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Registered Veterinary Nurse - Small Animal

Vet On The Hill, Caterham, South East

Discipline: Small Animal

Full Time, Part Time, Flexible

Up to £36,000 DOE

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Are you a compassionate, enthusiastic and motivated Registered Veterinary Nurse looking for a warm and welcoming team to enjoy your career with? 


At Vet On The Hill, our RVNs benefit from variety, continued learning and consistent support. Our biggest perk is the team you will join – spending your days with skilled peers of qualified nurses, vets and support staff where you can safely develop your skills, deliver exceptional care to our patients as a team and both provide and receive lifelong mentorship. 

Rota patterns that work for you


We can be flexible on the number of working days and hours. Talk to us about your needs and we will see what we can come up with together. For example, Saturdays can be as few as 1:5 with no OOH.

Our modern practice


Vet on the hill was established in 2014 and provides high-quality service and care to our clients. We are a thriving, state of the art equipped, modern, single site Small Animal Practice in the lovely town of Caterham. We have close links to the M25, London, and the beautiful Surrey Hills on our doorstep. We are well equipped with Digital xray, Digital dental xray, Ultrasound with cardiac/doppler capabilities, 2 x GA machines (isoflo), Endoscopes, Mult-parameter GA monitor, Digital tonometer, Idexx blood analysers (Procyte and Catalyst), Diathermy and Electrocautery.

Our Mission and Culture


Our mission is to provide preventative, accessible, affordable quality care. We do this by passionately taking care of our practice and people! We understand the importance of keeping alive in the hearts of our team the joy and love for medicine that unites us. This is achieved by safeguarding a culture of shared knowledge, bespoke learning and tailored support.

As a team we each continue to develop ourselves at our own individual pace, and collectively bring the best health or hope to every case we see. We are proud and grateful to our team who communicate openly and regularly with us so that we can deliver this mission as a practice with exemplary Integrity, Compassion and Proactivity.    

Our people are at the heart


Our fantastic team are at the heart of what we do, and this can be felt instantly when you join us. We believe in operating as a close – knit unit, where vets, nurses and receptionists work closely together. 

Find support by our 6 Vets; including two experienced clinical directors. You will see a blend of consults and surgery, CPD is actively supported and encouraged. 

Experience the support of our 5 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 4 supporting team members, VCA and experienced Practice Manager.

Discover our ethos - teamwork, active listening, kindness and positivity. 

Our team have participated in canoeing, the Great British bake off and fancy-dress Halloween in the last year and are always scheming up the next fun activity.

Because our people matter


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 -

Work-life balance

  • 6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays
  • Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday

  • Wellbeing

  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline 
  • Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy pay
  • Initiatives focused on employee wellbeing 

  • Development

  • £550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid CPD leave pro rata
  • Certificate support
  • Learning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia Academy
  • Access to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia provider
  • All our Vets & Nurses can apply for research funding
  • Infection Prevention and Control Programme
  • Quality Improvement Programme

  • Professional Memberships

  • VDS cover
  • RCVS fees

  • Colleague Benefits

  • Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well 
  • Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteria
  • Voluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit you
  • Access to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
  • Discounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice
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    Vet On The Hill

    17 Essendene Road, Caterham, CR3 5PB, United Kingdom

    Animals treated

    Small animals

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    Any questions before applying?

    Speak to Megan Dawson from our recruitment team who would be happy to help you with any questions you have before applying for this role.

    Senior Talent Partner

    Megan Dawson

    megan.dawson@ivcevidensia.com