OOH Ward Registered Veterinary Nurse

Linnaeus Veterinary; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A veterinary care provider in Wakefield is seeking an OOH Ward Registered Veterinary Nurse for a full-time position. You will be responsible for caring for inpatients, creating nursing care plans, and working with a dedicated team. The role offers a salary of £29,300 plus an OOH supplement, along with generous holidays and benefits including a birthday off and CPD opportunities.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday

Enhanced equal family leave

Enhanced sickness policy

RCVS & VDS fees paid

Staff discount schemes

Qualifications

• Previous experience of nursing within an intensive care unit setting is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Creating and delivering nursing care plans to numerous inpatients.
• Nursing intensive and critical patients.
• Performing handover to the team between shifts.
• Working as part of a team.
• Teaching and sharing knowledge.

Job description

Job Title: OOH Ward Registered Veterinary Nurse

Reporting to: Nurse Team Leader

Location: Paragon Veterinary Referrals Wakefield

Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: 29,300 per annum plus 2,500 OOH supplement

Full‑time position working 3:30pm - 12am Monday‑Friday with one Saturday night shift on call.

About us

Paragon Veterinary Referrals offers an extensive range of multi‑disciplinary clinical services and facilities to first‑opinion vets in Yorkshire and beyond. Our team of veterinary surgeons and highly skilled veterinary nurses provide outstanding treatment and care for patients and a high standard of service to owners and referring vets. We treat clients and patients with compassion, respect and care.

Our medical facilities are among the best in the UK, designed for maximum patient comfort and infection control with state‑of‑the‑art equipment and 24/7 continuous patient care throughout the year.

Key Duties

• Creating and delivering nursing care plans to numerous inpatients
• Nursing intensive and critical patients
• Performing handover to the team between shifts
• Working as part of a team
• Teaching and sharing knowledge

Qualifications / Experience

Previous experience of nursing within an intensive care unit setting is desirable but not essential.

Benefits

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• Additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday
• Enhanced equal family leave
• Enhanced sickness policy
• RCVS & VDS fees paid

Continuing Professional Development

• Access to an extensive range of clinical and non‑clinical learning and development programmes
• Allocated CPD days
• Progression & development opportunities
• Staff discount schemes, discount with PetPlan, wellness programme including EAP, gym membership discount, Cycle‑2‑Work scheme, eye care vouchers, flu vaccine voucher

All applications with the relevant skills and qualifications will be carefully considered.