Veterinary Nurse - Weekend

Vets Now; Sidcup; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

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

RCVS fees paid and ECC certificate

Discounts and cashback via Reward Gate

UK Standard Pension 5%/3%

Staff pet care discounts

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now is seeking a Weekend Veterinary Nurse in Sidcup to provide essential nursing support on Saturdays and Sundays, with additional bank holidays as needed. The role offers up to £21 per hour DOE plus benefits, and aims to enhance ECC knowledge while balancing other commitments.

You will join a team delivering triage, surgery, anaesthesia, and in-patient care, with a clear path to CPD and ECC certificate support.

Qualifications

• RCVS registered for a minimum of six months.
• Motivated to maintain high clinic standards.
• Experience with an ECC caseload is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Weekend veterinary nurse

ECC knowledge

Education

RCVS registered

Job description

Weekend Veterinary Nurse - Sidcup

Up to £21ph DOE plus benefits

Working hours:

We have the following hours available in our Sidcup clinic, please contact me directly to discuss patterns that would work for you:

Every Saturday from 12:00 to 19:30 and Sunday from 08:30 to 19:30 - other working patterns can be considered.

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.

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.