Veterinary Nurse – Sunday

Vets Now; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 19,320 - 27,517; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Birthday paid day off

CPD allowance

ECC certificate support

Pension contributions

Job summary

Vets Now in Wolverhampton is seeking a Sunday Veterinary Nurse to join our emergency team. The role is weekend-based, with Sunday shifts from 09:00 to 18:00 and occasional bank holidays, offering a chance to grow ECC knowledge while balancing other commitments.

RCVS registration for at least six months is required; passion for compassionate care is essential and ECC experience is advantageous. We offer private medical insurance, enhanced sick and maternity pay, generous annual leave and CPD

Qualifications

• RCVS registered for a minimum of six months.
• Passionate about caring for clients and their pets.
• Experience with an ECC caseload is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• First Aid – give advice over the phone and in clinic.
• Critical Care – monitor and manage major body systems; in-patient care.
• Diagnostics – perform basic diagnostic procedures in sole charge capacity.

Job description

Sunday Veterinary Nurse – Wolverhampton

Up to £17ph DOE plus benefits

Working hours:

Week 1: Off

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

Week 3: Off

Week 4: Sunday from 09:00 to 18:00

Plus, a fair share of bank holidays.

Make your weekends work at Vets Now

A weekend role with Vets Now allows you to further your ECC knowledge, whilst gaining a second income or balancing family commitments.

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.

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 pro rata annual leave.
• Your birthday as a paid day off.
• £1125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours pro rata.
• 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.