Our multi-disciplinary hospital accepts a range of referral and first opinion cases. As part of our Emergency and Critical Care team you will be working alongside our friendly and experienced RVNs, Patient Care Assistants, ECC residents and interns to care for patients during their stay. 

You will supported throughout by the Head and Senior ECC RVNs, to ensure progress through your training period and that you continue to feel confident and valued in the team. Your role will evolve during the first year to include student coaching and individual responsibilities within the team. This is the perfect environment for those wishing to develop their career as an ECC nurse, with exciting opportunities available. 

Roles available:

• Part Time 23hrs p/w: 8 night shifts per month (20:00-08:30) working every other Thursday-Sunday or Friday-Monday (candidate preference)
• Part Time: 35 hours, every other weekend night shifts Friday-Sunday (08:00pm-08:30am)

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: 22 Jun 2026

Reporting Unit: Vet Nurse

Salary: £37,829 to £44,811 Pro Rata Per Annum (£24,857.44 to £29,445.31 per annum) Including London Weighting and Nursing Allowance
Permanent / 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