Saturday Veterinary Nurse

About the Role

This Saturday Veterinary Nurse role is based in Bath at Rosemary Lodge Vet Hospital. The shift pattern is every other Saturday from 19:00 to 09:00, with a fair share of bank holidays, and the pay is up to £17 per hour depending on experience.

The role is aimed at nurses who want to deepen their ECC knowledge while keeping a weekend schedule. You will be working within a team that handles emergency pet care and clinical treatment across triage, surgery, anaesthesia, and in-patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Give first aid advice over the phone and in clinic.
• Support critical care through monitoring, trend tracking, physiotherapy, pain assessment, wound care, and dressing care.
• Carry out basic diagnostic procedures with sole charge responsibility where needed.
• Contribute to triage, surgery, anaesthesia, and in-patient care as part of the nursing team.

Requirements

• RCVS registration for a minimum of six months.
• Confidence working in a sole charge capacity for basic diagnostic procedures.
• A genuine interest in ECC nursing.
• Passion for caring for clients and their pets.
• Experience with an ECC caseload is advantageous.

Benefits

• Up to £17 per hour, DOE.
• 7 weeks holiday pro rata.
• Your birthday as a paid day off.
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care.
• Paid volunteering.
• Private medical insurance.
• Enhanced sick pay and maternity pay.
• £1,125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours pro rata.
• RCVS fees paid and ECC certificate support.
• UK Standard Pension contributions at 5% employee and 3% employer.
• Death in service cover of two times annual salary.
• Reward gateway discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers.

About the Practice

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, supporting over 1,700 veterinary practices through more than 60 dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals.

The wider team is described as close-knit, with structured rotas, experienced clinical teams, and a focus on building careers in ECC that are rewarding and sustainable.