30/09/2026
WE'RE HIRING!
Registered Veterinary Nurse
Competitive salary- £27,400 – £32,726
This is an exciting opportunity to join the BEST vets in Lincoln! We are looking for:
• Full-time RVN, working 38 hours per week on a 12-month maternity contract.
Our nursing team are all very talented and passionate about what they do. They all go above and beyond and strive for the best for our patients. Is this how you like to work? If so, then come and join us at VH!
Our busy small animal hospital requires caring, enthusiastic and versatile RVN’s to join our friendly dynamic team. We are a proudly independent, 100% small animal hospital in a purpose-built premises supported by our branch practice at Skellingthorpe. The successful applicants will be an addition to our existing team of highly skilled, passionate nurses who are supported and led by our Head Nurses. We are a training practice, so we have brilliant students within our nursing team, which comes with the opportunity to be a clinical coach. We are also supported by kennel assistants who help us bring the highest standard of nursing care to our patients.
Our nurses work Monday – Friday between the hours of 8am and 7pm. 1 in 8 Saturday mornings are also required 8am-1pm, when you work a Saturday morning you get a day off the following week. Weekday shift times vary, we try to be as flexible and accommodating as we can be to our nurses’ lifestyles and some nurses choose to work longer days with full days off in the week, other nurses prefer to work shorter hours each day.
We use vets now from 7pm-8am Monday-Friday and from 12pm Saturday-8am Monday to cover our OOH emergencies. We do have separate night nurses looking after our inpatients from the day and any post-surgery cases on site, these are sleeping night shifts with 4 hourly inpatient checks. Our day nurses cover these nights for annual leave and sickness; these shifts are allocated evenly.
Duties include in-patient care, performing nurse clinics, lab work, dispensary tasks, assisting vets during examinations and surgeries to include monitoring anaesthetics, radiography, maintaining high standards of practice cleanliness and equipment care. Our fabulous employee benefits include:
• Excellent pension scheme
• Bupa Health Insurance
• Income Protection cover
• RCVS fees paid
• Generous CPD allowance, opportunities to take on certificates
• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for further progression
• Line manager 121s
• Yearly pay reviews
• Opportunities for pay increases with extra responsibilities
• Bonus pay for being a clinical coach
• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• Cost price treatment for your pets
• Summer and Christmas parties
For more information or to apply please contact Head Nurses Jo Leach or Katie Goy via email: [email protected] or [email protected]
