Job Title
Patient Flow Registered Veterinary Nurse
Reporting To
Patient Flow Coordinator, Head of Nursing Services
Start Date
Summer 2026
Salary
From £32,000 - £36,000 DOE
Role Overview
An exciting opportunity has opened at London Vet Specialists for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join the Patient Flow team in our multi‑disciplinary referral hospital in Hammersmith. The role works closely with the Patient Flow Coordinator RVN to optimise patient workflow, providing a dynamic opportunity to diversify your veterinary nursing career.
Key Responsibilities
- Process patients being admitted to the hospital, including ID confirmation and labelling, belongings labelling, admission to Animana practice management system, SmartFlow template set‑up, Brucella Canis policy compliance and teamwide communication regarding infectious patients of zoonotic risk.
- Liaise with the Patient Flow Coordinator for patients admitted requiring procedure(s) for efficient scheduling across all services.
- Assist with emergency phone triage, to obtain case information and assess acceptance suitability in line with our emergency case acceptance process.
- Assist with patient triage on arrival to the hospital for direction to the clinical team/ICU or suitability to wait for clinician appointment.
- Demonstrate the ability to provide a high standard of hospital hygiene, including cleaning and disinfection in all areas.
- Assist in consultations on request, in the form of patient restraint, direction of patient samples to the lab for processing and consult room stock & hygiene maintenance.
- Assist with basic nursing tasks in support of our clinical team and patient care standards.
What We Offer
- 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave
- Extensive Internal CPD
- Potential career progression opportunities
- Staff discount schemes
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Enhanced equal family leave
- E‑car salary sacrifice scheme
- Employer contribution pension scheme
- Recruitment referral reward scheme
- Wellness programme including:
- Employee assistance programme
- Eyecare voucher scheme
- Free annual flu jab
- Cycle to work scheme
About Us
London Vet Specialists originated as a boutique small‑animal referral centre in Belsize Park, North London and in May 2024 relocated to a new state‑of‑the‑art site in Hammersmith, West London. The hospital boasts an incredible location on the banks of the river Thames, nestled within the bustling and thriving Hammersmith & Fulham neighbourhood. We now have a complete complement of specialist‑led services, including orthopaedic and soft‑tissue surgery, internal medicine, ophthalmology, anaesthesia & analgesia, cardiology, dermatology, diagnostic imaging & neurology.
London Vet Specialists 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. For further information or support, visit our website or contact our Talent Acquisition team.
