Registered Veterinary Nurse – Weekends

About the Role

This is a weekend-only position with Vets Now’s emergency clinic in Kirkcaldy, offering a unique opportunity to specialise in Emergency & Critical Care without committing to full-time hours. You’ll work a rotating pattern: two consecutive weekends (Saturday and Sunday, 7pm–8:30am) followed by two weeks off, giving you genuine work-life balance alongside a second income or family commitments.

Vets Now is the UK’s leading emergency pet care provider, operating over 60 dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. You’ll be joining a nursing-led team where your expertise in triage, surgery support, anaesthesia, and critical patient monitoring is genuinely valued. This is a chance to develop your ECC knowledge with peers who share your passion for emergency medicine.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide telephone first aid advice and perform initial assessments in clinic
• Deliver critical care including monitoring of major body systems, tracking patient trends, identifying acute changes, and managing pain assessment and wound care
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures confidently, including sole charge capability where appropriate
• Contribute to physiotherapy and rehabilitation care for in-patients
• Maintain high clinical standards and support the wider nursing team in emergency environments

Requirements

• RCVS registration for a minimum of six months
• Genuine motivation to maintain high clinic standards
• Commitment to excellent client and patient care
• Experience with an ECC caseload is advantageous but not essential

Benefits

• Salary: Up to £17 per hour, depending on experience
• Leave: 7 weeks pro rata annual leave, plus your birthday as a paid day off
• Professional Development: £1,125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours pro rata; RCVS fees paid; support for ECC certificate qualification
• Healthcare: Private medical insurance and enhanced sick and maternity pay
• Pension: UK Standard Pension contributions (5% Employee / 3% Employer)
• Wellbeing: Up to 50% discounted staff pet care; Reward Gateway discounts and cashback across 100s of retailers
• Protection: Death in service cover of two times annual salary

About the Practice

Vets Now is the UK’s largest emergency pet care provider, serving over 1,700 veterinary practices nationwide through a network of more than 60 dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. The organisation is built on a philosophy of flexible working: whether you want one shift per month or full-time hours, the team works to accommodate your needs.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Vets Now welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds and is committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.