Veterinary Nurse

Vets Now; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 41,400 - 50,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Paid birthday off

£1125 CPD allowance

RCVS fees paid

Discounted staff pet care

Death in service benefit

Job summary

Vets Now is seeking a Veterinary Nurse in Gillingham with responsibilities including triage, surgery, and patient care. The role requires RCVS registration and offers an environment to further your ECC knowledge while enjoying a balanced work-life schedule.

Successful candidates will benefit from private medical insurance, generous annual leave, CPD support, and other incentives. Vets Now promotes an inclusive workplace, welcoming applications from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Must be RCVS registered for at least six months.
• Motivated to maintain high standards in the clinic.
• Experience with ECC caseload is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide first aid and manage critical care for patients.
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures in a sole charge capacity.
• Monitor in-patient trends and identify changes quickly.

Skills

First Aid

Critical Care

Diagnostics

Education

RCVS registered for a minimum of six months

Job description

Veterinary Nurse – Gillingham

Up to £46,000 DOE plus benefits

Working hours:

Enjoy a balanced work-life schedule with an average of 40 hours per week (on average 3 shifts per week), including 2:4 weekends which will likely be a weekend of days, weekend of nights and the remainder weekday nights, 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.

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.