Veterinary Nurse - Weekend

Vets Now; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick pay

7 weeks annual leave

Birthday off

RCVS fees paid

ECC certificate support

Staff discounts

Pension contributions

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now in Belfast is seeking a weekend Veterinary Nurse to join our emergency team. Shifts include Saturdays 12:00-19:30 and Sundays 08:30-19:30 in Week 1, with additional weekend hours in Week 4 19:00-09:00 and bank holidays.

You will work in our out-of-hours clinics, support triage, surgery, anaesthesia, and in-patient care. RCVS registration for at least six months is required; ECC experience is advantageous. We offer benefits and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• RCVS registration for at least six months is required.
• Motivated to maintain high clinic standards.
• Passionate about caring for clients and their pets.

Responsibilities

• First Aid - give appropriate advice over the phone and in clinic.
• Critical Care - monitor major body systems, in-patient trends, pain and wound care.
• Diagnostics - perform basic diagnostic procedures in a sole charge capacity.

Skills

First Aid

Critical Care

Diagnostics

Education

RCVS registration (6+ months)

Job description

Week 1: Saturday from 12:00 to 19:30 and Sunday from 08:30 to 19:30

Week 2: Off

Week 3: Off

Week 4: Saturday and Sunday from 19:00 to 09:00

Plus, a fair share of bank holidays.

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

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 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.

Why Join Us?

• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced sick and maternity pay.
• 7 weeks pro rata annual leave.
• Your birthday as a paid day off.
• 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 Reah in our Talent Team on

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.

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Veterinary Nurse - Weekend Belfast, UK