Veterinary Nurse - Part Time

Vets Now; Northampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

7 weeks annual leave

Birthday paid day off

£1125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours

RCVS fees paid and ECC certificate

Staff discounts via Reward gateway

UK Pension contributions 5%/3%

Staff pet care discount up to 50%

Death in service 2x annual salary

Job summary

Vets Now in Northampton is seeking a Part Time Veterinary Nurse to join our emergency care team. The role covers triage, anaesthesia, in-patient care and critical care, with a focus on delivering high standards of clinical care in a busy out-of-hours setting.

Shifts run 19:00–09:00 on a 3-on/5-off pattern, with bank holidays. We offer development opportunities including ECC certification and CPD support to help you grow in this essential role.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Triage, surgery, anaesthesia and in-patient care as part of the nursing team.
• First Aid – provide in-clinic and phone advice.
• Critical care management and monitoring of major body systems; wound and dressing care.

Skills

RCVS registration

ECC certificate

Pet care passion

Tools

ECC procedures

Job description

Part Time Veterinary Nurse – Northampton

Up to £35,000 pro rata 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 Northampton clinic has been providing local emergency care since 2005 and has the RCVS Small Animal Emergency Service Clinic accreditation, reflecting the work the practice does treating emergency and critical care cases without appointments.

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 shifts on / 5 shifts off working 19:00 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.