Posted 10 days ago
Veterinary Nurse (31.8 hours per week)
HarefieldOn-site
AI Summary
A registered Veterinary Nurse works at Dogs Trust’s Harefield rehoming centre, supporting veterinary care and welfare for dogs, assisting with routine and post-surgical care, and liaising with the local veterinary surgery.
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.
The working pattern for this role would be:
Week 1 - 4 and a half days (Thursday half day)
Week 2 - 4 days (Thursday non working day)
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 10th August 2026 at Harefield Rehoming Centre.
The working pattern for this role would be:
Week 1 - 4 and a half days (Thursday half day)
Week 2 - 4 days (Thursday non working day)
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for week commencing 10th August 2026 at Harefield Rehoming Centre.
Skills
Clinical ProtocolsFull UK Driving LicenceInduction Training DeliveryPatient CarePositive Reinforcement HandlingPost-surgical CareVeterinary Nursing
