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

Experienced Veterinary Nurse with Diagnostic Imaging Interest, Full Time

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