Night Registered Veterinary Nurse

You'll be working a 7 nights on, 14 nights off rota, with shifts running from 9pm to 8:30am. Working alongside a Veterinary Surgeon and Auxiliary Veterinary Nurse, you'll play an important role in the overnight care of our hospitalised patients and the management of emergency admissions. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing high standards of nursing care to hospitalised medical and surgical patients.
• Monitoring patients closely, recognising changes in their condition and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Nursing emergency and critical care patients, including those requiring more intensive monitoring.
• Administering medications and treatments as prescribed.
• Assisting the Veterinary Surgeon with emergency admissions, stabilisation and treatment.
• Maintaining accurate patient records and ensuring thorough handovers to the day team.
• Supporting the smooth running of the hospital overnight and maintaining excellent standards of patient welfare.
  
  We're looking for a Registered Veterinary Nurse who is confident in their nursing abilities, enjoys working in a busy environment and takes pride in providing excellent patient care.
Ideally, you'll have:
• Experience working in small animal practice, preferably within a hospital or emergency setting.
• Good inpatient nursing and patient monitoring skills.
• An interest in emergency and critical care nursing.
• The confidence to work within a small overnight team.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• A calm and practical approach, particularly when dealing with emergency situations.
• A genuine passion for patient care and working as part of a team.
Previous night nursing or referral hospital experience would be beneficial, but we'd be happy to hear from nurses looking to develop their experience in this area too.

Woodcroft Veterinary Group is an established veterinary group in South Manchester, with a busy referral hospital, A&E service and a number of first opinion practices. Our hospital offers a varied and interesting caseload, with multiple clinical disciplines and opportunities to develop your knowledge and experience. We know that working nights isn't for everyone, but the right rota can make a real difference to work-life balance.


• Salary up to £43,680 FTE (£28,028 pro rata), plus additional holiday pay.
• A 7 nights on, 14 nights off rota.
• Funded CPD and opportunities for further development.
• Experience within a busy multidisciplinary referral hospital.
• A varied medical, surgical and emergency caseload.
• The opportunity to work alongside a Veterinary Surgeon and Auxiliary Veterinary Nurse.
• A friendly and supportive wider hospital team.