Veterinary Nurse

• Veterinary Nurse for the RZSS (Edinburgh Zoo and Highland Wildlife Park). Cross site support provided where required. • The role requires shared working between the Highland Wildlife Park and The Saving Wildcat Project (including night shifts for wildcat trapping). • The veterinary nurse has no direct line management responsibilities. • Provide mentoring /coaching for undergraduate veterinary students and less experienced staff. • Responsible for maintaining the integrity of veterinary stock including sourcing, ordering consumables and equipment held by the veterinary section on either site. • Responsible for day-to-day veterinary nursing duties including maintaining medical records, dispensing medications, faecal parasitology and monitoring general anaesthesia of zoo animal cases. • Operates as a competent professional with changes to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) being approved by Head of Veterinary Services. • Has an RCVS recognized veterinary nursing qualification and gives reliable advice on veterinary nursing aspects of animal health, welfare to the veterinary team as required. • Work with minimum supervision but under Veterinary Surgeon guidance during medical procedural work. • Acting as a first point of contact (primarily for non-emergency) will triage cases determined on treatment priorities / animal welfare needs and will escalate to veterinary team when required. • Responsible for dispensing drugs, running in house lab samples, carrying out x-rays, and day-to-day administrative tasks. • Actively involved with designing and implementing of animal training plans, for example hand injections to take blood from an animal consciously.

Location: Kincraig, GB

Posted Date: 9/14/2025