Emergency and Critical Care Registered Veterinary Nurse (Part Time Fixed Term)
Queen Mother Hospital
We currently have a unique opportunity for a RVN within our Emergency & Critical Care team!
Our multi-disciplinary hospital accepts a range of referral and first opinion cases. As part of our Emergency and Critical Care team you will be working alongside our friendly and experienced RVNs, Patient Care Assistants, ECC residents and interns to care for patients during their stay.
You will supported throughout by the Head and Senior ECC RVNs, to ensure progress through your training period and that you continue to feel confident and valued in the team. Your role will evolve during the first year to include student coaching and individual responsibilities within the team. This is the perfect environment for those wishing to develop their career as an ECC nurse, with exciting opportunities available.
This is a fixed term position for 6 months. Working hours will be 23 hours every other week, working Saturday and Sunday 08:00am-08:30pm.
Referral nursing experience is not required as full specialist training and support will be provided.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays/concessionary days)
- Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (including gym, badminton, climbing wall, zumba, yoga, pilates and other classes)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
For informal enquiries regarding this position, or to arrange a visit, please contact: Kate Nichols, Head Emergency Room RVN knichols@rvc.ac.uk or Louise Welsh, Head Critical Care RVN lwelsh@rvc.ac.uk
Clinical Fellow in Diagnostic Imaging - Fixed Term, 12 months
Queen Mother Hospital
We invite applications for a Clinical Fellowship in Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging in the Department of Clinical Science and Services. The Diagnostic Imaging service is integrated into the large team of specialists within RVC Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, located in our Hawkshead Campus, a short train ride from the centre of cosmopolitan London and near several international airports.
The focus of the position is supporting the clinical service provision by the Imaging Service, including shared out of hours image acquisition. The position will appeal to graduates with a strong interest in imaging wishing to improve their skills and experience prior to entering or applying for a residency programme, or before returning to small animal practice. The position is fixed term and designed to increase our staff resources ahead of the appointment of our next round of residents in July 2025.
The Imaging Service has a busy secondary and tertiary referral caseload, which includes cases for the Queen Mother Hospital for Small Animals in Soft Tissue and Orthopaedic Surgery, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Emergency and Critical Care Service, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Oncology, Exotic Medicine and Cardiology. The service is well-equipped, with with a 3T MRI (Siemens Magnetom), 1.5T MRI (Philips Intera), 320 slice CT scanner (Canon, Aquilion One Genesis) with power injector, high end ultrasound unit (RS85 Prestige, Samsung), digital radiography (SoundEklin, true DR C-series) and fluoroscopy (Siemens Luminos Impulse). We collaborate extensively with other services within the hospital to optimise patient care.
We are looking for candidates with a RCVS registrable degree in veterinary science. Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave.
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga, and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
Potential applicants wishing to discuss this position informally are encouraged to contact Francisco Llabres-Diaz (Co-Head of Service) email: fllabresdiaz@rvc.ac.uk
Client Services Coordinator (Front of House) Accounts
CSS - Admin
We are seeking an experienced and resourceful Client Services Co-Ordinator to join our unique and busy veterinary hospital.
This is a vital front-facing role that requires a high level of professionalism, empathy, and organisational skill. You will be the first point of contact for our clients and play an essential role in delivering exceptional service and support throughout their journey with us.
Key Responsibilities:
- Greeting clients and providing a warm, welcoming experience
- Handling and accurately processing client and patient information
- Identifying and resolving discrepancies quickly and efficiently
- Dealing with incoming calls and emails
- Processing card and cash payments
- Ensuring consents completed, relevant deposits/ insurance documents taken as time of patient admission
- Closing patient files, ensuring payment taken at time of discharge
- Processing and sending insurance claims in a timely and accurate manner
- Liaising with clinical, non-clinical, and other internal departments
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven experience in a client-facing role, ideally within a healthcare or veterinary setting
- Strong administrative skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and CRM/database systems
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Experience in basic accounts processes
- Experience handling insurance claims is highly desirable
- Superb communication and interpersonal skills
- Confidence in discussing sensitive topics with empathy and discretion
- Highly organised, conscientious, and diligent in your work
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a collaborative and compassionate team, where your skills and contribution will be valued every day.
Normal working hours will be 22.5 hours per week working Monday to Friday, covering between the hours of Midday to – 16.30pm, weekend cover as and when required in consultation with your line manager.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Michelle Bhogal –Client Services Manager on: 01707 669354 or email: mbhogal@rvc.ac.uk if they have any questions regarding this vacancy.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
Staff Clinician in Ophthalmology - part time
Queen Mother Hospital
We are looking for a 0.8FTE Staff Clinician/Lecturer in Ophthalmology in the Department of Clinical Science and Services. This person would work mainly from our Hawkshead Campus, a 15-minute train ride from the centre of cosmopolitan London. The appropriate candidate will be expected to enhance the department’s reputation through scholarship in clinical activities and teaching. You will achieve this by delivering professional services within the College’s hospitals, delivering clinical training on veterinary and paraveterinary undergraduate curricula and participating in postgraduate training programmes.
