Bridge Referrals

13/01/2026

🐾 We’re Hiring – Inpatient Kennel Nurse (Full-Time) 🐾

Bridge Referrals Veterinary Hospital is looking for a passionate Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our growing inpatient team. You’ll be caring for a varied mix of medical and surgical referral cases in a supportive, high-quality environment.

✨ What we offer:
• Salary from £31,185+ (depending on experience)
• 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays
• Paid birthday off & paid lunch breaks
• CPD allowance + in-house training
• RCVS & VDS fees paid
• Generous staff discounts & cycle to work scheme

🕒 40 hours/week | Rolling rota including weekends & bank holidays
📍 Referral experience preferred but not essential – full training provided

📧 Apply now: Send your CV & cover note to [email protected]

13/01/2026

The how, what and why's of Hypercapnia! 🩺

Hypoventilation in the anaesthetised patient - Why it happens, consequences of hypoventilation, and what we can do to improve ventilation!

Spaces still available at our Nurse CPD this Thursday! Hosted by our Lead Anaesthesia Nurse, Janette Bailey-Woods, RVN, NCert (Anaesthesia & ECC),VTS (Anaesthesia & Analgesia)

Calling all veterinary nurses and student veterinary nurses, we are hosting a free CPD session on Thursday 15th January!

📆Thursday 15th January
⏰From 7pm
📍Bridge Referrals, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9LZ

If you’d like to sign up, please email - [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you soon! 💚💙

11/01/2026

Our patients are on a roll lately with their therapies! 👏

The lovely Molli has completed treatment following a diagnosis of splenic histiocytic sarcoma. This is a very aggressive form of cancer and she has done very well with her therapy so far!

She certainly lets us all know when she’s here and is a little sweetheart! See you again soon for your monitoring Molli! 💙💚

09/01/2026

One of our gorgeous patients Rosie, and her sister Daisy having the best time in the snow recently! 💖🐾😍

09/01/2026

Please enjoy these amazing photos of our patient Rosie, and her sister Daisy having fun in the snow! ❄️😍

Daisy recently came in to see Bethany and our internal medicine team for urinary investigations, as you can see she isn’t letting anything phase her! 😍

08/01/2026

Princess once lived in a world of shadows. Cataracts had gradually taken away her sight, leaving her unsure and unable to see the people and places she loved.

After being referred to Bridge Referrals, Princess was cared for by our ophthalmology team, who used advanced diagnostics and cataract surgery to restore her vision.

From her first moments of recovery to confidently exploring her surroundings again, her transformation has been truly heart-warming.

Today, Princess is brighter, happier, and enjoying life with clear vision once more - a powerful reminder of how ophthalmology care at Bridge Referrals can be truly life-changing.

We’re incredibly proud to support pets, owners, and referring vets on journeys like Princess’s 💙🐾

BluJay Productions

07/01/2026

Happy New Year! 🎉 We wanted to share this gorgeous photo of the handsome Winston who recently got to attend his owner’s wedding alongside his brother Bernie! 🩵

Winston was referred to us in August 2025 and was seen by our Neurologist Alison, he had a grade 4 spinal injury which required surgery. Surgery was performed that evening and Winston was hospitalised for 3 days, he received physiotherapy every day and he was very closely monitored by the team. Winston was discharged with a urinary catheter in place, his owners were so happy to have him back home! 💖

Around 10 days later, Winston started to deteriorate and was admitted through our medicine team for suspected urosepsis, which is a severe, life threatening condition where a bacterial infection from the urinary tract (like the kidneys or bladder) spreads to the bloodstream, causing systemic inflammation (sepsis).

A CT scan showed a hole in the dorsal bladder wall leaking into the peritoneal cavity. Emergency surgery was needed and part of the bladder had to be resected to remove diseased tissue. Thankfully he made a full recovery and was able to go home! 🙌

Winston has been through so much and is still on the road to recovery but he has been an absolute trooper through everything and he absolutely couldn’t have done it without the help of his wonderful owners! He still requires ongoing physiotherapy and the help of a sling to walk but he continues to be the happiest boy! 🩵

07/01/2026

Join Mark Gosling, European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, and our Head of Soft Tissue here at Bridge Referrals, for an in-person evening session on skin reconstruction in general practice!

