We're seeking a passionate and dedicated Surgical Nurse to join our team on a 12 month fixed-term basis.

As a Referral Surgical Nurse, you will play a key role in surgical preparation, managing surgical kits, and assisting with anaesthesia for diverse cases, including orthopaedic and soft tissue surgeries. Your responsibilities will also involve performing imaging procedures such as X-rays, CT, and MRI. This dynamic and varied role provides the opportunity to be fully engaged in all aspects of surgical nursing within a supportive and well-equipped environment.

Swift Referrals is a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary referral hospital, dedicated to delivering exceptional veterinary care across orthopaedics, neurology, internal medicine, and soft tissue surgery—all under one roof. Our hospital boasts world-class facilities, including advanced imaging equipment such as a 1.5T Siemens MRI scanner, a 128-slice GE CT scanner, Doppler ultrasound, endoscopy, arthroscopy, and cutting-edge operating theatres. We also offer separate dog and cat wards to ensure the comfort of our patients, alongside a dedicated ECC and OOH centre with a large ICU to care for critical cases.

We are proud to support a team of over 80 employees and are deeply committed to their wellbeing. This dedication is consistently reflected in the positive feedback we receive from our team satisfaction surveys.

We are seeking an individual with a strong interest in surgery and anaesthesia. While referral experience is desirable, we warmly welcome applications from candidates at all experience levels. You should thrive in a hands-on environment, bring a proactive approach to patient care, and show genuine enthusiasm for diagnostic imaging and advanced procedures. If you’re motivated to learn, grow, and contribute to a supportive and collaborative team, we’d love to hear from you.

This full-time position is based on a 4-day work-week, averaging 40 hours per week. Shifts vary between 7:30 am and 8:00 pm, with 2 sets shifts of 8:00am-7:00pm and 9:00am-8:00pm. The role includes a 1:5 weekend rota, with two 10-hour shifts, compensated by time off in lieu. While we have a dedicated out-of-hours team, occasional support may be required to cover holidays or sickness.

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 salary up to £36,587 per annum (pro-rata based on length of the fixed-term), you will benefit from – 

 

Wellbeing 

 

At IVC Evidensia we are a 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.