Team Lead Veterinary Nurse

Team Lead Veterinary Nurse
Severn Edge Much Wenlock   

Location: Shropshire
Contract: 12-month Fixed Term Contract | 40 hours across 4 or 5 days with 1 in 4 Saturdays
Practice Type: First Opinion Small Animal
Competitive Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 depending on experience

Ready to develop your leadership skills while maintaining a role within clinical nursing?

At CVS, caring is what we do. As a Team Lead 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.

Life at Severn Edge Much Wenlock Vets

We are looking for a passionate Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team and work 40 hours across 4 or 5 days. This will be a mixture of early and later shifts between 8:30am-6:30pm.

Severn Edge Much Wenlock is a thriving small animal practice with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, compassionate care within a large town in Shropshire. With easy access to Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, and Telford, as well as to the M54 for convenient travel to surrounding cities, the practice also benefits from being close to beautiful countryside and areas of outstanding natural beauty. The team prides itself on a positive, open culture where every voice is heard. Nurses are fully utilised in their roles, including Schedule 3 procedures.
We have a visiting clinical behaviourist vet, nurses with dental and surgical certificates, and our facilities include laparoscopic kits, digital x-ray, endoscopes, ultrasound, and dental x-ray, giving you the tools you need to deliver outstanding care.

Some of your responsibilities would include:

• Conducting regular check-ins and 1-2-1s with the nursing support team
• Delivering training and mentorship for new and junior team members
• Completing clinical audit checks
• Running nursing clinics and providing inpatient care

About you

Our ideal candidate will have had some leadership experience and be confident in both nursing and people skills. The role offers a high level of autonomy and would suit someone who is self-motivated, confident in using their initiative, and committed to driving continuous improvement in quality and clinical standards.

We're looking for a dedicated Team Lead Veterinary Nurse to join our Shropshire team. 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 

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.