Veterinary Nurse - Part Time (12 months fixed term contract)

British Veterinary Association; Kilmarnock; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading veterinary organization in Kilmarnock is seeking a part-time Veterinary Nurse on a 1-year fixed-term contract. The role includes critical patient care, diagnostics, and first aid. The ideal candidate will be RCVS registered and passionate about animal care. This position offers competitive pay, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

7 weeks annual leave

Paid birthday off

CPD allowance and paid hours

Pension contributions

Discounted staff pet care

Death in service benefit

Qualifications

• Minimum of six months RCVS registration.
• Motivated to maintain high clinic standards.
• Passionate about caring for clients and their pets.

Responsibilities

• Provide first aid advice and treatment.
• Manage and monitor critical care patients.
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures.

Skills

RCVS registered

High clinic standards

Client and pet care

Experience with ECC caseload

Job description

Veterinary Nurse - Part Time (1-year, Fixed Term Contract)

Up to £34,320 pro rata, 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.

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: Thursday 6pm-9am, Sunday 10am-8pm

Week 2: Thursday 6pm-9am

Week 3: Friday 6pm-9am, Saturday 6pm-9am

Week 4: Sunday 10am-8pm

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.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy in more detail, please contact Julia in our Talent Team on 07535651164 or email [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.