Veterinary Coordinator - Registered Veterinary Nurse

Contract: 22.5 hours per week (3 days) Salary: £15,614 - £18,155 per annum (£26,023 - £30,259 FTE)

Location:

Exeter EX2 8ED Closing date:  Monday 31st August 2026 Interview date: Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd September 2026   Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse seeking to combine your clinical expertise with coordinating high-level care? Blue Cross is recruiting for a Veterinary Coordinator at our Exeter centre to play a key role within our Rehoming and Fostering Services. As our Veterinary Coordinator, you will act as a crucial link connecting the clinical care of our pets with our broader rehoming and fostering operations.

Working closely with Centre Managers, our veterinary partners, and a national network of coordinators, you will help standardise clinical approaches, optimise resources, and ensure all interventions strictly align with Blue Cross guidelines.     Your responsibilities will span the full lifecycle of pet care. You will coordinate and agree comprehensive treatment plans, oversee regulatory compliance, and arrange logistics for external veterinary consultations.

Crucially, you will also serve as a key point of guidance for our teams, foster carers, pet owners and our veterinary partner practices. This will include supporting public welfare education, navigating complex clinical cases, and offering compassionate support during sensitive, welfare-led decision-making.    This is a part-time role working 22.5 hours per week across three days from Monday to Friday.   Please note, as we do not currently carry out veterinary procedures onsite at our Exeter centre you will not be delivering hands-on clinical services to the pets in our care.

However, you will use your practical experience and veterinary nursing expertise to coordinate and advise on the clinical care provided by our veterinary partner practices. We will also pay for your continued CPD and registration requirements. You are a qualified, RCVS-registered Veterinary Nurse who brings sound clinical judgment, and a dedication to shelter medicine principles. Alongside your technical nursing capabilities, you possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, allowing you to build strong relationships across internal teams and external veterinary practices alike.   You are highly organised, efficient at prioritising workloads, and capable of maintaining exceptional standards in dynamic operational environments.

Demonstrating resilience and strong emotional intelligence, you can manage sensitive situations with empathy and professionalism. Above all, you are a collaborative team player driven by a commitment to continuous improvement and aligned with our core values of compassion, courage, and inclusivity. Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Experience   Fully qualified and RCVS registered Veterinary Nurse   Confident across all aspects of veterinary nursing practice   Strong knowledge of animal welfare, biosecurity, and shelter medicine principles   Strong communication and stakeholder management skills   Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload effectively   Ability to work in emotionally demanding environments with resilience  The ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our Blue Cross values Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Experience Experience in shelter medicine or rehoming environments   Experience of budget awareness or resource management   Experience supporting adopters with ongoing clinical cases   How to apply  Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date.  We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.   Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose.

If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.     In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.     Our generous benefits package includes:  Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)   Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support   Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family    Health cash plan   Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme   Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution    Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.   Life assurance    20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance    Enhanced family friendly policies    Recognition scheme    Annual volunteer days   Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers    To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.