Description
Contract: Permanent, full time (42 hours over 5 days per week)
Salary: £35,294 - £41,040 per annum
Location: Grimsby Animal Hospital
Closing date: Wednesday 25th February 2026
Interview date: W/C 11th March 2026
Are you ready to take the next step in your career and lead a dedicated team of veterinary professionals? We’re offering an opportunity for an experienced Nurse Manager to join our animal hospital team in Grimsby and make a real difference to the lives of small animals in need.
More about the role
As Nurse Manager, you’ll lead the day-to-day operations of our nursing team, working closely with hospital leadership to ensure the highest standards of patient care. This is a hands on role where you’ll be part of the clinical nursing rota, supporting the team on the ground and responding to challenges as they arise.
Leadership will be central to your role. You’ll support recruitment, lead personal development reviews, guide performance conversations, and help create an environment where nurses feel motivated, supported, and able to thrive.
You’ll take responsibility for key operational tasks including overseeing CPD opportunities, coordinating payroll submissions for timesheets, preparing budget proposals and ensuring veterinary equipment is serviced and repaired as needed. In collaboration with the Head Veterinary Surgeon and Hospital Lead, you will monitor costs and resources to maintain efficiency while keeping our mission and patient care at the heart of every decision.
This is a fantastic opportunity to build your management experience and contribute to a supportive and inclusive workplace that values compassion, courage and collaboration.
About you
As Nurse Manager, you’ll bring excellent communication skills and proven leadership experience to drive high standards of nursing care. You’ll thrive working collaboratively and independently, delivering outstanding service to clients, visitors and colleagues alike.
Hardworking, reliable, and aligned with our values, you’ll have a genuine passion for high-quality veterinary care. With your ability to motivate and support the nursing team, you’ll inspire excellence in every aspect of their work.
Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
* Fully qualified Veterinary Nurse (Registered with RCVS)
* Demonstrable veterinary nursing experience
* Significant leadership, management or supervisory experience
Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
* Dealing with a variety of management issues
* IT literate with MS Office and databases
* Coaching/ mentoring staff – eg clinical coach qualification
* Experience of managing rotas
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.
Blue Cross benefits
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.
If you’d like to learn more about Blue Cross, our mission, and the work we do to support animals and people, take a look at our About Us page