Registered Veterinary Nurse - Surgery (12 Month Fixed Term Contract) in Cramlington

We have an exciting opportunity for a Surgical Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our busy, fast-paced referral hospital on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will work alongside a highly skilled and supportive team of RVNs, delivering exceptional care to a diverse and interesting caseload. This role offers the opportunity to work across a wide range of referral disciplines, including orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, and neurology, allowing you to further develop and utilise your surgical nursing skills in a specialist environment.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with diagnostic imaging such as CT and radiography
• Monitoring anaesthesia
• Supporting patient recovery
• Clipping and preparing patients for theatre
• Scrubbing in to procedures where required

You will play a vital role in maintaining high clinical standards and supporting the smooth running of surgical procedures within the hospital.

Facilities

Moorview Referrals is a fast-paced referral hospital based in beautiful Northumberland, within easy reach of the coastline and the city of Newcastle upon Tyne. The hospital has four theatres (one with fluoroscopy), a CT scanner, multiple ultrasound machines, video flexible and rigid endoscopy/laparoscopy/thoracoscopy/arthroscopy, and an MRI scanner. We offer referral services in orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, neurology, internal medicine, ECC and cardiology, enabling you to utilise your nursing skills to your full potential with an interesting, diverse caseload.

Joining a team, you are proud to be a part of

We are a friendly practice, with a good work ethic and great teamwork. We adopt a collaborative approach to our work and take pride in providing outstanding levels of care to our patients and clients. We will support your interests through our generous CPD allowance, ensure you are refreshed with ample holidays and look after you with our wellbeing programme.

Applicant Requirements

To succeed in this role, you must be a qualified RVN and should be confident working independently as this will be required in some aspects of the role. While referral experience is desirable, we provide comprehensive training to support your success, therefore we will welcome applications from RVNs of all experience levels and backgrounds. Any additional qualifications, such as certificates, are advantageous, and you should be able to demonstrate clinical competence in standard nursing protocols.

Working Pattern

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week, with flexibility in how those hours are worked. You can choose between four 10-hour shifts or five 8-hour shifts, depending on your preference. The role includes a 1-in-5 weekend rota, with time off in lieu, and varied shift times ranging from an 8:00pm start to a 9:00pm finish. There are no compulsory night shifts or on-call, however our nurses may be asked to help with cover in the event of last minute sickness/absence.

Benefits

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. In addition to a competitive salary from £31,500pa, you will benefit from:

• 6.6 weeks annual leave plus additional annual leave for your birthday
• Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing, including discounted gym membership
• Non-accidental injury support
• £550 CPD allowance and 3 days leave
• Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
• Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
• All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
• Infection Prevention and Control Programme
• Quality Improvement Programme
• VDS cover
• RCVS fees
• BVNA fees
• Pawsome Benefits – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s of retailers
• Pension – 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Discounted staff pet care

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.