Veterinary Nurse - Part Time

British Veterinary Association; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; Part time

Job summary

A leading veterinary organization in Wolverhampton seeks a Part Time Veterinary Nurse to provide exceptional emergency pet care. Responsibilities include managing critical care, performing diagnostic procedures, and maintaining high clinic standards. The ideal candidate should have at least six months of RCVS registration and a passion for client and pet care. The role offers flexible working hours and comprehensive benefits, including private medical insurance and a CPD allowance.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

7 weeks annual leave

Paid birthday off

£1125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours

RCVS fees paid

Discounted staff pet care

Death in service benefit

Qualifications

• Must be RCVS registered for a minimum of six months.
• Passionate about providing excellent care to clients and their pets.
• Experience with emergency and critical care is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor major body systems and trends for in-patients.
• Perform first aid and provide appropriate advice.
• Carry out basic diagnostic procedures and maintain clinic standards.

Skills

RCVS registration

Motivated to maintain high clinic standards

Caring for clients and pets

Experience with an ECC caseload

Basic diagnostic procedures

Job description

Part Time Veterinary Nurse - Wolverhampton

Up to £17ph 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. Our Wolverhampton clinic provides emergency care for pets at night, weekends, 24 hours on Sundays and bank holidays. They are there at the time people and pets need them 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

Week 1: Saturday and Sunday from 18:00 to 09:00

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

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

Week 4: Thursday and Friday 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 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.

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.