
📍 Eastcott Veterinary Referrals, Swindon
🕒 Permanent Role | 4 x 12-hour Night Shifts | 7:30pm to 7:30am
📅 Average 24.1 hours per week
Eastcott Veterinary Referrals is growing, and we are looking for a passionate and motivated RVN to join our dedicated night team as a Night Nurse within our wards and ICU department.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy, multi-disciplinary referral hospital where you will gain exposure to a wide range of complex and rewarding cases while developing your clinical confidence and nursing expertise in a supportive referral environment.
Located just off the M4 in Swindon, Wiltshire, Eastcott Veterinary Referrals is a Tier 3 multi-disciplinary referral and primary care hospital committed to delivering exceptional patient care. We are also proud to be a Gold Standard Cat Friendly Practice.
You will work alongside highly experienced clinicians, nurses, and leadership teams across a variety of specialist services including:
This role offers the chance to truly build depth in your nursing skillset while caring for referral and emergency patients overnight within a collaborative and well-supported team.
As part of our dedicated night team, you will play a key role in delivering outstanding overnight patient care across wards and ICU. You will work closely with referral clinicians, the ECC Manager, nursing colleagues, and leadership teams to ensure patients receive the highest standards of care throughout the night.
Your responsibilities will include:
Previous referral or out of hours experience would be beneficial, but it is not essential. Full training and support will be provided, making this a fantastic opportunity for nurses looking to transition into referral practice.
We are currently looking for someone to work 4 x 12-hour night shifts, however we can offer flexibility around the number of nights for the right candidate.
You will also benefit from:
At Eastcott and Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting your career progression, wellbeing, and professional development.
Benefits include:
At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available for everyone.
We would love to hear from you, please contact our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further.
Eastcott 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.
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.
All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered.
Linnaeus or the role please contact our Talent Acquisition team at purvi.kataria@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
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