing and reviewing policies and procedures to support clinical compliance.

The successful candidate needs to have a positive can-do attitude, team leadership skills and experience in working in a busy Equine Hospital or practice. The ability to work independently and as part of a bigger team is also required. You will be required to work on a shift pattern that includes out of hours, Bank Holidays and weekends for which an additional supplement is paid. 

We offer a substantial reward package including a highly competitive pension scheme. Additional benefits include free membership to the Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga, and Pilates classes included), a generous annual leave allowance, access to free in-house CPD, funded external CPD, childcare vouchers and cycle to work scheme.

Please contact Cydney Green or Natalie Hubble, Clinical Operations Manager on 01707 666297; ccgreen@rvc.ac.uk or nhubble@rvc.ac.uk

Closing Date: 10 Jun 2026

Reporting Unit: Vet Nurse

Salary: £36,230 to £44,828 (Grade 4/5) Per Annum Including London Weighting and Out of Hours supplement
Permanent / Full 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