Twycross Zoo is an award-winning conservation and science-led zoo in the heart of England. We are rapidly growing and welcoming over 600,000 people every year to our 100-acre rural site near Atherstone.

This is an exciting time to join us as we enter a new chapter following restructure and new leadership, providing the ideal opportunity to help increase our impact on mammal conservation efforts and be part of a new era at Twycross Zoo.  

We are home to over 400 animals, including one of the largest chimpanzee families in the UK, and our primate collection is up there with the best in the world! We’re the only zoo in the UK to house all four species of great ape and we care for many other endangered species to the highest welfare standards, including Eastern black rhino, Sumatran tigers, Ecuadorian amazon parrots and no less than four species of gibbon.

We are a dedicated and enthusiastic team with aims to become a recognised “Centre of Excellence” that continues to make a significant contribution to the welfare and conservation of animals, especially primates, by being at the heart of conservation.

 

As a charity, every visit makes a difference to our mission and delivering an outstanding guest experience is at the heart of what we do.

 

 

We have an exciting and rare opportunity to join our vet team as a veterinary nurse here at Twycross Zoo. You will be expected to maintain a good level of working knowledge of all animals in the collection and represent the zoo on appropriate professional and scientific bodies and promote its profile and reputation as an outstanding centre of animal management, education and conservation.

 

Duties include and are not limited to;

 

·       Assisting the vet with clinical procedures including anaesthesia

·       Manage the daily upkeep of the veterinary facilities

·       Keep accurate records for any veterinary drugs on site 

·       Manage the training of staff and volunteers

·       Ensure that the Zoo’s health and Safety policies and procedures are followed at all times

·       Support the training of vet and vet nurse students on site

·       Assist in the capture and restraint of animals

·       Process and archive samples for the purpose of diagnosis or research or from Post mortems

 

 

We are looking for a passionate individual who will be committed to achieving the ‘Our Zoo’s’ cultural goal. You will be RCVS registered with at least 2yrs exotic/zoo vet nurse experience. You will be proactive and able to work on your own initiative, IT literate and proficient in MS word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook. All employees must ensure that our visitors always experience excellent customer service and therefore will be willing to give operational support when needed. Experience of Species 360 ZIMS software would be useful but not essential. 

 

 

 

We are looking for flexibility in working times and duties as the zoo is a popular leisure attraction open 7 days a week. Hours will be 8-5pm in summer and 8-4pm in winter (1hr unpaid break for lunch) = 37.5hrs per week working 5 days out of 7 on a rota basis.

 

If you like what you’ve read, then please apply! We look forward to receiving your application. Please ensure you include a cover letter along with a copy of your CV.

 

Closing date for applications is 31 August, interviews will be held before 20 September.