Maternity cover for RVN

Department: Veterinary Nursing

Location: Village Vets Cambridge – Milton Hospital

Position Type: 12 months FT, Full-Time

Working Hours & Rota: 42 hours/week, mixture of early and late shifts, Monday–Friday

Weekend Rota: 1 in 6 weekends with 3 days back in lieu

On-Call: Weekend-only on-call rota

Bank Holidays: 1 per year (paid extra + day back in lieu)

Salary: Starting £29,200 DOE

Company Overview

Our RCVS accredited Milton Hospital has a real emphasis on ECC and medicine. Hosting our own Vet24 Out-of-Hours (OOH) service, we see an exciting and varied case load, benefitting from continuity of day and night clinical care.

Many local practices feed into Milton, resulting in a genuine critical care caseload – no day is ever the same.

We are fully equipped with:

• Endoscopes
• Full in-house laboratory including blood gas and coagulation
• Digital X-rays including dental X-rays
• Ultrasound with linear and phased array probes
• Video gastroscope and bronchoscope
• Fully equipped ECC theatre
• Dental suite
• Separate cat and dog wards
• Silver Cat Friendly status
• Dog Friendly clinic
• On-site parking for the team

You will be joining a supportive, honest, and collaborative team who value communication, openness and strong working relationships. Village Vets Cambridge has a well-established culture of teamwork, and you’ll be welcomed into a friendly environment with great opportunities for growth.

Role Overview

As an RVN on our day team, you will be involved in all aspects of nursing across our dynamic and varied caseload. This is a day-only role, with a dedicated night/twilight team on site.

You will experience:

• Nurse clinics (actively encouraged)
• Theatre nursing and anaesthesia
• Inpatient care and monitoring
• Emergency and critical care cases
• Supporting the varied caseload generated through our OOH service

We have multiple experienced vet surgeons, nurses, and support staff on site, many of whom hold their own interests and certificates. Milton is an ideal environment for RVNs looking to further develop their clinical skills with excellent in-house training and support.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality inpatient care and monitoring
• Supporting surgical procedures, anaesthesia, and ECC cases
• Running and supporting nurse clinics
• Assisting with diagnostics, laboratory work and imaging
• Delivering excellent client communication and patient advocacy
• Working collaboratively with the day, twilight, and night teams
• Maintaining a high standard of patient care, organisation and cleanliness
• Participating in rota duties including weekends and on-call
• Upholding the values and culture of Village Vets Cambridge

Person Specification

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified RCVS Registered Veterinary Nurse
• Ideally have previous nursing experience; however, newly qualified RVNs will be considered
• Show confidence or potential in ECC, anaesthesia, inpatient care and nurse clinics
• Be a team player with a positive attitude and excellent communication skills
• Be able to work well within a busy, varied hospital environment
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for development and learning

Team Structure

• day nurses (including RVNs, student nurses, and PCAs)
• 6 dedicated night nurses
• Strong multidisciplinary support team of vets and clinical staff

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays
• Extensive free Linnaeus CPD programme
• Excellent in-house training opportunities
• Career progression pathways within Village Vets Cambridge and the wider Linnaeus network
• Staff discount schemes
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Employer contribution pension
• Wellness programme including:
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Eyecare vouchers
  • Free annual flu jab
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Recruitment referral reward scheme

About Linnaeus

Linnaeus is part of Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. Being privately owned allows us to focus on long-term investment in our people, facilities, and patient care.

Village Vet Milton 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.

At Linnaeus, A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS starts with a better world for our people. Our Associates are over 6000 strong and empowered to speak up, step up and deliver quality services. You’ll have access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities and an easily accessible, comprehensive wellbeing package that prioritises your physical and mental health, allowing you to focus on what you do best – care for pets.

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. If you need any support in completing your application or simply want to find out more about Village Vet Milton, Linnaeus or the role please contact our Talent Acquisition team at careers@linnaeusgroup.co.uk.

How to Apply

To apply, click "Apply Now" or contact Purvi Kataria at purvi.kataria@linnaeusgroup.co.uk for more information or a confidential discussion.

We look forward to hearing from you.