Veterinary Nurse - Full Time

Vets Now; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

7 weeks annual leave

Birthday day off

CPD allowance

RCVS fees paid

ECC certificate support

Discounts and cashback (Reward Gateway

Pension scheme

Staff pet care discount

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now is seeking a Full Time Veterinary Nurse for its Liverpool clinic. The role offers up to £35,000 DOE plus benefits. The successful candidate will join a renowned emergency care team and support triage, surgery, anaesthesia, and in-patient care.

RCVS registration is required for at least six months, with ECC experience advantageous. The package includes private medical insurance, enhanced leave, a CPD allowance, and other staff benefits.

Qualifications

• RCVS registration 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

• Triage patients and provide first aid guidance in-clinic and over the phone.
• Assist in surgery, anaesthesia, and in-patient care.
• Perform basic diagnostics in a sole charge capacity.

Skills

RCVS registration

ECC experience

Education

RCVS registration (min 6 months)

ECC certificate

Job description

Full Time Veterinary Nurse – Liverpool

Up to £35,000 DOE plus benefits

About Vets Now

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 Liverpool clinic is based in a fully equipped PDSA 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: Monday and Tuesday from 18:00 to 09:00, Saturday from 12:00 to 18:30 and Sunday from 08:30 to 18:30

Week 2: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 18:00 to 09:00

Week 3: Wednesday and Thursday from 18:00 to 09:00

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.

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.