Registered Veterinary Nurse

About the Role

This is a part-time Sunday position at Vets Now Southampton, the UK's leading emergency pet care provider. You'll work one Sunday per month (weeks 2, 3, and 4, from 09:00 to 18:00), making it ideal if you're balancing family commitments or seeking a second income whilst advancing your emergency and critical care knowledge. The role is based at one of Vets Now's dedicated out-of-hours clinics, where you'll be part of a highly skilled emergency team.

You'll join a nursing team at the core of clinical treatment, handling triage, surgery support, anaesthesia assistance, and in-patient care. This is a genuine opportunity to develop specialist ECC skills in a supportive environment with access to professional development and qualifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide first aid advice over the phone and perform in-clinic first aid assessment
• Manage critical care patients, including monitoring of major body systems, patient trends, and physiotherapy
• Conduct pain assessments, wound care, and dressing changes
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures independently in a sole charge capacity
• Contribute to maintaining high clinic standards and excellent client care

Requirements

• RCVS registration for a minimum of six months
• Experience with an emergency and critical care caseload is advantageous
• Motivation to maintain high clinic standards
• Genuine passion for caring for clients and their pets

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate up to £19ph, dependent 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 annually
• RCVS fees paid by employer
• ECC certificate support
• UK Standard Pension contributions (5% employee, 3% employer)
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care
• Death in service benefit of two times annual salary
• Reward Gateway giving discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers
• Access to industry-leading ECC certificate programme

About the Practice

Vets Now is the UK's leading provider of emergency pet care, operating over 60 dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. The Southampton location is part of this nationwide network, staffed by highly skilled emergency teams available when clients need them most. The organisation is committed to flexibility, supporting staff working anything from one shift per month to full-time hours.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Vets Now actively welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups, and commits to providing reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment.