Weekend OOH Veterinary Nurse

Vets Now; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing programme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity policy

Family-friendly policies

7 weeks annual leave

Your birthday as a paid day off

Paid volunteering days

£1,125 CPD allowance increasing annual

ECC certificate support

RCVS fees

VDS cover

Staff discounts

Pension contributions

Death in service

Job summary

Vets Now in Glasgow is seeking a Weekend Veterinary Nurse to join our out-of-hours team. You’ll provide high-standard inpatient care for referral patients and incoming emergencies in a supportive, multi-discipline environment.

The role offers CPD support, mentoring, and a generous selection of staff benefits, including private medical insurance, enhanced sick pay, extended maternity leave, and paid volunteering days.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-standard inpatient care for referral patients as well as incoming emergencies and critical care patients.
• Work within the out-of-hours weekend team at the Glasgow hospital.
• Support CPD and professional qualifications with coaching and mentoring.

Job description

Weekend Veterinary Nurse - Out of Hours

Make a difference and be the Vet Nurse you trained to be

Our Glasgow hospital offers emergency and critical care, orthopaedic, soft tissue, internal medicine and referrals, and we’re looking to add to our existing team with a weekend veterinary nurse. You will be part of our out of hours team and will be required to provide high-standard inpatient care for referral patients as well as incoming emergencies and critical care patients. This is an opportunity to work with Specialist and AP vets in a multi-discipline and supportive environment.

Working pattern

This role will be supporting our busy out of hours service on the weekends:

Every other Saturday and Sunday night shift times - 1700 to 0400, 1800 to 0500 or 2000 to 0700 depending on the needs of the hospital.

Make a difference and be the vet nurse you trained to be

With such a diverse caseload, Vet Nurses will be continually challenged. At Vets Now we invest heavily in the continuous professional development of all our people across the business. You will be supported and encouraged in achieving professional qualifications, and benefit from ongoing coaching and mentoring.

Your health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance
• Membership of employee wellbeing programme
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity policy including 6 months full pay
• Family-friendly policies including paternity and adoption pay schemes

Your work life balance

• 7 weeks pro rata annual leave
• Your birthday as a paid day off
• Paid volunteering days

Your development

• £1,125 CPD allowance increasing annually plus 20 paid hours pro rata
• ECC certificate support – financial and paid study leave

Your professional memberships

• RCVS fees
• VDS cover

Your additional benefits

• Vets Now For You – reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100’s 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

For further information on this role please contact Lauren in our Talent Team on [e-mail] or call 07977940379.

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.