Veterinary Nurse – Weekend

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

Job summary

Join a leading provider of emergency pet care in the UK, where you can enhance your ECC knowledge while balancing family commitments. This role offers flexible weekend hours, allowing you to make a difference in the lives of pets and their owners. With a supportive environment, you'll have access to professional qualifications and an industry-leading CPD package. Enjoy a range of benefits including private medical insurance, generous leave, and a birthday off. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow in your veterinary career while making a positive impact.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Birthday as a paid day off

£1125 CPD allowance

RCVS fees paid

Discounts and cashback with retailers

UK Standard Pension contributions

Up to 50% discounted staff pet care

Death in service of two times annual salary

Qualifications

• Minimum six months RCVS registration required.
• Experience with ECC caseload is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide first aid and critical care to pets.
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures in a sole charge capacity.

Skills

First Aid

Critical Care Management

Diagnostics

Education

RCVS Registration

Job description

Veterinary Nurse – High Wycombe

Up to £19.40ph DOE plus benefits

Working hours:

Every other weekend: Saturday from 12:00 to 19:30 and Sunday from 08:30 to 19:30.

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.

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.

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.

Why Join Us?

• 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 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.