Senior Veterinary Nurse
Core
Senior Veterinary Nurse leading a clinical team and delivering complex medical, surgical, and emergency care for domestic animals.
Role type
Senior IC veterinary nurse (clinical lead)
Builds
High-quality nursing care, patient recovery, and operational workflows for domestic animals
Domain
Animal welfare / Veterinary clinical care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Advanced clinical capability, team leadership, mentoring, complex case management, emergency response, diagnostics, inventory management, compliance
Preferred skills
Sound judgement in high-pressure situations, resilience, adaptability, physical stamina for manual handling
Technologies
Electronic patient records systems
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and support veterinary nurses, hospital assistants, trainees, and volunteers; Deliver high-quality nursing care for routine, emergency, and complex cases; Assist with surgery, anaesthesia monitoring, and patient recovery; Perform diagnostics, triage, and critical care; Manage trainee nursing programs and training partner relationships; Oversee stock ordering, inventory, and equipment availability; Ensure compliance with legislation, protocols, and infection control.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership