Registered Veterinary Nurse Weekend

About the Role

This weekend Veterinary Nurse role is based at Parkvets Hospital in Sidcup and focuses on emergency and critical care work. The rota includes every Saturday from 12:00 to 19:30 and Sunday from 08:30 to 19:30, with other working patterns also considered, plus a fair share of bank holidays.

You will be part of a nursing team involved in triage, surgery, anaesthesia and in-patient care. The role includes first aid advice over the phone and in clinic, critical care monitoring, and basic diagnostic procedures in a sole charge capacity.

Vets Now positions this as a way to grow ECC knowledge while balancing other commitments, and the Sidcup hospital sits within the wider emergency pet care network supporting more than 1700 veterinary practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide first aid advice by phone and in clinic.
• Support critical care for in-patients, including monitoring major body systems and recognising clinical changes quickly.
• Carry out physiotherapy, pain assessment, wound care and dressing care.
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures in a sole charge capacity.
• Work alongside the nursing team delivering triage, surgery, anaesthesia and in-patient care.

Requirements

• RCVS registration for a minimum of six months.
• Interest in maintaining high clinic standards.
• Passion for caring for clients and their pets.
• ECC caseload experience is advantageous.

Benefits

• Up to £21 per hour DOE.
• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced sick pay 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 discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers.
• UK Standard Pension contributions, 5% employee and 3% employer.
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care.
• Death in service cover at two times annual salary.
• Paid volunteering.

About the Practice

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, supporting over 1700 veterinary practices through more than 60 dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals.

The role is based at Parkvets Hospital, 53 to 55 Maidstone Road, Foots Cray, Sidcup, DA14 5HB. The wider Vets Now careers information highlights close-knit teams, shared responsibility, structured rotas and opportunities to develop within emergency care.