OOH Veterinary Nurse

About the Role

This is a full-time out-of-hours nursing position within Blaise Veterinary Referrals, a major multidisciplinary referral hospital in Birmingham. You'll join a 24-hour emergency and critical care service in partnership with Vets Now, treating up to 10,000 pets a year with state-of-the-art equipment and a specialist-led approach. Working a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern (20:00-07:25, averaging 40 hours per week), you'll deliver advanced nursing care in a busy emergency setting alongside colleagues with genuine expertise in their specialisms.

As an Out of Hours Veterinary Nurse, you'll support the management of complex emergency and critical care cases, working collaboratively within a large multidisciplinary team. This is specialist nursing in a referral environment, delivering rewarding caseloads and real progression opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform emergency triage and procedure nursing
• Deliver inpatient care within ICU, general and isolation wards
• Monitor anaesthesia for emergency surgeries
• Support clinical decision-making and contribute specialist nursing expertise to patient care
• Share knowledge with colleagues to continually improve standards within your discipline
• Manage a wide range of emergency and critical care cases from the hospital's referral services

Requirements

• Registration as a Veterinary Nurse with the RCVS
• Significant experience in clinical practice with advanced nursing skills in OOH, inpatient care and/or ECC
• Experience working with complex emergency cases in a hospital setting
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, clinical governance and continuous improvement
• Strong interest in emergency cases and passion for inpatient care

Benefits

• 6.8 weeks' annual leave with increasing allowance based on length of service
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and surrogacy pay
• Private Medical Insurance
• Healthcare Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme
• £550 CPD allowance plus 24 hours paid leave for professional development
• RCVS and VDS fees covered
• Pension scheme
• Discounted veterinary care
• Voluntary benefits including Green Cars salary sacrifice scheme and access to retail discounts and cashback
• Clear career pathways with progression opportunities within referral nursing and leadership roles

About the Practice

Blaise Veterinary Referrals is one of the largest multidisciplinary referral hospitals in the UK, located in Longbridge, Birmingham. The hospital operates as a 24-hour emergency and critical care service in partnership with Vets Now, providing emergency pet care for Birmingham and surrounding areas. With state-of-the-art equipment, the team treats up to 10,000 pets annually.

Blaise is part of inspiring vet care, the UK's number one vet care provider, trusted with the care of over 2 million animals. The hospital's specialist services include Anaesthesia and Analgesia, Cardiology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Interventional Radiology, Neurology, Oncology, and Orthopaedics and Soft Tissue Surgery.