Registered Veterinary Nurse

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Location: Saffron Walden (potential to cover Mercer sites)

Hours : 38 hours

Salary: £28.5k + weekend shift allowance

We are looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team at Mercer and Hughes in Saffron Walden .

As part of Kin Vet Community, a small collective of like-minded community veterinary practices, we benefit from the support, shared expertise and collaborative approach that comes from working alongside teams who share our commitment to exceptional veterinary care. Whilst every practice retains its own culture, leadership and way of working, being part of Kin Vet creates greater opportunities to learn from one another, invest in our people and facilities, and continue evolving the services we provide to pets and their owners.

This role is ideal for:

• Registered Veterinary Nurses with a few years’ experience looking to further develop their skills
• Student Veterinary Nurses who are looking to progress within a specialist clinical environment

You will have the opportunity to work with a varied and complex caseload, gaining valuable experience across advanced nursing techniques, diagnostics, inpatient care, and surgical procedures.

The practice offers an impressive range of in-house facilities, allowing the team to provide advanced diagnostics, treatment, and inpatient care including:

• Extensive in-house laboratory
• Digital, diplomat-reviewed cytology with rapid turnaround times
• Direct digital X-ray
• High-quality ultrasound, including ultrasound-guided aspirates
• Endoscopy, including biopsies and foreign body retrieval
• CT scanner
• Two dedicated surgical suites
• Separate dental suite with dental X-ray facilities
• Extensive soft tissue and orthopaedic surgical instrumentation

About You:

• Have a genuine passion for delivering exceptional patient care
• Enjoy working within a fast-paced clinical environment
• Be keen to continue developing their nursing skills and clinical knowledge
• Thrive when working with complex and interesting cases
• Enjoy collaborating with a large multidisciplinary team
• Be committed to providing outstanding care to both patients and clients