Veterinary Nurse

Vets Now; Swindon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Vets Now is seeking a dedicated Veterinary Nurse for their Great Western Exotics clinic in Swindon. This full-time position includes out-of-hours responsibilities, where you'll provide exceptional emergency care. Joining our team means benefiting from extensive professional development opportunities, competitive salary, and a range of employee perks.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

7 weeks annual leave

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

£1125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours

Death in service benefit

Discounted staff pet care

RCVS fees paid

Qualifications

• Registered with RCVS for a minimum of six months.
• Experience with ECC caseload is advantageous.
• Passionate about pet care and maintaining high clinic standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor critical care patients.
• Perform diagnostics in a sole charge capacity.
• Provide first aid and advice over the phone.

Skills

Critical Care

First Aid

Diagnostics

Education

RCVS registration

Job description

Veterinary Nurse - Full Time - Out of Hours

Location: Swindon

Salary: Up to £35,000 DOE plus benefits

The Vacancy

Veterinary Nurse – Great Western Exotics, Swindon – Full Time, Out of Hours

Up to £35,000 DOE plus benefits

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.

Great Western Exotics is the leading avian and exotics animal specific veterinary service in the UK. We provide emergency service for pets and vets, 1st opinion clients, and referral support for critical and complex cases.

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

The rota will be 7 on, 7 off working either

• 7pm-8am
• 6pm-8am

Plus, a fair share of bank holidays.

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 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.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy in more detail, please contact Lauren in our Talent Team on 07977940379 or email Lauren.O’[e-mail].

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.