Are you an organised, compassionate, and motivated Registered Veterinary Nurse ready to step into a leadership role?

We’re looking for a confident and inspiring Branch Head to lead our Ilkley surgery and support our dedicated team while continuing to deliver outstanding clinical care. You’ll play a key role in overseeing nursing standards, managing the branch, introducing new initiatives aligned with our practice ethos, and shaping the future of our friendly, forward-thinking team. 

A Registered Veterinary Nurse with strong clinical skills, proven leadership experience or a genuine desire to grow into a leadership position, excellent organisational and communication abilities, a compassionate approach to both patient care and team support, a drive to uphold and improve high clinical standards, a team player who thrives in a supportive, collaborative environment. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to influence positive change, develop your leadership skills, and grow your career within a supportive, well-established practice.

As a general practice with mid-tier referral services, we are proud to have certificate-holder-led departments in surgery, medicine, behaviour, dentistry, and exotics. Our varied caseload allows us to work up cases to a high standard, and this is an excellent opportunity to advance your referral nursing career. You’ll benefit from access to cutting-edge diagnostic tools such as CT, X-ray, ultrasound, laparoscopy, and endoscopy across our fully-equipped practices. Our facilities include purpose-built consulting rooms, an isolation ward, and a spacious prep/theatre suite. We use multiparameter monitoring for anaesthesia and a ventilator to ensure the highest standard of care.

Our team at Ilkley consists of 3 vets, 1 RVNs and 2 receptionist, all working together to provide excellent care for first opinion, exotic and dental referrals. With 30 years of experience, we offer a range of annual team events, regular practice meetings, and one-on-one career development and professional coaching for all staff. 

This is a full-time role, working 40 hours per week across a 5-day schedule, Monday to Friday. There will be no weekends or OOH.

There will be opportunity to work across sites with other branch heads. 

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 base salary, you will benefit from –