Pets at Home

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Pets at Home  •  £28k - £32k/yr  •  Onsite  •  28 days ago
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Job Description

  • Full-time
  • £28,000 – £32,000DOE
  • 24-hour hospital | Varied rota with support

About Us

Vets4Pets Basildon Pitsea is a busy, progressive 24-hour veterinary hospital providing round-the-clock care for our local community and a growing referral caseload across South Essex.

We are proud of our supportive, collaborative culture, where nurses are valued for their clinical skills, experience, and contribution to patient care. Our hospital continues to grow, with expanding nurse-led services, inpatient care, ECC exposure, advanced imaging, and surgical support, all under one roof.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic, capable all-round Registered Veterinary Nurse who enjoys variety and wants to be part of a hospital team where no two days are the same.

This role is ideal for an RVN who enjoys:

  • A mix of consults, theatre, inpatient care, and ward nursing
  • Working within a 24-hour hospital environment with excellent clinical exposure
  • Being part of a supportive nursing and vet team that prioritises patient care and teamwork

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Nurse consults including booster vaccinations, weight clinics, post-operative checks, and client education
  • Inpatient and ward nursing, including monitoring and hands-on patient care
  • Theatre support across routine and more advanced procedures
  • Supporting emergency and critical care alongside experienced clinicians
  • Contributing to the development of nurse-led clinics and services
  • Supporting students and newly qualified colleagues where appropriate

Who We’re Looking For

  • RCVS-registered Veterinary Nurse
  • Compassionate, reliable, and patient-focused
  • Comfortable working across different areas of nursing
  • A strong team player with excellent communication skills
  • Experience of clinical coaching is a requirement of the role
  • Keen to develop professionally within a hospital setting
    (Newly qualified nurses welcome — structured support provided)

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary: £28,000 – £32,000 DOE
  • Full-time hours over 4 days, and 1 in 4 weekends
  • Supportive 24-hour hospital rota with appropriate backup
  • Structured induction and ongoing mentorship
  • CPD actively encouraged and supported
  • Opportunities to develop areas of interest and nurse-led services
  • Paid RCVS and VDS fees
  • Company benefits including staff discounts
  • A welcoming, inclusive, and friendly team culture

Why Join Basildon Vets4Pets?

  • True hospital-level nursing with variety and challenge
  • Strong emphasis on teamwork, development, and wellbeing
  • A practice where nurses’ skills and contributions are recognised and supported
  • Be part of an expanding hospital with exciting plans ahead

If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Rachel from our Talent Acquisition team via southvets@vets4pets.com for an informal and confidential conversation.

Location: SS13 3BY

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!

Pets at Home

About Pets at Home

Since 1991, when we were a wholesaler with a team of just 15, we’ve been focused on getting better every day. By putting pets before profit, working as a team and taking pride in everything we do, we’ve grown into a 451 store network with more than 8,913 colleagues working in our Stores, Grooming Salons, Distribution Centres and Support Office.

We are the UK’s leading pet specialist, providing pet owners with all their product needs, as well as our Vets for Pets practices and Grooming salons. We support our colleagues to work with pride and passion, to bring honesty and integrity to work every day, and to do it all with a sense of fun and fearlessness. We never shy away from having the important conversations and doing what we say we’ll do.

Our values and behaviours are practiced daily across the business and are what really makes us an enjoyable, exciting place to work. We're always striving to develop and reward our colleagues with an extensive in-house series of training programmes, wellbeing initiatives and a comprehensive benefits package. In 2018 we were delighted to be voted top 5 in the Great Place to Work UK’s Large category.

Our colleagues are central to the success of the business and are fully trained in pet care and dedicated to animal welfare. Pets are central to everything that we do and 93% of colleagues have their own pets too!

If you like the sound of life at Pets at Home, you can find out more on our dedicated careers site: https://www.petsathomejobs.com/

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Handforth, GB
Year Founded
1991
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