Nursing Team Leader , Pennard Vets, Kent

Nursing Team Leader Vacancy, Pennard Vets, Kent
Why Pennard Vets?

We’re proudly independent, employee-owned, and driven by our values:
Client Focus, Compassion, Continuous Improvement, Unity and Clarity.
We’re building a world where every patient receives the right treatment, at the right time — and our nursing leaders make it happen.

As Nursing Team Leader, you’ll combine clinical excellence with supportive leadership. You will:

Lead, motivate and organise the nursing team day-to-day

Deliver outstanding anaesthesia and theatre nursing for advanced procedures

Guide and mentor junior nurses and PCAs

Help maintain high clinical standards and a positive team culture

Play a key role in peri-operative care, from prep to recovery

Contribute to SOPs, quality improvement and collaborative case management

If you enjoy variety, teamwork and problem-solving, you’ll love this role.

You’re a Registered Veterinary Nurse who is:

Confident in anaesthesia and surgical nursing (ventilators/CRIs a bonus)

A natural people-person who leads by example

Calm, organised and great at communicating

Keen to support and develop others

Flexible across departments in a busy practice setting

Enthusiastic about high standards and continuous improvement

A certificate (or working towards one) is welcome but not essential.

40 hours per week

Salary: ~£32,000
, depending on experience

Rota:

1 in 6 Saturday mornings

Some bank holiday/on-call cover

Mix of shift patterns including later duties

Competitive salary & CPD

Modern, purpose-built hospital with brilliant kit

Experienced multidisciplinary team

Real opportunities to lead, influence and grow

Ready to lead a team that genuinely cares?
Send your CV or questions to Claire Ross