Twilight Theatre Nurse

We have an opportunity to work within one of our unique roles, working as a Twilight Theatre Nurse, working alongside our theatre and night team within our Small Animal Referral Hospital.

The successful candidate will be based in our specialist theatres, working out of hours throughout the week. Although this role is primarily theatre based, an ability and proactivity to nurse in ward areas with inpatient care would be expected when required. This would involve working across our specialist feline, canine medicine, neurology, surgery and intensive care wards.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in our state‑of‑the‑art hospital and theatre, working alongside renowned orthopedic, soft tissue, neurology and cardiology specialists. As a theatre nurse you will be actively encouraged to utilise your skills, such as scrubbing into surgical procedures and assisting the surgeons. Successful candidates will also be given training in Schedule 3 procedures such as suturing (previous experience non‑essential) and inter‑operative radiography for a range of complex cases.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for working within the operating theatre, especially in emergency surgery. We are looking for a nurse with at least 1 year’s experience as a qualified veterinary nurse ideally in a referral environment, with previous exposure to working out of hours/nights. Student teaching plays a large part of our nursing roles at Langford and therefore teaching and supervision would also be a key responsibility.

Role summary: 31 hrs/wk on average, working 7 nights on, 7 nights off. Monday‑Friday 8 hr twilight shifts plus a 30‑minute lunch break, Saturday and Sunday 11 hr night shifts plus a 1‑hour lunch break. Please note that this role includes working bank holidays which fall on a normal working week and includes an element of on‑call work.

I like being a Theatre Nurse at Langford Vets because of the wide variety of surgical cases we can get involved with. I enjoy working with a very close‑knit team made up of RVNs, theatre assistants and surgeons. As a theatre nurse I get the opportunity to scrub in and assist the surgeons with orthopedic, soft tissue and neurology surgeries which I find very interesting!

Our people are at the heart of what we do and as your employer we want to ensure we offer flexibility, support and staff development, where possible.

• 5 weeks holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
• Additional holiday entitlement for Long Service

• On site Mental Health Champions
• EDI committee
• Employee Forum – to ensure all employees voices can be heard
• Menopause Café
• Wellbeing talks and events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity and paternity pay (after 2 years’ service)

• Simply Health Cashplan membership
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Free Specsavers eye test voucher

• Free onsite parking
• U2 bus service link to Bristol
• Annual CPD allowance
• Employee discount
• Generous pension scheme – we match up to 8% pension contributions
• Reimbursement of one professional membership fee per year

If this role sounds like the right fit for you, don’t delay, click ‘Apply’ and begin your career with Langford Vets.

w/c 23rd March 2026

Langford Vets is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The main purpose of the post is to provide out of hours theatre support within the Small Animal Referral Hospital. You will be responsible for assisting with surgical procedures, administering nursing care to animals, promoting client communication and working within the Terms of the RCVS Guide to Professional Conduct for Nurses.

• To provide specialist nursing support for all surgical activities to include Soft Tissue, Neurology, Orthopaedics, and Cardiology as both a circulating and scrubbed nurse.
• Assisting veterinary surgeons, students and other staff with in‑patient care throughout the referral hospital to include restraint and support for clinical procedures and emergency cases.
• To prepare for and assist with the delivery of anaesthesia – to include…