Job Description

Description

Contract:

Permanent, full time (42 hours Monday-Friday)

Salary:

27,681 - 31,847 plus 3,954 London weighting allowance pro rata

Location:

Hammersmith animal hospital, W6 0RQ

Closing date:

Sunday 30th November 2025

Interview dates:

Friday 5th December 2025

We're recruiting a registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team of dedicated, talented, and outstanding veterinary professionals at our Hammersmith animal hospital. You'll be helping to deliver excellent veterinary care for a wide range of small animals, providing both routine healthcare and managing a large number of emergencies, giving our team fantastic opportunities to develop their skills.

More about the role

Blue Cross animal hospitals and pet care clinics provide veterinary treatment to sick and injured pets when their owners can't afford private veterinary fees. Our vet care is available to pets whose owners receive certain means-tested benefits and live within the catchment area of one of our animal hospitals or pet care clinics.

We have developed an award-winning set of clinical guidelines to assist our vets in pragmatic, evidence-based decision making, where patient welfare is a priority. High standards are important to us, but so is the ability to discuss openly where lessons have been learnt, within a safe, non-judgmental environment.


We recognise that we work within a profession where compassion fatigue is a risk to us all. We have wellbeing champions and Mental Health First Aiders at all hospitals, coordinating a range of initiatives and promoting a culture of openness and support within the team.

Working hours:

This is a full time position offered on a permanent basis working Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 - 5pm and Wednesday 9-5 with a one hour lunch break. We would consider candidates who are looking for part time hours of 4 days per week, with days to be discussed at interview.


Weekend shifts will be required on a rota basis, at our other site based in Victoria, London. This roughly equates to 7-8 weekends per year.

About you

As a Veterinary Nurse, you will be confident and capable in delivering excellent nursing care for a range of small animals, providing both emergency and routine healthcare. Our Veterinary Nurses work alongside Veterinary Surgeons to promote animal health and welfare through responsible ownership and play a key role in the education of pet owners.

The ability to work as part of a team and effective communication skills are really important, often you will be the first point of our clients, forming strong bonds with them to ensure improved animal health and welfare.

Knowledge, skills, and experience:

Fully qualified Veterinary Nurse Registered with RCVS Confident in all aspects of veterinary nursing Demonstrable customer service skills The ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our Blue Cross values.

Although not essential, it would be great if you also had:

Provision of nursing clinics Laboratory skills Use of computerised records

How to apply

Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Blue Cross benefits

Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.

In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.

Our generous benefits package includes:Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays) Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family Health cash plan Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support. Life assurance 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance Enhanced family friendly policies Recognition scheme Annual volunteer days Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers

To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.

About Blue Cross

If you'd like to learn more about Blue Cross, our mission, and the work we do to support animals and people, take a look at our About Us page