Veterinary Nurse – Sundays

Vets Now; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading emergency pet care provider in the UK seeks a Veterinary Nurse for Sunday night shifts. This role supports critical care and diagnostics, requiring RCVS registration and an ability to maintain high clinic standards. A competitive hourly rate with robust benefits is offered to the right candidate, alongside opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Birthday as a paid day off

CPD allowance of £1125 plus 20 paid hours pro rata

RCVS fees paid

Discounts on pet care for staff

Death in service coverage of 2x annual salary

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months RCVS registration is required.
• Experience with an ECC caseload is advantageous.
• Strong motivation to maintain high clinic standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical care and first aid in clinic and over the phone.
• Monitor in-patient trends and identify changes.
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures in a sole charge capacity.

Skills

Critical Care

First Aid

Diagnostics

Education

RCVS registered

Job description

Veterinary Nurse – Sunday

Up to £17ph DOE plus benefits

Working hours:

1:4 Sunday nights from 19:00 to 09:00

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.

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.