Veterinary Nurse – Part Time

Vets Now; Bradford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Annual leave 7 weeks

Paid birthday off

CPD allowance

ECC certificate support

Staff pension scheme

Staff discounts

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now Bradford is seeking a part-time Veterinary Nurse to join our emergency care team. The role focuses on triage, surgery, anaesthesia, and in-patient care, with shifts including 18:00–09:00 for 3 nights monthly and Sundays 09:00–18:00, plus bank holidays.

RCVS-registered nurses with a passion for animal care and a commitment to high clinic standards are encouraged to apply. ECC experience is advantageous, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package including sickness/maternity pay,

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

• Triaging and assisting in clinical care including surgery and anesthesia.
• Provide first aid advice over the phone and in clinic.
• Monitor in-patient care and manage critical conditions and pain.
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures in a sole charge capacity.

Skills

RCVS registration

Patient care

Team player

Job description

Part Time Veterinary Nurse – Bradford

Up to £17ph 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 Bradford 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

3-night shifts per month working 18:00 to 09:00

1:4 Sundays from 09:00 to 18:00

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.

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.