Head Veterinary Nurse - Greencross Vets Preston
Core
Lead a veterinary nursing team while performing hands-on surgical, anaesthetic, and critical care nursing duties in a multi-specialty clinic.
Role type
Senior IC veterinary nurse (team lead)
Builds
Surgical and anaesthetic care, hospital nursing, and emergency critical care for small animals and exotics
Domain
Veterinary medicine (small animal and exotic)
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Surgical nursing, anaesthetic monitoring, pre- and post-operative patient care, hospital and treatment nursing, animal pathology, emergency and critical care nursing, team leadership, mentoring, process improvement
Preferred skills
RxWorks experience
Technologies
RxWorks
Responsibilities
Leading, coaching, and developing the Veterinary Nursing team; Supporting nurses to build confidence, capability, and clinical excellence; Fostering a positive, supportive, and accountable workplace culture; Working collaboratively with the Practice Manager and Vet Director to maintain smooth clinic operations; Managing daily workflow and supporting efficient clinic operations; Identifying opportunities to improve processes and team performance; Assisting with onboarding, training, and mentoring team members; Performing surgical nursing and anaesthetic monitoring; Providing pre- and post-operative patient care; Conducting hospital and treatment nursing; Performing animal pathology and laboratory work; Delivering emergency and critical care nursing; Assisting veterinarians with consultations, diagnostics, and treatments
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities