Registered Veterinary Nurse

Registered Veterinary Nurse at PetDoctors Felpham – up to £30,000 pro rata DOE

Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse that enjoys a varied role? Want to join a practice that will take an active part in progressing your skillset and career?

At CVS, caring is what we do. As a Veterinary Nurse, you'll be at the heart of promoting pet wellness—monitoring patients' health, supporting their recovery, and offering reassurance to the people who love them. Because for us, caring isn't just a job—it's in our nature.

We put our people first—because when you're supported, you can deliver the very best care. With industry-leading learning, hands-on training, and guidance, you'll have everything you need to grow your skills and confidence. Whether you're looking to progress in your current role or explore new career pathways, CVS is the place to nurture your future career.

If you are looking for an amazing working environment, a friendly, supportive team with flexible working options, you will get it all here at Pet Doctors. Our Pet Doctors Hub is made up of 3 branch practices in Rustington, Felpham and Chichester. This role would be working across our Felpham and Rustington branches. Our nursing team are constantly engaged due to encouragement of autonomy, whilst ensuring that they are still supported as much as required. Your role will include a variety of duties including; Nurse consultations, radiography, phlebotomy, and anaesthesiology. We encourage individual interests, and there is plenty of scope for the right RVN to run their own clinics in practice.

At the Rustington and Felpham branches, you will be supported by an incredible team of Vets, Nurses, and Patient Care Assistants, some of which have been with Pet Doctors for over ten years! We pride ourselves on maintaining excellent work life balance, and share working shift patterns out fairly.

Both Felpham and Rustington are based in lovely coastal villages, and the practices maintain a warm family feel.

We are at an exciting time for these two clinics, where we are developing both the clinical and nursing offerings and would love the right person to work alongside us to do this.

In your new role you will be working 40 hours per week. Your role will be based at Rustington and Felpham but you may be occasionally asked to work at other branches when needed. There is also share of a 1:5 Saturday rota, this maybe either based at our Rustington or Chichester sites. 

About you

No two days will be the same, you will:

• Be passionate about delivering exceptional care to both our patients and their owners every day.
• Support the outcome of patients care in all aspects of clinical work as part of the team. 
• Ensure Quality is maintained by keeping our practice in excellent condition- ensuring quality of care and the best possible outcomes for every patient
• Learn, develop and grow with us, taking advantage of ongoing training and development opportunities offered by CVS and our practice.
• Contribute to creating a positive environment, fostering a friendly, welcoming and supportive team culture.
• Communicate with confidence, use your exceptional communication skills—both written and verbal—to build strong, lasting relationships with colleagues, clients, and the pets they love. 

The benefits

At CVS, we know that care for our patients starts with dedicated people like you. That's why we invest in your growth and your future. When you join us, you'll get:

• RCVS fees paid in full
• Generous CPD allowance, Knowledge Hub access, BSAVA library, and funded advanced training opportunities
• Excellent Nursing Career Pathway
• Up to 33 days holiday (with the option to buy/sell)
• Health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, and enhanced family leave policies
• Staff pet care discounts – 50% off services, MiPet food, and medications
• A bonus scheme that recognises strong results, based on both practice performance and individual contribution

 Join us at CVS

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome, valued and able to do their best work. We foster an inclusive and equitable workplace, where diverse perspectives are invited and people feel safe to speak up.

Wellbeing support is always available, from monthly line-manager check-ins to our network of 400 Wellbeing Champions, Pastoral Support Vets and personal mentors. We offer leading benefits and policies, such as our Health Shield which provides support for physical and mental health.

Our aim is to free up clinical colleagues to do what they do best, so we offer practices a wide range of operational support. Central expert HR, recruitment, payroll, IT, finance, procurement teams are on hand to support with all aspects relating to the smooth running of each practice.

We prioritise investment in our facilities, delivering significant enhancements across numerous practices through a dedicated multi-million-pound improvement fund.

Interested? Please click apply now! For further details or an informal chat, please contact Emily in the recruitment team at emily.card@cvsvets.com