Out of Hours Veterinary Nurse

IVC Evidensia Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing programme

Enhanced maternity policy (6 months)

Paternity and adoption pay schemes

7 weeks annual leave (pro rata)

Birthday paid day off

CPD allowance

ECC certificate support

RCVS fees

VDS cover

Death in service: 2x annual salary

Staff pet care discounts

Job summary

Vets Now Hospital in Glasgow is seeking a weekend veterinary nurse to join our out-of-hours team, delivering high-standard inpatient care for referral and emergency cases. You will work on a 5 nights on, 5 nights off rota with shifts 16:00-04:00 or 20:00-08:00, supported by specialists and AP vets in a multi-disciplinary, supportive environment.

We offer extensive CPD support, private medical insurance, wellbeing programme, enhanced maternity policy, and generous annual leave as part of our

Job description

Vets Now Hospital, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

Our Glasgow hospital offers emergency and critical care, orthopaedic, soft tissue, internal medicine and referrals, and we're looking to add to our existing team with a weekend veterinary nurse. You will be part of our out of hours team and will be required to provide high-standard inpatient care for referral patients as well as incoming emergencies and critical care patients. This is an opportunity to work with Specialist and AP vets in a multi-discipline and supportive environment.

Working pattern

This role will be supporting our busy out of hours service:

Working on 5 nights on, 5 nights off rota, shift times 16:00 to 04:00 or 20:00 to 08:00

Make a difference and be the vet nurse you trained to be

With such a diverse caseload, Vet Nurses will be continually challenged. At Vets Now we invest heavily in the continuous professional development of all our people across the business. You will be supported and encouraged in achieving professional qualifications, and benefit from ongoing coaching and mentoring.

Your health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance
• Membership of employee wellbeing programme
• Enhanced maternity policy including 6 months full pay
• Family-friendly policies including paternity and adoption pay schemes

Your work life balance

• 7 weeks pro rata annual leave
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• £1,125 CPD allowance increasing annually plus 20 paid
• ECC certificate support – financial and paid study leave

Your professional memberships

• RCVS fees
• VDS cover

Your additional benefits

• Vets Now For You – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100's of retailers
• UK Standard Pension contributions – 5% Employee/3% Employer
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
• Death in service of two times annual salary

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Vets Now Hospital, Glasgow

123-145 North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DA, United Kingdom

At IVC Evidensia we are a committed to Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging, we are keen to hear from candidates from all minority and diverse groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are keen to hear from candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions and would be happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.