University of Liverpool - Small Animal Teaching Hospital - SATH

08/06/2026

🐾 We’re Hiring: Locum Patient Care Veterinary Nurse (Part-Time) – Maternity Cover 🐾

The University of Liverpool’s Small Animal Teaching Hospital (Leahurst Campus, Wirral) is looking for a qualified Veterinary Nurse to join our Patient Care team on a part-time basis to cover a period of maternity leave.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within our busy, state-of-the-art referral hospital, providing nursing support across a range of areas including:

🔹 ICU
🔹 Wards
🔹 Pharmacy
🔹 Theatre
🔹 Other clinical services throughout the hospital

💷 Salary: £29,588 – £33,951 per annum (pro rata)
⏰ Part-time: 22 hours per week (Monday & Tuesday, 7am–7pm)
📍 Leahurst Campus, Wirral
📅 Fixed-term from 7 September 2026 to 6 September 2027
📅 Closing date: 21 June 2026

We’re looking for a qualified Veterinary Nurse with relevant experience, excellent nursing skills and strong interpersonal skills. Flexibility is required, including participation in the nursing rota for weekends, Bank Holidays and University closed days.

📩 Find out more about the Small Animal Teaching Hospital follow the link in the comments ⬇️

05/06/2026

✨ BOAS to Breathing Easier – what a success! ✨

Thank you to everyone who attended our latest Clinical Club CPD event. It was an evening full of insightful discussions, valuable learning, and a shared commitment to improving outcomes for brachycephalic patients.

We’re delighted to have welcomed so many veterinary professionals and we’re grateful to our expert speakers for sharing their knowledge and experience.

Were you there on the night? We’d love to know what you thought! Share your favourite takeaway or leave us some feedback in the comments.

02/06/2026

🐾 Calling all cat owners! 🐾

Do you have a cat aged 7–12 years? Our Feline Healthy Ageing Clinic is looking for participants for a dietary research trial designed to support healthy ageing in cats.

Please share with friends, family, and clients who may be interested—we’d love to hear from them! 🐱💜

📣 We're now starting recruitment for our diet trial and were looking for cats aged 7-12 years! 📣

📌To find out more email us at [email protected]

💌 To register your interest and assess suitability - please fill out or recruitment questionnaire (if you have multiple cats please fill out for each cat)
https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/liverpool/diet-trial-recruitment-questionnaire

02/06/2026

🚨 Last Chance to Book! 🚨

Our next Clinical Club CPD session is taking place tomorrow evening!

🐶💨 BOAS to Breathing Easier
🫁 Anaesthesia & Surgery of the BOAS Patient

Join Prue Neath, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery, alongside one of our specialist anaesthetists, for a practical and engaging session focused on the challenges of managing brachycephalic patients.

Whether you’re looking to build confidence with BOAS cases, minimise anaesthetic risks, or learn more about current surgical approaches, this is a CPD evening not to be missed.

📅 Wednesday 03 June 2026
📍 Leahurst House, Leahurst Campus
🕡 Registration from 6.30pm (buffet & refreshments included)
🕖 Start 7pm

🎟️ A few spaces remain – book now to avoid disappointment!

01/06/2026

The calendar says Vet Nurse Awareness Month is over…

…but we’re ignoring that 😌🐾

Because a vet nurse is not just for Vet Nurse Awareness Month 💙

Our nursing team are at the heart of everything we do, so don’t worry — they’ll absolutely still be taking over our socials from time to time!

29/05/2026

🐾 We’re Hiring: Veterinary Nurse – Specialising in Diagnostic Imaging 🐾

The University of Liverpool’s Small Animal Teaching Hospital (Leahurst Campus, Wirral) is looking for a qualified Veterinary Nurse to join our busy Diagnostic Imaging team within our state-of-the-art referral hospital.

This exciting role offers the opportunity to work with advanced imaging facilities including:
🔹 Computed Tomography (CT)
🔹 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
🔹 X-ray
🔹 Ultrasound
🔹 Advanced fluoroscopy imaging

You’ll play a key role in delivering exceptional patient care while working alongside a supportive specialist team.

💷 Salary: £29,558 – £33,951 per annum
🌴 Plus 26 days holiday (pro rata), pension & additional benefits
⏰ Full-time – 35 hours/week (part-time applicants considered)
📍 Leahurst Campus, Wirral
📅 Closing date: 15 June 2026

We are looking for a Veterinary Nurse with post-VN qualifications experience, excellent nursing skills and strong interpersonal skills. Participation in the nursing support rota, including weekends, Bank Holidays and University closed days, is required. Following training, the successful candidate will also contribute to the on-call imaging service (CT/MRI).

✨ Follow the link in our comments to find out more ⬇️

28/05/2026

The SG was 1.060 and suddenly i’m jack sparrow

26/05/2026

✨ Week 2 of electives ✨

Our final year veterinary students are now fully immersed in their elective rotations across the hospital 🩺🐾

From time in theatre and clinics to learning new procedures and meeting patients across different services, it’s been fantastic to see students getting stuck into their chosen specialties.

👇 Current students — what has been your favourite part of electives so far?
We’d love to hear your highlights from week 1!

20/05/2026

🐶💨 Clinical Club CPD – BOAS to Breathing Easier

📅 Wednesday 03 June 2026

Anaesthesia & Surgery of the BOAS Patient
👩‍⚕️ Prue Neath – Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
Alongside one of our specialist anaesthetists.

Are BOAS patients still making you nervous?

This practical Clinical Club session will explore how to minimise anaesthetic complications and discuss current approaches to airway surgery for brachycephalic patients.

💡 Practical take-home tips
🫁 Anaesthetic considerations for BOAS patients
🐾 Current thinking in airway treatment and quality of life
🗣️ Ideal for vets and veterinary nurses in general practice

📍 Leahurst House, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE
🕡 Registration from 6.30pm (buffet & refreshments included)
🕖 Lectures begin at 7pm

Join us for another engaging evening of Clinical Club CPD focused on helping our short-faced patients breathe easier.