Sussex Equine is  looking for a full time Head Nurse working 08:00am – 17:00pm Monday to Friday. 

We offer a 1-hour unpaid lunch break ensuring you take that much deserved break throughout the day. 

We are a state of the art, purpose- built, referral hospital providing patients and clients with the best standards of equine veterinary health care, based in a beautiful location in Sussex. We have a total of 27 stables, isolation block and Repro/Bonescan blocks. We have some excellent equipment, naming MRI and CT to name a couple! We excel in our medical workups and treatment and cover both minor and major surgeries, allowing for excellent clinical exposure. 

Being nestled in the countryside offers lots of beautiful country walks in the area, and the seaside is just 20 miles away. We have great city links being close to Worthing and Brighton and quick and accessible train links to London.

We have an experienced and dedicated team at Sussex Equine consisting of, 25 Veterinary Surgeons, 5 Veterinary Nurses and 30 Support Team Members. We offer 4 specialists in Equine Surgery, 2 Internal Medicine Specialists and 2 Diplomates in Equine Reproduction. This of course providing excellent clinical exposure, great learning opportunities and a knowledgeable team to support you in practice. 

We consider ourselves to be active within the local community, we hold bi yearly Open Days. We love to get involved in charitable activities and have a collection bucket in practice, and all proceeds that are donated will be given to the chosen charity decided by our team.

We ask for you to be a qualified Veterinary Nurse who is registered or eligible to register with the RCVS. Our new Head Nurse will have great customer services skills, be an excellent communicator and be a proven leader We hope you are an enthusiastic individual with a hands-on approach to Equine care and welfare.

We employ both week-day and weekend grooms who will muck out the inpatient stalls, get feeds/hay-nets ready, keep the yards tidy etc, However, it will be your responsibility to assign nurses to assist with these tasks when the hospital is at high capacity or the groom team are short due to sickness or holiday.

On a weekend you will be on call from 17:30 on Friday until 08:00 Monday. You may be called at any time, day or night, to assist with general duties similar to those expected during usual working hours. Any work that is required will be authorised by the senior clinician on call or a Director of the practice. After a weekend on call, you are entitled to the Monday am/pm off.

We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -