Night Veterinary Nurse
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St Peters Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom
Help us build the future of veterinary care in Guernsey
Isabelle Vets | Guernsey | Permanent | 7 nights on, 14 off | Competitive salary + excellent benefits
Isabelle Vets is looking for a Night Veterinary Nurse to join our growing team in Guernsey.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us during a period of expansion, growth and significant investment. We are currently building a brand-new veterinary practice at Garenne Park, due to open in January 2027 and is pending hospital status, which will provide modern facilities and 24-hour care for our patients.
We are ideally looking for a permanent member of the team who can join us as soon as possible, although we would also be happy to consider an experienced long-term locum RVN while we recruit for the permanent position.
Joining us now means you can play an important role in helping to shape our new practice and develop our 24-hour night service from the outset.
About the role
As part of our night team, you’ll play an important role in providing high-quality care to our inpatients and supporting emergency cases overnight.
We’re looking for an RVN who:
- Is confident working overnight
- Enjoys inpatient nursing and providing high-quality patient care
- Is comfortable working independently
- Has good clinical judgement and attention to detail
- Is a supportive and collaborative team member
- Is keen to be part of developing a new 24-hour service
You’ll have the opportunity to work within an established practice while also helping to shape how our new practice and night service develop.
Our new practice
Our new Garenne Park practice is due to open in January 2027 and will include:
- Modern inpatient facilities
- Dedicated dog and cat areas
- 12+ kennels
- A dedicated cattery
- Four operating theatres
- CT and X-ray facilities
- Dental facilities
- Dedicated equine facilities and stabling
- 24-hour veterinary care
This is an exciting opportunity to join the team as we transition into our new practice and develop our services.
Why Isabelle Vets?
Isabelle Vets has been caring for animals in Guernsey for over 100 years. You’ll be joining an established practice with a strong local reputation, while becoming part of an exciting period of growth, expansion and investment.
Our new practice represents a significant investment in the future of veterinary care in Guernsey, giving our team access to modern facilities and creating opportunities to develop our services and the care we provide to our patients.
If you’re an RVN looking for a night role where you can make a real difference to patient care, enjoy working as part of a supportive team and be part of something new, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re also happy to have an informal conversation with anyone interested in a long-term locum opportunity while we recruit permanently.
Find out more about Isabelle Vets: Home Page
Here’s a little more about us:
https://vimeo.com/1206723042
A fantastic place to live and work
Guernsey offers an exceptional quality of life, combining a rewarding veterinary career with a beautiful island lifestyle.
It’s a safe, welcoming and family-friendly place to live, with an excellent work-life balance and a strong community spirit.
Outside of work, you’ll have beautiful beaches, dramatic cliff walks, nature reserves, watersports and a wealth of outdoor activities on your doorstep. Enjoy beach evenings, boat trips to neighbouring islands and an outstanding island lifestyle.
Guernsey also offers:
- Excellent schools
- A safe, low-crime environment
- An excellent standard of living
- A private healthcare system
- A fantastic place to live for families
- 9 bank holidays per year
- Good transport links to the UK, with flights from as little as 40 minutes
- Ferry sailings from around three hours
Other bonuses of living in Guernsey
- A maximum flat rate of 20% tax on all your earnings
- No Council Tax
- No Road Tax
- No VAT
- 70 miles from the coast of England and 30 miles from the coast of France
Our VetPartners benefits
As proud members of the VetPartners family, our fantastic range of benefits includes:
- Competitive salary - dependent on experience
- Paid holiday including Bank Holidays (9 bank holidays)
- CPD allowance of £750 and training support
- Health Cash Plan – wide-ranging contributions for health and wellbeing treatments, from dentistry to sports massage
- RCVS Membership paid and two other membership subscriptions
- VDS cover
- Enhanced paternity, maternity, adoption, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay
- Enhanced colleague discounted veterinary fees, including £250 towards services and insurance excess, and medications and food cost price
- Offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment and much more
- Company sick pay
- Colleague engagement survey
- Annual pay reviews
- Focus on employee wellbeing
- Career progression opportunities
- Work permit costs funded
Join us at an exciting time
Whether you’re looking for your next permanent role or are an experienced RVN interested in a long-term locum opportunity, this is a chance to join Isabelle Vets at a pivotal point in our growth.
Help us build our new practice, develop our 24-hour service and deliver outstanding care to the animals of Guernsey.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, or to apply, please get in touch with:
Kiara Mills
[email protected]
Address: St Peters Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom