Experienced Veterinary Nurse with Diagnostic Imaging Interest, Full Time

Location: Village Vets Ashbourne
Reports to: Head Nurse/Assistant Hospital Manager

Schedule: 4 day week, 1 in 4 Saturdays
Salary:  €36,000-€42,000

Passionate about diagnostic imaging? Make your mark at Village Vets Ashbourne.

We’re looking for a veterinary nurse with a strong interest in diagnostic imaging to help lead our CT referral service alongside our nursing team. If you enjoy working with advanced technology, delivering excellent patient care and developing your nursing skills, we’d love to hear from you.

At Village Vets Ashbourne, you’ll join a fun, supportive team who share knowledge, celebrate successes and help each other through busy days. With multiple certificate holders across our veterinary and nursing teams, you’ll be surrounded by colleagues who value learning and collaboration.

Our fantastic facilities include an onsite CT scanner, alongside orthopaedic, diagnostic imaging, soft tissue and feline medicine referral services. This is an exciting opportunity to support interesting, varied cases, contribute ideas and play a key role in developing our CT referral service together with your nursing colleagues.

About the Role

• Help lead our Diagnostic Imaging Referral Service

• Provide continuous, attentive nursing care to critically ill or injured patients, monitoring vital signs and assessing pain levels

• Support veterinarians during emergency procedures, including triage, resuscitation, wound management, and surgery

• Carry out essential medical procedures such as placing IV catheters, administering medications and fluids, and performing diagnostic tests

• Assist with anaesthesia induction, monitoring, and post‑operative recovery for critical patients

• Maintain strict infection control standards and ensure a clean, sterile environment

• Communicate clearly and compassionately with pet owners, providing updates and guidance on treatment and aftercare

• Work closely with vets, nurses, and support staff to deliver cohesive, high‑quality emergency care

• Help train and mentor junior team members in

• Keep detailed, accurate medical records and provide thorough handovers between shifts

About You

• Qualified and VCI registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)

• 3+ years’ experience as a qualified RVN in a busy small animal practice

• Working in a Referral or ECC hospital desirable

• Previous experience with CT desirable

• This role demands strong clinical skills, resilience, and compassion to deliver high-quality care to patients in urgent need

• Highly motivated, hard-working, and a team player

• Excellent communication and organisational skills

• Passionate about delivering gold-standard patient and client care

What’s in it For You… At a Glance

In addition to our fabulous teams and supportive environments, we’re proud to offer a benefits package that supports our team’s wellbeing, growth, and families:

• Health cash plan

• Pension scheme

• VCI Registration and VDS Indemnity fees paid

• Funded CPD including, allowances, webinar series, new graduate programme, training platform access, and certificate funding

• Gym membership subsidy

• Free pet health plan

• Paid charity day

• Funded CPD

• Statutory sick pay

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive benefits

• Bike to work scheme

You must be legally eligible to work in Ireland