Sunday Veterinary Nurse

Vets Now; Colwyn Bay; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick pay

Annual leave 7 weeks pro-rata

Birthday off

£1125 CPD allowance

RCVS fees paid and ECC support

Staff discounts

Pension contributions

Discounted staff pet care

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now is seeking a Veterinary Nurse for Sunday shifts in Colwyn Bay to support our emergency pet care services. The role focuses on triage, anesthesia, surgery, and in-patient care within our weekend team, providing essential care during out-of-hours practice.

The nurse will perform first aid, monitor critical care, and handle basic diagnostics while contributing to high clinic standards and patient welfare. RCVS registration is required, ECC experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• RCVS registration held for at least six months.
• Motivated to maintain high clinic standards.
• Passionate about caring for clients and pets.
• ECC caseload experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• First aid over the phone and in clinic.
• Critical care management and monitoring of in-patient trends.
• Diagnostics and basic procedures in a sole charge capacity.

Skills

RCVS registration

ECC experience

Pet care empathy

Phone triage

Job description

Veterinary Nurse - Sunday

Vets Now

• Colwyn Bay, Conwy
• £17.00 per hour
• Permanent
• Full-time
• 6 hours ago

Sunday Veterinary Nurse - Colwyn Bay

Up to £17ph DOE plus benefits

Working hours: Every other Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00
Plus, a fair share of bank holidays.

Make your weekends work at Vets Now

A weekend role with Vets Now allows you to further your ECC knowledge, whilst gaining a second income or balancing family commitments.

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.

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.

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?

• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced sick and maternity pay.
• 7 weeks pro-rata annual leave.
• Your birthday as a paid day off.
• £1125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours pro-rata.
• 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.

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.