Here at Moorview Vets, we are currently looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our small animal practice. The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of nursing care including clinics and in-patient care before, during and after surgery.

This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week, 5 days per week with a mixture of shifts from week to week between 7:30am-8:30pm. The Saturday shifts work out in around one in seven, 8:30am-5:00pm, time is given back for Saturday hours the following week on the Monday. One bank holiday a year (excluding Christmas day and New Year’s Day).

We are a long established first opinion, small animal veterinary practice with 6 primary care branches in the northeast and a large group of staff. The position will be mainly based at 2 of our branches in Backworth and Shiremoor with the occasional visit to other consulting branches.

We are one of the only North-East first opinion practice with a CT scanner in the premises, the rest of our equipment is modern including in-house lab, digital x-ray, ECG, ultrasound, Laparoscopy and dental x-ray.

We are a large group of over 60 staff members. In the Vets team we have medical, surgery and emergency critical care certificate holders as well as rabbit and dental enthusiasts. Within the nursing team we have exotic, medicine certificate holders and clinical coaches.

We have a great team of nurses including 10 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 2 Student Veterinary Nurses and an Animal Care Assistant. A number of our Nurses are trained in schedule 3 procedures, allowing our Vets time to deal with more complex cases. We also have Nurses working towards further qualifications in ECC, behaviour, and feline nursing. There is a great atmosphere amongst the staff and help is always at hand for the trickier cases! CPD is supported and actively encouraged within the team. The practice is friendly, with good communication among the staff and in normal circumstances there would be opportunities to meet outside of work to socialise.

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 –

As a BAME and LGBTQ+ inclusive employer, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.