Registered Veterinary Nurse

Vets Now; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 1,932,000 - 2,752,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

7 weeks annual leave

Birthday paid day off

CPD allowance

Job summary

Vets Now Milton Keynes is seeking a Full Time Veterinary Nurse to join our emergency team. The role covers triage, surgery, anaesthesia and in-patient care within our fully equipped pet hospital.

Key duties include providing first aid, critical care management and basic diagnostic procedures. RCVS registration for at least six months is required, with ECC experience advantageous. A demanding yet rewarding night-shift pattern is attached.

Qualifications

• RCVS registered for a minimum of six months.
• Motivated to maintain high clinic standards.
• Passionate about caring for our clients and their pets.
• Experience with an ECC caseload is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide first aid advice over the phone and in clinic.
• Support critical care including monitoring and pain assessment.
• Assist with diagnostics and basic procedures in a sole charge capacity.

Skills

RCVS registered

Patient care

ECC experience

Team player

Job description

Full Time Veterinary Nurse – Milton Keynes

Up to £17.00ph DOE plus benefits

About Vets Now

Join the Team at Vets Now – Providing Exceptional Emergency Pet Care

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1700 veterinary practices through 60 plus dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals.

Our Milton Keynes clinic is based in a fully equipped pet hospital. The team has been recognised by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons as an outstanding provider of emergency veterinary care.

Understanding your key role

Our nursing team are at the core of clinical treatment including triage, surgery, anaesthesia, and in-patient care. Key responsibilities will include:

• First Aid – give appropriate advice over the phone and perform in clinic.
• Critical Care – management and monitoring of major body systems, monitoring of in-patient trends and identifying changes quickly, physiotherapy, pain assessment, wound and dressing care.
• Diagnostics - confident to perform basic diagnostic procedures in a sole charge capacity.

Key requirements

• RCVS registered for a minimum of six months.
• Motivated to maintain high clinic standards.
• Passionate about caring for our clients and their pets.
• Experience with an ECC caseload is advantageous.

Working pattern

Week 1: Tuesday night , Wednesday night, Thursday night

week 2: Tuesday night, Wednesday night, Thursday night

week 3: Friday night, Saturday Night, Sunday Night

week 4: Wednesday night, Thursday Night , Saturday day , Sunday day.

All above is subject to change with rota and business needs. This pattern is slightly over hours so there will options to drop a shift every 8 weeks. Some level of flexibility required. shift patterns changeable at Christmas, new year, easter and bank holidays.

Shift times are the below:

Monday – Friday nights 19:00-08:30

Saturday night 19:00-09:00

Sunday night 19:00-08:30

Saturday day 12-7:30

Sunday day 08:30 - 19:30

Unlock your potential

We will support you in your development and provide you with access to professional qualifications, such as our widely recognised ECC certificate and industry leading CPD package.

Why Join Us?
What we offer?

• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced sick and maternity pay.
• 7 weeks annual leave.
• Your birthday as a paid day off.
• £1125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours.
• RCVS fees paid and ECC certificate support.
• Reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100s 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.