Registered Veterinary Nurse
Shrewsbury, Shropshire | Full-Time | Permanent
Ready to take the next step in your veterinary nursing career? 🐾
If you’re looking for a role where your experience is valued, your development is supported, and your work-life balance truly matters—this could be the perfect opportunity.
We’re proud of our team and passionate about helping our colleagues grow. Whether you’re looking to deepen your clinical skills, pursue further qualifications, or take on mentoring responsibilities, we’ll support you every step of the way.
Why Join Us?
You’ll be part of a welcoming, experienced, and collaborative nursing team who genuinely enjoy working together. Many of our nurses are currently studying for, or have completed, certificates in areas such as anaesthesia, analgesia, and medical or surgical nursing—and we actively encourage and support further development.
This is a place where your ideas are heard, your experience is respected, and your career can continue to progress.
What Your Day Will Look Like
No two days are the same! You’ll enjoy a varied and rewarding role including:
A wide range of hands-on nursing duties
Complex medical and surgical inpatients to care for
Interesting surgeries to carry out anaesthesia with or scrub in to help our orthopaedic surgeon!
Supporting and mentoring within the team through clinical coaching
Working closely with a skilled and supportive group of vets and nurses
Our Facilities
We’re a well-equipped 24-hour hospital, giving you the opportunity to work with advanced technology and continue developing your clinical skills:
CT scanner
Multiparameter monitoring
K-laser
Endoscopy
Laparoscopic equipment
Extensive in-house lab, including Imagyst
Hydrotherapy treadmill
Custom fitted dog, cat and isolation wards
Life in Shrewsbury
Based in the beautiful market town of Shrewsbury, you’ll enjoy the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Known for its friendly community and historic charm, Shrewsbury is surrounded by stunning countryside.
If you enjoy the outdoors, you’ll be spoilt for choice—whether it’s:
Hiking in the nearby Shropshire Hills
Cycling through scenic country lanes
Horse riding across open landscapes
It’s an ideal location if you’re looking to unwind outside of work while still being part of a vibrant and welcoming town.
Work-Life Balance
We believe in creating a rota that supports both your career and your life outside of work:
40 hours per week
1 in 6 weekend rota
Bank holiday shift approximately every 18 months
On-call requirement of just 1–2 weeks per year
Your career means more than a rota and a job title, that’s why we offer:
Health and wellbeing
Health Cash Plan from day one
24/7 counselling and wellbeing support
Life Assurance 3 x salary
Annual leave
5 weeks’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising with length of service
Extra ‘Day for You’, a paid day off just for you
Learning and development
£750 CPD allowance plus 2 days’ paid leave per year
Access to Clinical Communities, internal CPD and our 24-hour hospitals
Funded certificates and internal career pathways
Additional support
RCVS and VDS fees paid
Cycle to Work
Season Ticket loans
Discounts on Medivet products and services
✨ If you’re an experienced RVN looking for a supportive team, opportunities to grow, and a role where you can truly make a difference, we’d love to hear from you!