Veterinary Nurse

Vets Now; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

7 weeks annual leave

Birthday day off

£1125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours

ECC certificate support

Staff discount portal

UK Standard Pension contributions – 5%

Up to 50% discounted staff pet care

Death in service of two times annual薪

Job summary

Vets Now Belfast invites experienced veterinary nurses to join our emergency team. You will work in a busy, accredited Small Animal Emergency Service Clinic, delivering triage, anesthesia, surgery, and in-patient care with support for ongoing professional development.

You should be RCVS registered and ideally have ECC exposure. We offer flexible shifts including evenings and weekends, a generous CPD package, sick pay, enhanced maternity pay, a birthday day off, and staff discounts as part of a

Qualifications

• RCVS registration required (minimum six months).
• Motivated to maintain high clinic standards.
• Passionate about caring for clients and their pets.
• ECC caseload experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Triage, surgery, anaesthesia, and in-patient care within clinical treatments.
• First aid guidance over the phone and in-clinic.
• Critical care monitoring and interpretation of in-patient trends.

Skills

RCVS registration

Clinical nursing

Emergency care

Teamwork

Job description

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 Belfast clinic is RCVS accredited as a Small Animal Emergency Service Clinic which reflects the clinics ability to handle emergency and critical care cases without an appointment and means clients can be reassured their pet is receiving the best care when they need it most.

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

This role involves a mixture of weekday evenings, weekend day shifts, weekend night shifts and a fair share of Bank Holidays. The rota is currently flexible and can be discussed further at interview.

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.

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.