Emergency and Critical Care Night Registered Veterinary Nurse (Fixed Term)
| Posting date: | 28 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £37,829 to £44,811 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Inclusive of London Weighting and Nursing Allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 February 2026 |
| Location: | Potters Bar, Hertfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Royal Veterinary College |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | CSS-0009-26 |
Summary
We currently have a unique opportunity for a RVN within our Emergency and Critical Care night team!
Our multi-disciplinary hospital accepts a range of referral and first opinion cases. As part of our Emergency and Critical Care team you will be working alongside our friendly and experienced RVNs, Patient Care Assistants, ECC residents and interns to care for patients during their stay.
You will supported throughout by the Head and Senior ECC RVNs, to ensure progress through your training period and that you continue to feel confident and valued in the team. Your role will evolve during the first year to include
student coaching and individual responsibilities within the team. This is the perfect environment for those wishing to develop their career as an ECC nurse, with exciting opportunities available.
This is a full time, fixed term role. Working hours will be 12 night shifts per month (08:00pm-08:30am), there is a degree of flexibility in the rota, but likely blocks of three or four shifts over the month to include 1:4 weekends.
Referral nursing experience is not required as full specialist training and support will be provided.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays/concessionary days)
- Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (including gym, badminton, climbing wall, zumba, yoga, pilates and other classes)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
For informal enquiries regarding this position, or to arrange a visit, please contact: Kate Nichols, Head Emergency Room RVN knichols@rvc.ac.uk or Louise Welsh, Head Critical Care RVN lwelsh@rvc.ac.uk
Our multi-disciplinary hospital accepts a range of referral and first opinion cases. As part of our Emergency and Critical Care team you will be working alongside our friendly and experienced RVNs, Patient Care Assistants, ECC residents and interns to care for patients during their stay.
You will supported throughout by the Head and Senior ECC RVNs, to ensure progress through your training period and that you continue to feel confident and valued in the team. Your role will evolve during the first year to include
student coaching and individual responsibilities within the team. This is the perfect environment for those wishing to develop their career as an ECC nurse, with exciting opportunities available.
This is a full time, fixed term role. Working hours will be 12 night shifts per month (08:00pm-08:30am), there is a degree of flexibility in the rota, but likely blocks of three or four shifts over the month to include 1:4 weekends.
Referral nursing experience is not required as full specialist training and support will be provided.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays/concessionary days)
- Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (including gym, badminton, climbing wall, zumba, yoga, pilates and other classes)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
For informal enquiries regarding this position, or to arrange a visit, please contact: Kate Nichols, Head Emergency Room RVN knichols@rvc.ac.uk or Louise Welsh, Head Critical Care RVN lwelsh@rvc.ac.uk
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