Job Title: Registered Veterinary Nurse
Location: Wear Referrals, TS21 2ES
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
We are seeking a motivated and passionate Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) to join our dedicated Surgical Nursing Team, supporting both our Orthopaedic and Soft Tissue departments.
Our hospital is staffed by highly skilled RVNs 24/7, 365 days a year, delivering exceptional referral and ECC care to our patients.
You will be part of a well‑established surgical team comprising three European diplomate specialist surgeons, one RCVS specialist, Surgical Residents, Surgical Interns, and a team of 21 experienced RVNs, supported by Student Veterinary Nurses and Patient Care Assistants.
In this varied and rewarding role, you’ll be involved in the day‑to‑day running of both surgical departments, including:
You’ll work closely with our Anaesthesia service, as well as ICU, Neurology, Oncology and Internal Medicine teams.
There are regular opportunities to scrub into advanced surgeries, and you’ll receive ongoing training and specialist support. We fully encourage and fund external CPD, including further academic study.
If you’re looking for a rewarding, fulfilling, and progressive career in referral nursing, this could be the ideal role for you.
We’re looking for someone with excellent clinical ability and strong communication skills, who can confidently work within a rolling rota that includes weekend and bank holiday cover. Previous referral experience is advantageous but not essential—we provide full training and support for RVNs joining us from primary care practice.
About us
Wear Referrals (part of Linnaeus Veterinary Limited, owned by Mars) is a multi-disciplinary, specialist veterinary referral hospital in the north east of England, close to the historic university city of Durham, the thriving city of Newcastle, and set between the north east coast and the Pennines. Our award-winning hospital is also within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and Scotland.
Our services, with more than 20 specialists, include neurology, orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine, anaesthesia, oncology, diagnostic imaging and cardiology, as well as a busy primary care out-of-hours emergency service and in-house physiotherapy and hydrotherapy. Our nursing team consists of over 60 Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVN) specialising alongside our vets, including a dedicated night nurse team
Benefits
Wear Referrals provide a competitive salary and CPD allowance along with company sick pay.
Including:
We pride ourselves on being a leading training practice, dedicated to developing talent and promoting from within wherever possible. We offer real opportunities to develop your nursing career through clinical specialism or managerial progression as part of the leading UK veterinary referral chain.
If you would like to apply for the role or for an informal chat to discuss further, please get in touch with Rebecca.coleman@linnaeusgroup.co.uk
Part of an amazing global family
The future of the veterinary world is at the heart of everything we do. We are all individual but two important things bring us together: a commitment to excellence and our passion to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.
Linnaeus is owned by Mars, that makes us part of their 70,000 Veterinary Health Associates who spend their days thinking about the 400 million pets of the world and how to improve their lives. Being part of this amazing global group gives us the benefit of a huge network of experts and specialists, a future we can invest in and the security that allows us to concentrate on what we do best – caring for pets.
Our Associates are fundamental to our success, and we are proud to count some of the finest specialists, veterinary surgeons and nurses in the UK among our team.
Being part of the Mars family of businesses provides huge development opportunities across the group for our Associates.