At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide emergency care and support for pets during weekends.
- Company: Join Vets Now, the UK's leading emergency pet care provider.
- Benefits: Up to £17ph, private medical insurance, and generous leave.
- Other info: Flexible weekend hours and opportunities for professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in pets' lives while earning extra income.
- Qualifications: RCVS registered with a passion for animal care.
The predicted salary is between 17 - 17 £ per hour.
Weekend Veterinary Nurse – Peterborough
Up to £17ph DOE plus benefits
Working hours: 1:4 weekends working Saturday from 15:00 to 22:00 and Sunday from 10:00 to 22:00. 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.
Veterinary Nurse - Weekend in Peterborough employer: Vets Now
Vets Now is an exceptional employer for Veterinary Nurses, offering a unique opportunity to enhance your emergency and critical care skills while enjoying a flexible weekend schedule in Peterborough. With competitive pay, extensive benefits including private medical insurance, generous CPD allowances, and a supportive work culture that prioritises professional development, Vets Now stands out as a rewarding place to grow your career in veterinary medicine.
