Posted 2 days ago
Veterinary Nurse (18.75 hours per week)
PenrithOn-site
AI Summary
Registered Veterinary Nurse providing veterinary care and welfare to dogs at a rehoming centre, including routine care, post-surgery support, and staff training.
About this role
Are you a Vet Nurse who is passionate about animal welfare, loves dogs and is looking for an excellent work life balance?
We are seeking a registered Vet Nurse to join the Veterinary Team based in our rehoming centre.
We are seeking a registered Vet Nurse to join the Veterinary Team based in our rehoming centre.
Key Responsibilities
As Vet Nurse, you will:
- work closely with the Dogs Trust rehoming centre team to help provide excellent veterinary care and welfare to our dogs,
- be involved with routine veterinary care, maintaining clinical protocols, assisting with the transfer of dogs to/from the local veterinary surgery and providing post-surgery care,
- be a point of contact regarding veterinary assistance for the centre team, helping to ensure that protocols are adhered to by providing informal, occasional training to staff.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
To be successful in this role you will be a Registered Veterinary Nurse with an appreciation of handling dogs in accordance with Dogs Trust guidelines, using positive reinforcement techniques. Experience of working in a rehoming/charity establishment would be desirable, but a full induction is provided. You will be able to show empathy and understanding towards both dogs and people and be committed to delivering the highest standards of patient care and customer service. You will also need a full, clean UK driving licence.
Benefits
The Rehoming department is responsible for helping as many dogs as possible find their forever homes, whether they are cared for in our network of Rehoming Centres, in a foster home or by their current owner using the Homestay scheme. We strive to achieve excellence in our rehoming processes and to ensure the highest standards of veterinary and behaviour care through our highly skilled teams.
Interviews will be provisionally booked for WC 11th November 2026 at our Penrith Rehoming Centre.
Interviews will be provisionally booked for WC 11th November 2026 at our Penrith Rehoming Centre.
Skills
Animal HandlingClinical ProtocolsPositive Reinforcement TechniquesPost-surgery CareUK Driving LicenceVeterinary Nursing
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