Registered Veterinary Nurse - General

Overview

Aberdeen Veterinary Referrals is thrilled to offer an outstanding opportunity for a dedicated Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our exceptional team. We’re seeking an enthusiastic nurse who is passionate about delivering the highest standard of patient care and is eager to contribute to a stimulating and rewarding work environment, especially within a referral setting. This role is ideal for nurses who enjoy a diverse caseload and want to advance their skills in orthopaedics, neurology, soft tissue, and medicine.

Expand Your Expertise. Our referral team provides advanced care in orthopaedic, neurology, and soft tissue cases. As a Registered Veterinary Nurse with us, you will play an active role in various advanced procedures and treatments, including Schedule 3 tasks and medicine cases. We prioritise our nurses’ professional growth, offering support for personal development and certificates.

This full-time role offers a 40-hour work week, spread across either 4 days, with Saturdays on a 1 in 4 rota. Importantly, this position has no out-of-hours or on-call duties, allowing you to maintain an ideal work-life balance. We are open to discussing part-time and flexible working options.

Join a collaborative team of experienced veterinarians and dedicated support staff, delivering compassionate care for pets and their owners within a referral setting. Contribute to advanced care in orthopaedic, neurology, and soft tissue cases and participate in a range of procedures and treatments in a high-quality facilities environment.

We’re looking for a nurse who is positive, enthusiastic, and genuinely invested in patient care. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and a proactive approach to learning within a referral team. Whether you are an experienced RVN or new to referrals, you will be welcomed into a supportive team environment.

Benefits

• Work-life balance
• 6.8 weeks annual leave
• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service

• 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
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme

• Professional Memberships
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees

• Additional
• Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• Pension 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care

Salary:
Up to £34,000 per annum (DOE)

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.