OOH Registered Veterinary Nurse

MiNightVet Totnes (Dart Vale); Totnes; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An emergency veterinary service in Devon is seeking a Veterinary Nurse to provide excellent out-of-hours care. You will work on a 7-day on, 14-days off rota. The position offers both personal and professional development opportunities, alongside benefits like subsidised gym membership and enhanced family leave. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic, caring, and ready to tackle emergency situations with a strong support system in place.

Benefits

Structured support and development of clinical skills

Extra day’s leave in first 5 years

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised gym membership

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Colleague discount on pet products

Qualifications

• Experience in a veterinary nursing role is preferred.
• Willingness to work night shifts.
• Ability to manage emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide first class emergency care for patients.
• Work from 7:00pm to 8:00am on a rotating schedule.
• Support in hospitalisation and in-patient care.

Skills

Motivated

Enthusiastic

Caring

Clinical skills development

Job description

Are you looking for a new clinical challenge whilst maintaining a great work life balance?

We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic and caring Veterinary Nurses to join our dedicated out of hours service in Devon. We provide first class emergency care, working through the night and at weekends to ensure that all patients that come through the doors are treated with the same urgency and care as we would treat our own pets. We also provide hospitalisation and in‑patient care for the surrounding practices. Our site is very well equipped allowing us to deal with emergency situations in the best way possible.

Your working hours will be 7:00pm – 8:00am on a 7‑day on 14‑days off rota. The salary will be £18.56 per hour (£27,023 per annum pro rata – annualised contract).

As our new OOH RVN, you will also receive the following perks:

• Structured support and development of your clinical skills with the potential for support in gaining a fully funded certificate in ECC.
• Receive an extra day’s leave each year in your first 5 years at CVS
• Cycle to work scheme and subsidised gym membership
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme – automatic enrolment and completely hassle free
• Access to First Aid for Mental Health and Wellbeing Champions across CVS and 300 trained CVS colleagues in this role
• Colleague discount on pet products and treatments including free consults, cost‑price drugs and a discount to our online pharmacy, Animed.
• Access to the company share‑save scheme

Interested? Please click apply now! For further details or an informal chat, please contact Emily in the recruitment team at [e-mail].

There are many opportunities and pathways for Nurses within our wider group! If you are looking to progress into leadership or management within a practice or perhaps something remote based, we can support you. We have recently launched “CVS Nursing Career Pathway” with the aim of demonstrating clear career progression for nurses across first opinion, referral and equine practices. You can have a lifelong career here, regardless of what your current interest is! Click here to find out more.

CVS is committed to being a fully inclusive place to work where all our colleagues are encouraged and supported to be themselves, where difference is celebrated and where everyone feels able to deliver their best. We are also determined to build a workforce that is more representative of our diverse communities and the people we provide our services to.