Are you an experienced RVN looking for your next step? At Vets for Pets Worcester we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Senior Veterinary Nurse!
Full time · Worcester · 3+ years post-registration experience · 8-hour shifts
Vets for Pets Worcester isn't your average vet practice. We've been named Practice of the Year within the Vets for Pets group (2017) and awarded Best Vets in Worcestershire (2024, 2025) — and we've earned those accolades by refusing to stand still.
Under the leadership of Head Vet Jonathan Niccol, who has grown the practice over 15 years into one of the most progressive in the region, we invest seriously in the tools, the technology, and the people that keep us ahead.
On the equipment side, we mean it: a Siemens 64-slice CT scanner on-site (available 7 days a week, with same-day reporting where needed), advanced ultrasound covering full abdominal imaging, POCUS/FAST scanning and echocardiography, and a full flexible and rigid endoscopy suite. Surgically, we offer a genuinely broad caseload — orthopaedics including TPLO, CCWO, TTA, fracture repairs and arthroscopy; laparoscopic procedures such as ovariectomy, gastropexy and organ biopsies; laser surgery for everything from mass removals to ocular and nasal work; and complex soft tissue cases like TECA, portosystemic shunt closures and lung lobectomies. We also use platelet-rich plasma and stem cell therapy as part of our orthopaedic offering.
For a nurse, that translates into real day-to-day variety: anaesthesia and monitoring across advanced imaging and complex surgery, hands-on experience with equipment many practices only ever refer out for, and the chance to build genuinely advanced perioperative and diagnostic skills without leaving Worcester. We're also an accredited training practice, which means learning and development aren't just perks here. They're part of who we are.
We're a team of 30 people, and we genuinely like each other. We socialise, we celebrate, and we have a running list of clubs — book club, movie club, craft club, and more. If you like the idea of being part of a team in the fullest sense of the word, you'll fit right in here.
We work 8-hour shifts with a paid lunch break and paid overtime — rare in veterinary, and something we're proud of. All roles involve 1 in 3 weekends (we're open 7 days a week), and we think that's a fair and sustainable way to work.
This one's for a nurse who's ready for more. You've got a few years of registered experience under your belt, you're confident running your own cases, and you're starting to ask “what's next?” — this is that next step.
As a Senior Veterinary Nurse, you'll take on greater clinical responsibility across our full range of cases and cutting-edge equipment, and you'll be a go-to for newly qualified and student nurses coming through the practice — supporting their development day to day, without the full people-management remit of a deputy or head nurse. Think of this as the platform, not the destination: a role that builds your clinical authority and mentoring experience, and positions you clearly for what comes next.
What that “next” looks like is up to you. Some of our senior nurses use this role to build the case, confidence, and track record needed to step up into a deputy or head nurse position when the opportunity arises. Others use it to specialise — working towards certificates and advanced qualifications to become a highly qualified specialist nurse in a particular field. Either way, we'll build your development plan around the direction you want to take, and back it with real CPD support.
A registered veterinary nurse with solid post-registration experience, who's confident and capable in their own clinical work and ready to start supporting and mentoring others. You'll bring clinical strength and a calm head under pressure, along with a clear sense of ambition — whether that's toward practice leadership or clinical specialism — even if you're not yet sure which. Above all, you'll take genuine pride in the quality of care you give and the standards you help set for the team around you.
If you would like to hear more, please contact Emma at Northvet@vets4pets.com, and someone will get back to you within one working day.
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!
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/
