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Lead Nurse
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Job Title: Lead Registered Veterinary Nurse
Location: Rye, East Sussex
Hours: Full-time (40.78 per week) | 5-day week | Early and late shifts | 2 in 9 Saturdays (1 within contracted hours, 1 returned as TOIL)
Practice: Cinque Ports Veterinary Group – Rye
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Ready to take the lead and shape the future of a growing practice?
If you're an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse who enjoys leading from the front, supporting others to succeed and driving high clinical standards, we'd love to hear from you.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Rye practice as Lead RVN, where you'll play a pivotal role in both the day-to-day running of the nursing team and the future development of the practice. Working closely with the leadership team, you'll have the autonomy to influence how we work, champion clinical excellence and help create an environment where both people and patients thrive.
If you're looking for a role where your ideas are valued, your leadership makes a difference and you can still enjoy hands-on nursing, this could be the perfect next step.
Why join us?
- Take on a genuine leadership role with the opportunity to influence the future direction of the practice.
- Enjoy a varied position combining clinical nursing with leadership, coaching and quality improvement.
- Run your own nurse clinics and continue using your clinical skills every day.
- Protected administration time every other week, allowing you to focus on leadership responsibilities.
- Work alongside a supportive leadership team committed to delivering outstanding patient and client care.
- No out-of-hours commitment.
- 2 in 9 Saturday rota, with one Saturday worked within your contracted hours and the second returned as time off in lieu.
- Be part of the wider Cinque Ports Veterinary Group, giving you access to support, collaboration and opportunities across multiple practices.
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The Team & Practice
Cinque Ports Veterinary Group is an RCVS-accredited practice with six sites across Kent and East Sussex, delivering high-quality first opinion care through a network of experienced and collaborative teams.
This role is based primarily at our Rye branch, with occasional cover across our neighbouring practices, providing variety while remaining part of one close-knit team.
As Lead RVN, you'll work in partnership with the Lead Veterinary Surgeon and Practice Leadership Team to ensure exceptional clinical standards are maintained while continually looking for opportunities to improve patient care, team engagement and practice efficiency.
You'll play a key role in supporting and developing the nursing team through regular one-to-one meetings, performance reviews and coaching, while leading nurse meetings, carrying out clinical audits and helping implement improvements identified through operational reporting.
The role offers an excellent balance of leadership and clinical nursing, with dedicated administration time every other week, allowing you to focus on leadership responsibilities while remaining actively involved in patient care.
Our nurses are encouraged to fully utilise their skills and run their own nurse clinics, making this an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys both leadership and hands-on nursing.
The practice is well-equipped with facilities including:
- Digital radiography
- Dental radiography
- Ultrasound
- Laparoscopic surgery equipment
- Endoscopy
Located in the beautiful medieval town of Rye, you'll enjoy working in one of the South East's most picturesque locations. Surrounded by stunning coastline, countryside and independent cafés, Rye offers an excellent work-life balance while remaining within easy reach of the wider Kent and Sussex areas.
What We're Looking For
- RCVS Registered Veterinary Nurse with at least 2 years UK experience post qualification.
- Previous leadership or mentoring experience, or someone ready to take the next step into a leadership position.
- An organised, proactive and confident communicator.
- Comfortable working autonomously while supporting and developing others.
- Passionate about delivering outstanding patient and client care.
- Committed to maintaining high clinical standards and driving continuous improvement.
- A collaborative leader who enjoys building positive relationships and creating an engaged, supportive team culture.
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What We Offer You
- 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
- RCVS & VDS fees paid
- CPD allowance and 4 days each year to attend events plus Linnaeus CPD Programme (including certificate holder level CPD)
- Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program
- Career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E-car salary sacrifice scheme
- Wellness program including:
- Employee assistance program
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual Flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
Cinque Ports is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned, we can truly be driven by our purpose, to create a better world, and think long-term as opposed to being focused solely on short-term profits.
At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.
We are committed to fostering a culture that is inclusive and diverse, we care about you and want you to be authentic, with everything you need to perform at your best. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to achieve our purpose.
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