Surgical Nurse for MyVet Lucan Referral - WE'RE EXPANDING!

We're expanding! Due to our growing referral department, we are now looking for an additional surgical nurse to join our team!

📍 Lucan, County Dublin, Ireland
🏥 MyVet Lucan
💰 €33,000–€38,000 | Full Time

Love Surgical Nursing? Want to Use Your Skills to Their Full Potential?

At MyVet Lucan, nursing isn’t just assisting it’s hands-on, advanced, and deeply valued.

As one of our Surgical Nurses puts it:

“What we do as nurses is amazing. We deliver high-quality care and truly maximise our nursing capabilities. Working alongside diplomats is incredibly rewarding the cases are advanced and the job satisfaction is huge.”

If you’re looking for a role where your skills are respected, stretched, and supported this could be it.

🌟 The Role

This is a full-time RVN position with a strong surgical focus:

• Approximately 80% surgical referral nursing
• 20% involvement in first-opinion hospital work
• Exposure to advanced procedures alongside experienced vets and diplomats
• Opportunity to truly run with cases and work to a high clinical standard

We are a busy, purpose-built hospital with:

• 11 vets
• A varied and interesting caseload
• Modern surgical and diagnostic equipment
• Structured appointment-based workflow (no chaos, no conveyor belt medicine)

Our nurses play a vital role in running the clinic, not just supporting it.

🏥 Why Join MyVet Lucan?

You’ll Be Properly Supported

• Dedicated ACA and reception teams
• Robust induction programme
• Clear structure and organisation
• A culture where nurses are utilised fully

You’ll Keep Growing

• CPD funded and actively encouraged
• Access to 150 hours of pre-recorded CPD
• Career development supported at every stage

You’ll Feel Part of a Team

• Regular off-site team events
• A genuinely collaborative culture
• Pets are welcome onsite (yes, really!)

This is a practice where people enjoy coming to work.

💼 Benefits

• €33,000–€38,000 salary (DOE)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)
• 1 in 4 Saturdays
• VCI & VDS covered
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Equal parental leave (maternity & paternity)

📍 Why Lucan?

Located just outside Dublin city, Lucan offers the best of both worlds:

• Easy access to Dublin
• Strong local community feel
• Green spaces and residential comfort
• Ideal balance between city and suburban lifestyle

Not Sure Yet?

We’re happy to arrange a nursing trial so you can see first-hand what a surgical day looks like here.

No pressure. Just transparency.

If you're a nurse who:

• Loves surgical work
• Wants to work alongside advanced clinicians
• Values teamwork and clinical standards
• And wants to be genuinely appreciated

We’d love to hear from you.

Apply below or reach out for an informal chat.