Registered Veterinary Nurse

About the Role

Join Vets Now's emergency team in Preston as a Registered Veterinary Nurse, working Sunday shifts in a busy out-of-hours environment. This is a permanent weekend role designed for nurses seeking additional income or better work-life balance. You'll work a rotating pattern—Sundays 12:00–22:00 in weeks 2 and 4, with fair shares of bank holiday cover—allowing you to pursue other commitments or enjoy genuine time off.

You'll be at the heart of emergency and critical care, supporting a highly skilled clinical team across triage, surgery, anaesthesia, and in-patient management. Vets Now operates 60+ dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals across the UK, treating over 1,700 veterinary practices. Your nursing expertise will directly improve patient outcomes in high-acuity cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate first aid advice during telephone triage and perform in-clinic assessment
• Manage critical care cases including monitoring of major body systems, in-patient trends, physiotherapy, pain assessment, and wound/dressing care
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures with confidence, including sole-charge diagnostic work
• Contribute to maintaining high clinical standards and infection control protocols
• Support the wider nursing and clinical team during peak emergency periods

Requirements

• RCVS registered for a minimum of six months
• Motivated to maintain high clinic standards and deliver excellent patient care
• Passionate about caring for clients and their pets
• Experience with an ECC (emergency and critical care) caseload is advantageous

Benefits

• Hourly rate up to £17 per hour depending on experience
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced sick and maternity pay
• 7 weeks pro rata annual leave
• Birthday paid day off
• £1,125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours pro rata for professional development
• RCVS fees paid in full and ECC certificate support
• Reward Gateway providing discounts and cashback with 100s of retailers
• UK Standard Pension: 5% employee/3% employer contributions
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
• Death in service benefit of two times annual salary
• Access to ECC certificate programme and industry-leading CPD package

About the Practice

Vets Now is the UK's leading provider of emergency pet care, with a network of 60+ dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals serving over 1,700 veterinary practices. The Preston clinic is staffed by a highly skilled emergency team, available when pet owners need them most. The practice is committed to clinical excellence, continuous professional development, and a supportive workplace culture.

Vets Now welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, the practice encourages candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and commits to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.