We are looking for true team players with exceptional leadership and communication skills and who are enthusiastic about working with students, including supporting undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. We are looking for candidates with a RCVS registrable degree in veterinary science, who hold or are eligible to obtain an European or American postgraduate diploma in Ophthalmology.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays and concessionary days)
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
Potential applicants wishing to discuss this position informally are encouraged to contact Prof. Daniel Chan (Head of Department) email: dchan@rvc.ac.uk or Prof Vicky Lipscomb (Clinical Director) email:
or Dr Serena Maini (Head of Ophthalmology) email:
vlipscomb@rvc.ac.uksmaini@rvc.ac.uk
Clinical Support Registered Veterinary Nurse
Queen Mother Hospital
The QMHA has a fantastic opportunity for an RVN to work in our friendly, multidisciplinary referral hospital rotating through all our specialties, which include Medicine, Surgery, Neurology and Rehabilitation, Anaesthesia, Emergency and Critical Care, Theatre and Diagnostics.
As a Clinical Support RVN, you will experience all aspects of referral nursing working with all of our specialist nursing teams, where you will learn new skills on a daily basis. Each specialty will bring new exciting challenges and each day will be rewarding and diverse.
Referral nursing experience is not required as full specialist training and support will be provided.
This position is full time working 35 hours per week with inclusion on the weekend rota.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus concessionary days & bank holidays)
- Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
For informal enquiries regarding this position or requests to visit before applying please contact the Head Hospital Coordinator, Leona Walsh: lwalsh@rvc.ac.uk
Theatre Registered Veterinary Nurse
Queen Mother Hospital
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic RVN to join our friendly multidisciplinary referral hospital providing the highest standard of nursing care for patients in the Theatre department of the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals.
As a theatre RVN you will work closely with our clinicians, residents, anaesthesia team, theatre assistants, sterilising technicians and students to provide a high standard of care for our patients. You will act as a circulating nurse to include managing surgical kit requirements, peri-operative imaging, record keeping and scrubbing into surgery to assist when required. You will also be involved in teaching and assessing veterinary students in theatre related skills. This role offers an excellent opportunity to advance your clinical skills in addition to developing your teaching skills in a supportive environment.
The successful candidate will have strong experience of working in a hospital or referral setting. You will be required to supervise and train both veterinary and veterinary nursing students so experience of being a Clinical Supervisor would be advantageous.
This is a part-time position working 28 hours per week, four days per week with a share of weekends and some on-call duties. Weekends are Saturday and Sunday on-call only, with protected time back in lieu the following week.
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and 3 concessionary days)
- Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
For informal enquiries regarding this position, or requests to visit before applying, please contact our Head Theatre Nurse, Jessica Gilby at jgilby@rvc.ac.uk
We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Animal Care Assistant
Biological Services Unit
Are you searching for a career path that gives you a chance to work with a variety of species, opportunities for advancement and training in specialised areas? Do you bring a sense of pride, attention to detail and care into the work you do? You could be our next hire!
We are looking for an animal care assistant to help within our existing team of animal technicians.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic individual to join our us at the Biological Services Unit in the Royal Veterinary College at our Hawkshead campus. You will be involved with the husbandry and associated care of a range of animals, e.g. farm animals, poultry, dogs and horses, as required in our research department.
The ideal candidate should have experience in carrying out routine animal husbandry and care in some species, preferably large animals but training will be provided. They should also want to enjoy taking care of an outside environment and its upkeep.
You must have a good level of housekeeping and record keeping skills. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual interested in starting in an animal technology career and who is interested in the advancement of veterinary and medical science.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
This is a fixed post for a 12-month period, linked to maternity leave cover. For specific informal enquiries about this role please contact amcsloy@rvc.ac.uk
We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Study Coordinator
RVC Business
Are you searching for a career path that gives you a chance to work with a variety of species, opportunities for advancement and training in specialised areas? Do you bring a sense of pride, attention to detail and care into the work you do? We are looking for a Study Manager to support and manage animal research projects within our Contract Research Unit (CRU) within RVC Business.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic, well organised individual who will support the planning, management and conduct of pre-clinical studies in compliance with the principles of Good Research Practice (GRP) and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) for the animal health and biomedical industry.
The role holder will assist with the planning and performance of research in accordance with the Home Office Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and associated licensing requirements. This role may also require assistance and support for the technical performance of procedures with animals as required by client projects under this legislation.
The role holder will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day performance of research studies alongside the technical personnel, including study planning, writing and review of protocols, performance of studies and production of reports, organization of resources, technical support, and administrative support for our numerous client projects.
A high level of organisational skills and record keeping, self-motivation with the ability to adapt in a dynamic environment are essential for this role.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual interested in furthering their animal technology career and who is interested in the advancement of veterinary and medical science through research.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and concessionary days) pro-rata
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave.
