Clifton Lodge Veterinary Group
Hartlepool, Billingham and Horden
Join Our Growing, Supportive Team
Are you a confident, enthusiastic RVN who enjoys developing your skills while sharing your knowledge with others?
Looking for a role that offers genuine flexibility and a fantastic team culture?
Here at Clifton Lodge Veterinary Group, we’re excited to welcome a passionate and capable veterinary nurse to join our friendly, forward-thinking, and growing team.
About Us:
We are a well-established, RCVS accredited, small animal practice with four sites across Hartlepool, Horden, Billingham and Sedgefield.
Our new Hartlepool premises (opened 2026) offers exceptional surgical, diagnostic and inpatient facilities, including CT, alongside excellent equipment across all sites such as ultrasound, digital and dental x-ray, plus endoscopy and laparoscopy.
Location-wise, we’re perfectly placed — with beautiful beaches, countryside, and the historic cities of Durham and York all within easy reach, offering a fantastic work-life balance.
We’re passionate about supporting our team’s development, encouraging everyone to pursue their interests. We have 2 RVNs with feline medicine certs and another that has completed a medicine certificate. We actively support and celebrate progression and knowledge-sharing within the team.
The Role:
This is a varied and rewarding position where you’ll play a key role across a range of nursing duties including nurse consultations, theatre work and some schedule 3 procedures if desired.
The Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Observe and monitor health of animals
- Prepare equipment to treat animals
- Perform procedures to diagnose animal disease and injuries
- Prepare medicine and handle treatment for animals
- Care for and clean up after animals
- Communicate with clients about status of animals
- Clinical coach to Student Veterinary Nurses
Hours/Rota:
We are committed to flexibility and work-life balance and we’re happy to discuss options:
- Full-time (4 days per week, 8am–7pm) or part-time hours
- Some share of the Saturday rota would be ideal
- No Sundays, no bank holidays, and no OOH!!
**Salary up to £30,000 pro rata, depending on experience**
Who We’re Looking For:
We’re looking for a motivated RVN who is:
- A confident nurse with a strong clinical skillset and the experience to work effectively both independently and as part of a supportive team
- A strong communicator with a caring, professional approach
- Proactive, reliable, and a true team player
- Passionate about delivering high standards of patient and client care
- Keen to support others and act as a Clinical Coach either immediately or as you develop within the role
You’ll be joining a practice with a loyal client base, where building meaningful relationships and delivering outstanding care really matters.
What We Offer:
As part of the VetPartners family we offer a fantastic range of benefits including (pro rata):
- 6 weeks’ holiday (including bank holidays)
- £600 CPD allowance + full support for development
- RCVS fees paid + one additional membership
- VDS cover
- Health Cash Plan (health & wellbeing support)
- Enhanced family leave (including maternity/paternity/adoption)
- Discounted veterinary fees
- Retail discounts, cashback & lifestyle perks
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Company sick pay
- Annual pay reviews
- Genuine career progression opportunities
- A strong focus on team wellbeing and engagement
Join an Employer of the Year! VetPartners is recognised for its outstanding team culture and support.
Interested?
If this sounds like the next exciting step in your career, we’d love to hear from you!
Contact donna.wren@cliftonlodgevets.co.uk (Practice Manager) to find out more
Learn more about us: https://www.cliftonlodgevets.co.uk
We can’t wait to welcome you to the team!
** Please apply directly – no agency submissions**
We are committed to providing a fair recruitment process with equality of opportunity for all, and our vacancies are open to those from all backgrounds. As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health of all our people.
