Registered Veterinary Nurse - Relief Cover

Full time: 35 hours per week plus 2.5 hours weekly contractual overtime, which is paid above salary

Working Monday-Friday 9.30am-6pm (times TBC with successful candidate)

Open ended contract 

Be part of something bigger, there’s a career for everyone at the University of Edinburgh.

Our technical staff are essential to supporting teaching, research, and the smooth operation of our facilities.  Whether you’re maintaining cutting-edge lab equipment, facilitating ground-breaking research, developing new techniques, or enhancing student and staff experience with top-notch facilities, your work will have a lasting impact that stretches far beyond our academic community.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an enthusiastic Relief RVN to join our team.  Our relief RVNs play a vital role, rotating daily to support both our ward areas and specialist services wherever they’re needed most.

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone eager to develop their nursing skills across all areas in a cutting-edge referral hospital environment. Whether you're newly qualified or looking to expand your expertise, we welcome all enthusiastic candidates to apply. 

What You’ll Experience:

• Rotations through our canine and feline wards, isolation units, intermediate care ward, and emergency & critical care department
• Opportunities to work with exotics & wildlife, in our theatre suites, within our specialist services, and all aspects of first opinion general practice including anaesthesia
• A comprehensive training program for all new team members, ensuring you’re supported every step of the way. You’ll receive hands-on training and work alongside a team of specialist clinicians and experienced RVNs, gaining exposure to a wide variety of fascinating and inspiring cases. 

 Our Specialist Services at HfSA include: 

• Anaesthesia
• Cardiology Service
• Dermatology
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Dick Vet Rabbit and Exotic Practice
• Emergency & Critical Care
• The Feline Clinic
• The Internal Medicine Service
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Ophthalmology Service
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Soft Tissue Surgery
• REPAIR Centre
• The Riddell-Swan Veterinary Cancer Centre
• The Behaviour Clinic 

 Our hospital is equipped with:

• Three canine wards
• Four exotics wards
• One feline ward
• Purpose-built isolation units
• A fully equipped emergency room
• Dedicated Intermediate Care and Intensive Care Wards
• Four theatre suites 
• MRI and CT imaging 
• Vital Beam linear accelerator

Training & Support

We will provide appropriate induction, orientation and role specific training. Any hours worked beyond your contracted weekly hours during training will be paid as overtime according to university guidelines.

Apply Before: 24/11/2026, 23:59

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