Weekend Nurse

Vets Now; Swansea; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 28,000; Full 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 + 20 paid hours

RCVS fees paid

ECC certificate support

Staff discounts

Pension contributions

Staff pet care discounts

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now Swansea is seeking a Veterinary Nurse to join our emergency team. The role is weekend focused with shifts on Saturdays and Sundays, offering up to £17.00 per hour DOE plus benefits, and a chance to expand ECC knowledge.

You will work as part of our nursing team handling triage, surgery, anaesthesia and in-patient care, with opportunities for CPD and ECC certificate support. This is a great way to balance other commitments while making a real impact in emergency pet care.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

RCVS registered

ECC knowledge

Patient care

Job description

Veterinary Nurse – Swansea

Up to £17.00ph DOE plus benefits

Working hours:

Week 1: Saturday 12:00-18:30 Sunday 08:30-18:30

Week 2 Saturday 12:00-18:30 Sunday 08:30-18:30

Week 3 - off

Week 4 - off

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

Company Overview
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.

Why Join Us? 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.