Veterinary Nurse – Team Leader – Out of Hours

About the Role

You’ll join Vets Now Glasgow’s emergency and critical care hospital as a Team Leader Registered Veterinary Nurse, leading a nursing team through a dedicated night shift pattern. This is a genuine leadership opportunity where you’ll work alongside specialist and advanced practitioner vets, assisting our head nurse in the smooth running of our Out of Hours team and leading a team of nurses and animal care assistants.

The role operates on a structured 5 nights on, 5 nights off rota (18:00–05:00 Monday to Thursday, 18:00–06:00 Friday to Sunday). You’ll provide high-standard inpatient care for a diverse caseload including emergency, orthopaedic, soft tissue, and internal medicine cases in a genuinely collaborative multi-disciplinary setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the out-of-hours nursing team, including RVNs and animal care assistants
• Assist the head nurse in the day-to-day management of the nursing department
• Provide direct inpatient care for emergency and critical care cases
• Support the clinical team across orthopaedic, soft tissue, and internal medicine cases
• Maintain high organisational standards with meticulous attention to detail
• Mentor and develop nursing staff, fostering a positive team culture

Requirements

• Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) with substantial clinical experience
• Proven team leadership or supervisory experience
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Ability to motivate and develop team members
• Experience in emergency and critical care nursing (preferred)
• Flexibility to work a permanent night shift rota

Benefits

• Salary: Up to £40,000 (depending on experience) plus 10% shift allowance
• Leave: 7 weeks pro rata annual leave, plus your birthday as a paid day off and paid volunteering days
• Professional Development: £1,125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours pro rata; financial and paid study leave for ECC certification
• Health & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, enhanced sick pay, enhanced maternity policy (6 months full pay), family-friendly paternity and adoption pay schemes, membership of employee wellbeing programme
• Professional Support: RCVS fees covered, VDS (Veterinary Defence Society) cover included
• Pension & Perks: UK Standard Pension (5% employee/3% employer), up to 50% discounted staff pet care, Vets Now For You reward gateway (discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers), death in service benefit of two times annual salary

About the Practice

Vets Now Glasgow is a state-of-the-art 24/7 emergency and critical care hospital offering ECC, orthopaedic, soft tissue, internal medicine, and referral services. The practice is part of Vets Now, a leading emergency veterinary care provider across the UK, operating multiple ECC hospitals and out-of-hours clinics.

The team is highly skilled and committed to providing emergency care when pets and their owners need it most. The practice fosters a collaborative, supportive culture where clinical expertise is valued and professional development is actively encouraged. Vets Now is a Disability Confident Employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups, offering reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.