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Registered Veterinary Nurse - Hospital and Clinic Nurse
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Scarsdale Vets, Pride Park, Derby
Salary up to £29,500 DOE
Full-time, 38 hours per week over 4 days
Deliver Gold-Standard Care in a Dynamic, Specialist-Led Environment
Are you a passionate Registered Veterinary Nurse looking for a role that genuinely offers variety, development, and balance? Scarsdale Veterinary Group is delighted to offer a unique opportunity at Scarsdale Vets in Derby, combining hands-on hospital nursing with nurse-led consulting within a supportive first-opinion team.
This role is ideal for an RVN who enjoys clinical excellence alongside client interaction, giving you the opportunity to develop advanced technical skills in a specialist-led hospital while building confidence and autonomy in consulting.
In this varied and rewarding position, you will split your time between hospital nursing and first-opinion consulting.
Hospital and procedure nursing
You will support high-quality patient care across anaesthesia, inpatient care, diagnostics, imaging and procedures. This includes performing Schedule 3 procedures under veterinary direction and working with advanced diagnostic equipment such as digital X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI, ECGs, blood pressure monitoring and in-house laboratory diagnostics. You will also contribute to the smooth running of the hospital, including stock control, equipment maintenance and efficient clinical workflows.
First opinion nursing and consulting
You will deliver nurse-led consultations within our first-opinion nursing team, building strong and lasting relationships with clients. Clinics include wellness and preventative healthcare, chronic illness management, weight management, senior pet clinics, dental health and post-operative care. This element of the role allows you to take real ownership of patient and client care while developing confidence in independent consulting.
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This blended position offers an excellent opportunity to broaden your skill set, grow professionally and enjoy a genuinely varied nursing role.
About Scarsdale Vets
Scarsdale Vets is a purpose-built, modern referral hospital with exceptional facilities, including:
13 consultation rooms
7 hospital wards
5 theatres, with expansion planned
Advanced imaging suite with CT, MRI and digital X-ray
3 ultrasound rooms
Endoscopy suite
Hydrotherapy pool and treadmills
Dedicated chemotherapy treatment rooms
You will join a large, friendly and highly skilled nursing and veterinary team, working with a diverse and complex caseload in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Hours and rota
This is a full-time role working 38 hours per week over 4 days, with shifts between 8:00am and 7:00pm. There is a 1 in 4 Saturday clinic shift from 8:30am to 6:00pm. You will also be part of the bank holiday on-call rota, covering 1 to 2 bank holidays per year.
Because our people matter
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary of up to £29,500 DOE, you will benefit from:
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Work-life balance
6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service Your birthday as a paid day off
Wellbeing
Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and surrogacy pay Private Medical Insurance Cycle to Work scheme Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership Non-accidental injury support
Development
£550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid leave pro rata Certificate support Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy Access to Vetlexicon, our online encyclopaedia provider All our Vets and Nurses can apply for research funding Infection Prevention and Control Programme Quality Improvement Programme
Professional memberships
VDS cover RCVS fees
Additional Benefits
Pawsome Benefits, reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers Pension, 5 percent employee and 3 percent employer contribution Discounted staff pet care
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Up to £29,500 DOE
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