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Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Ark House Vets, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, East of England

Discipline: Small Animal

Full Time, Part Time, Flexible

Up to £31,000 DOE

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We are looking for an enthusiastic and caring full-time or part-time RVN to join our team! You will be working as part of our supportive and friendly team to provide the highest level of care for our clients and their pets in the locality. No OOH duties, 1 in 4 Saturday mornings until 1 pm. RVNs work on average a 36-hour week (full-time).

About Us


We are a single-site practice in the lovely Beds/Bucks border. The right job needs to tick a lot of boxes including colleagues and management who'll willingly lend a hand when you're stretched, and lend an ear when you've had a tough day including 3 fully trained Mental Health First Aiders. Our practice ethos focuses on doing the right thing, providing gold-standard care to both pets and clients. We have excellent, confident RVNs and Vets with outstanding front-of-house support. Our team includes 6 brilliant Vets, 9 fantastic RVNs and we are a nurse training practice. We have 5 fabulous Front of House staff plus our support staff. RCVS accredited.

Applicant Requirements


We're keen to welcome another team player with great people skills and a sense of humour who wants a new challenge in a safe and supportive environment. We are looking for someone who demonstrates empathy with clients and a desire to practice good medicine. The ability to communicate effectively is vital, we value teamwork and appreciate staff contributing ideas to improve our practice and services.

Because our people matter


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 -

Work-life balance

  • 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays 
  • Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

  • Wellbeing

  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline 
  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
  • Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing 

  • Development

  • £550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
  • Certificate support
  • 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

  • Professional Memberships

  • VDS cover
  • RCVS fees

  • Colleague Benefits

  • Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well 
  • Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
  • Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
  • Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
  • Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice

  • At IVC Evidensia we are committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, 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.
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    Ark House Vets, Leighton Buzzard

    22 Hockliffe Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1HJ, United Kingdom

    Animals treated

    Small animals

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    Any questions before applying?

    Speak to Michael Middleton from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.

    Senior Talent Partner

    Michael Middleton

    michael.middleton@ivcevidensia.com