Veterinary Nurse

Vets Now, Worcester

Veterinary Nurse

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Vets Now, Worcester

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 30 Apr | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: fc231b35e8d849c0b98a2cc041552a95

Location ref: Worcester

Full Job Description

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.

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.

Up to £17ph DOE plus benefits

Working hours:

Every other weekend working Saturday from 16:00 to 22:00 and Sunday from 18:00 to 00:00

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, 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.

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/veterinary-nurse-126765055

About this company

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency care for dogs, cats and small animals. We run 60+ out-of-hours clinics nationwide, with 24/7 hospitals in Glasgow and Manchester. We also offer Video Vets Now, allowing owners to video chat with qualified vets for advice and treatment options. If the pet needs a follow-up appointment in practice, the cost of their video chat will be refunded. We employ more than 1,200 staff overall, working with 1,700 daytime practices to provide a seamless pet emergency service when owners need it most. We helped around 200,000 pets last year.

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