Veterinary Nurse

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

Job summary

A leading veterinary emergency provider is seeking a Weekend Veterinary Nurse in Bournemouth. This role involves providing emergency care, supporting clinical treatments, and ensuring high standards are maintained. The ideal candidate should be RCVS registered and possess skills in first aid and critical care. The position offers competitive pay, private medical insurance, generous leave, and continuous professional development opportunities. Join to enhance your ECC knowledge while balancing your commitments.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Enhanced sick and maternity pay

7 weeks pro rata annual leave

Paid day off on birthday

£1125 CPD allowance

RCVS fees paid

Discounts with multiple retailers

Pension contributions

Discounted staff pet care

Death in service benefit

Qualifications

• Experience in an ECC caseload is a plus.
• Motivated to maintain high clinic standards.
• Passionate about pet and client care.

Responsibilities

• Provide first aid and appropriate advice.
• Monitor and manage critical care of in-patients.
• Perform basic diagnostics in a sole charge capacity.

Skills

First Aid

Critical Care

Basic diagnostic procedures

Patient management

Education

RCVS registration for at least six months

Job description

Weekend Veterinary Nurse – Bournemouth

Up to £19.40ph DOE plus benefits

Working hours:

• Week 1: Off
• Week 2: Saturday from 12:00 to 18:30
• Week 3: Off
• Week 4: Saturday from 12:00 to 18:30
• Week 5: Saturday from 12:00 to 18:30
• Week 6: Saturday from 12:00 to 18:30

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.

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.

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.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy in more detail, please contact Julia in our Talent Team on 07535651164 or email [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.