📆Thursday 5th February
📍Bridge Referrals, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9LZ
⏰6.30pm registration | 7pm - 9pm

Designed for vets and veterinary nurses!

Included in BSAVA Membership | Non-Member Vet £40 (Inc VAT) | Non-Member Veterinary Nurse £20 (Inc VAT)

To sign up, click the link below ⬇️

https://bsavaportal.bsava.com/s/community-event?id=a1mTw000004vofJIAQ

It’s not too early to secure your CPD for the new year.

If you live in the North East of England, we have an inspiring in-person evening CPD session on reconstructive surgery coming up in February.

Mark Gosling, Head of Soft Tissue Surgery at Bridge Referrals and European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, is leading an in-person session on skin reconstruction in general practice.

This interactive evening will include case-based skin reconstruction techniques for dogs and cats in first-opinion practice, covering:
- Practical decision-making for reconstructive surgery
- Principles of surgical oncology and traumatic wound management
- How to handle post-op complications
- Tips, tricks, and the latest advances in soft tissue surgery

Designed for vets and veterinary nurses.

📅 Thursday 5 February 2026
🕢 6:30pm registration | 7:00pm – 9:00pm
📍 Bridge Referrals, 3 Brooklands Way, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9LZ

Included in BSAVA Membership | Non-Member Vet £40 (Inc VAT) | Non-Member Veterinary Nurse £20 (Inc VAT)

Not a member? Join to enjoy all the benefits of BSAVA membership.

Secure your place: https://bit.ly/49owtKR

06/01/2026

🐾 We’re Hiring – Nurse Vacancies at Bridge Referrals 🐾

We’re growing and looking for passionate, caring nurses to join our friendly team at Bridge Referrals, a busy multidisciplinary referral centre located in Boldon Colliery.

✨ Current vacancies (both full-time, 40 hours):
• Kennel Nurse
• Rotational Veterinary Nurse

You’ll be working alongside a supportive team of specialists, vets, nurses and admin staff, providing gold-standard care to a wide variety of referral cases. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a progressive referral environment with excellent facilities and a strong team culture.

🐶🐱 What we offer:
• A welcoming, inclusive team
• Exposure to a wide range of referral disciplines
• Opportunities to learn, grow and develop
• A centre that truly values its nursing team

📩 If you’re interested or would like more information, please get in touch - [email protected]

We’d love to hear from you!

06/01/2026

FREE NURSE CPD AT BRIDGE REFERRALS! 🩺🩵✨

Calling all veterinary nurses and student veterinary nurses, we are hosting a free CPD session on Thursday 15th January! 🙌

Hypoventilation in the anaesthetised patient - Why it happens, consequences of hypoventilation, and what we can do to improve ventilation! 🐾

Hosted by our Lead Anaesthesia Nurse, Janette Bailey-Woods, RVN, NCert (Anaesthesia & ECC),VTS (Anaesthesia & Analgesia)

🗓️Thursday 15th January
⏰From 7pm
📍Bridge Referrals, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9LZ

If you’d like to sign up, please email - [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you soon! 🩵

04/01/2026

This week we had some milestones for our oncology patients. One was the lovely Eevee celebrating her 9th birthday. Although it was on a treatment day, we made sure it wasnt all that bad and she was all smiles as usual. She is a beautiful golden retriever who is battling against canine epitheliotrophic lymphoma and is taking it well within her stride! Her family and the team are so proud of her progress!

Speaking of proud, we have another great outcome with the gorgeous Sasha. She came to us for investigation and treatment of multicentric lymphoma and has been an absolute star and the team love seeing her on her visits! She certainly knows where the treats are!

Here they both are enjoying new gifts courtesy of the team! They even got to pick which one they wanted themselves! 💙💚

30/12/2025

Upcoming Pet Blood Bank UK donation session! 🐶❤️

📆 Sunday 15th February at Bridge Referrals!

If your dog fits the criteria below, please consider coming along and supporting Pet Blood Bank ⬇️

❣️Between 1 & 8 years old
❣️Weigh over 25kg
❣️Happy & healthy
❣️Confident & friendly

To find out more and register your dog to donate at our next session, please visit the Pet Blood Bank website - https://www.petbloodbankuk.org/pet-owners/dog-blood-donation/