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on Hawkshead site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga, and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus.
For specific informal enquiries about this role please contact kljones@rvc.ac.uk
For further information and to apply online, please visit our website www.rvc.ac.uk, quoting job ref: RVB-0315-25
We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Teaching Fellow in Small Animal Primary Care
LIVE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Fellow in Small Animal Primary Care, within the LIVE Centre in the Department of Clinical Science and Services (CCS). We are looking to recruit a teaching fellow to contribute to the clinical teaching in the rotation phase of our undergraduate veterinary courses as well as provide small group teaching in the Principles of Veterinary Practice strand. We invite applications from individuals with expertise in small animals, and familiarity with primary care practice in the UK. The post holders should expect to develop and deliver teaching with the aim of preparing and supporting students undertaking clinical rotations and to assist in the delivery of and reflection on feedback. The role involves primary care clinical work in addition to coordination, teaching and assessment of veterinary students.
You will be based on our Hawkshead Campus but may also be asked to support teaching in other clinical facilities associated with our clinical teaching, and so should be prepared to travel. You will work closely and collaboratively with rotation leaders and other members of the clinical team to deliver the learning objectives of our primary care-focused rotations that run throughout the year. The role will involve extensive interactions with colleagues and students and require excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
We are looking to recruit veterinary surgeon (MRCVS or eligible for MRCVS) with a desire to teach in a primary care setting and contribute to the development of the next generation of veterinarians. Previous teaching and assessment experience within a clinical setting would be an advantage but is not essential.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave.
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga, and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
Potential applicants wishing to discuss this position informally are encouraged to contact Prof. Elizabeth Chan (Director of LIVE) email: echan@rvc.ac.uk
We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Teaching Fellow in Production Animal Primary Care
LIVE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Teaching Fellow in Production Animal Primary Care, within the LIVE Centre of the Department of Clinical Science and Services (CCS). We are looking to recruit a teaching fellow to join our existing small animal and equine primary care fellows, who will contribute to the clinical teaching in the rotation phase of our undergraduate veterinary courses as well as provide small group teaching in the Principles of Veterinary Practice strand. We invite applications from individuals with expertise in farm animals practice in the UK. The post holders should expect to develop and deliver teaching with the aim of preparing and supporting students undertaking clinical rotations and to assist in the delivery of and reflection on feedback. The role involves primary care clinical work in addition to coordination, teaching, and assessment of veterinary students.
You will be based on our Hawkshead Campus but may also be asked to support teaching in other clinical facilities associated with our clinical teaching, and so should be prepared to travel. You will work closely and collaboratively with rotation leaders and other members of the clinical team to deliver the learning objectives of our primary care-focused rotations that run throughout the year. The role will involve extensive interactions with colleagues and students and require excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
We are looking to recruit veterinary surgeon (MRCVS or eligible for MRCVS) with a desire to teach in a primary care setting and contribute to the development of the next generation of veterinarians. Previous teaching and assessment experience within a clinical setting would be an advantage but is not essential.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave.
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga, and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
Potential applicants wishing to discuss this position informally are encouraged to contact Prof. Elizabeth Chan (Director of LIVE) email: echan@rvc.ac.uk or Prof. Richard Booth (Courtauld Chair of Farm Animal Practice) email:
We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Veterinary Theatre and Diagnostic Assistant
Queen Mother Hospital
We have an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated Veterinary Theatre and Diagnostics support team in The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. You will be an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team working within the theatre and diagnostics environment and will play an important role helping to ensure the smooth transition of our patients and providing high standards of hygiene and stock maintenance in anaesthesia, diagnostics and our operating theatres.
Duties include:
- Infection control duties within the theatre and diagnostics areas of the hospital
- Assisting with the setup of operating theatres and diagnostic rooms (such as ultrasound, radiography, CT etc.)
- Cleaning of operating theatres and equipment after use
- Assisting our sterilising technicians with the cleaning and maintenance of surgical equipment
- Stocking up consumables
- Laundry
- Patient restraint and assisting nurses within the recovery ward when required
- Assisting the nursing team acting as a circulating assistant on surgical cases
The role is full time, 35 hours per week, working various shifts between Monday-Friday with 1:4 weekends (Saturday and Sunday) with days off in lieu.
This post would suit a friendly team player with some basic experience within a human or veterinary clinical environment who will be enthusiastic and willing to learn. Alternatively, we are also keen to hear from experienced healthcare professionals looking for a change of sector.
The salary scale reflects experience, you can expect to start at the lower end of the scale with progression through the band upon completion of required training.
We offer a generous reward package and benefits including:
- Competitive and attractive pension package
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and concessionary days)
- Access to free in-house CPD and funded external CPD
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free mini-bus service to and from Potters Bar station and Hawkshead Campus
- A range of family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
For further information or informal enquiries, please contact Lisa Angell, Head Anaesthesia Nurse at langell@rvc.ac.uk
We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.