Night Nurse Role – Open

Wirralpet999; Heswall; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

BUPA Healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

BrightHR discounts

RCVS and VDS fees paid

Job summary

Wirralpet999 Limited’s independent OOH RVN role near Chester in an RCVS-accredited referral hospital. Manage ECC, complex anaesthesia and inpatients with full referral support.

You will work 0.75FTE (approx 31–33 hours per week) with a 7-on-14-off rota, 7:30pm–8:30am, in a hospital with on-site daytime admin and comprehensive equipment.

Salary £33–40k pro rata, plus bonus scheme; BUPA, EAP, discounts; RCVS and VDS fees paid.

Qualifications

• RVN with passion for ECC and inpatient care.
• Confidence with complex anaesthesia.
• Experience in managing emergency OOH cases.

Responsibilities

• Manage spectrum of emergency work from OOH calls and cases.
• Admit/triage routine and emergency referrals.
• Oversee 5–15 inpatients per night and run in-house labs.

Skills

RVN

ECC care

Anaesthesia

Inpatient care

Education

RVN (Registered Veterinary Nurse)

Tools

Endoscopy

CT scanning

Ultrasound

Laboratory tests

Job description

Independent OOH RVN role near Chester in RCVS-accredited referral hospital. Manage ECC, complex anaesthesia and inpatients with full referral support.

• Last updated on Friday 27th February 2026

We are the only independent dedicated out-of-hours clinic based on the outskirts of Chester.

A rare opportunity to work inside a multi-disciplinary referral RCVS-Accredited Hospital our evenings and weekends are made up of emergency treatment as well as ongoing care of hospitalised patients, with full referral clinician back up.

You will have access to a range of referral standard equipment including endoscopy, CT scanning and ultrasound, with a range of drip pumps, syringe drivers and extensive laboratory suite. We keep transfusion products on-site and are part of the Blood Sharing Scheme and pride ourselves on accommodating home-visits wherever possible.

Out-of-hours care for us is about offering access to the best level of local support for stressed clients in emergency situations, and ensuring the standard of care is high but also affordable for pets and their owners. This means no equipment is ‘restricted access’ to the referral clinicians only, and no off-site call centre’s handling calls! We have an on-site daytime administration team to support the clinic.

On the Wirral Peninsula, we are close by to major transport links and airports in the cities of Liverpool and Manchester.

Rota
0.75FTE (Av annualised 31-33 hour week), 7-on-14 off; 7:30pm – 8:30am

Salary
£33-40k pro rata (based on 40 hour week) PLUS bonus scheme

• BUPA Healthcare (including dependents up-to age 22)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• BrightHR discounts with retailers
• RCVS and VDS fee’s paid

Capability

RVN with a passion for ECC and inpatient care. Confidence with complex anaesthesia preferred as well as critical inpatient care, managing of feeding tubes, catheters and transfusion medicine. Working well under pressure and empathetic customer care essential.

Job Description

You will be responsible for managing the spectrum of emergency work from OOH phone calls, acute OOH cases, GP and referral inpatient care and admit/triage of routine and emergency referrals. Working alongside experienced ECC vets you will usually be responsible for 5-15 inpatients per night, and will be confident in running a range of in-house labs and diagnostics.

Who you are

Confident, capable, enthusiastic, professional RVN with an interest in ECC. High standards of clinical and client care. Excellent record keeping. You will be keen to be involved in the nursing of referral cases out-of-hours and become a valuable team player with close links to the day teams.