Weekend Registered Veterinary Nurse

About the Role

This weekend nursing role is based in Vets Now’s Bournemouth clinic and is built around ECC work, with hours offered across a six week pattern. The rota includes Saturday 12:00 to 18:30 in weeks 1, 2, 5 and 6, Saturday 12:00 to 18:30 plus Sunday 09:00 to 19:00 in week 3, and week 4 off, alongside a fair share of bank holidays.

You’ll be joining a clinical team focused on emergency care, where nurses play a central part in triage, surgery, anaesthesia and in-patient care. The role is suited to someone who wants to strengthen ECC knowledge while balancing other commitments or adding a second income.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide first aid advice over the phone and in clinic.
• Support critical care, including monitoring major body systems and spotting changes in in-patient trends.
• Carry out physiotherapy, pain assessment, wound care and dressing care.
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures with confidence in a sole charge capacity.

Requirements

• RCVS registration for a minimum of six months.
• Confidence with a sole charge diagnostic role.
• Motivation to maintain high clinic standards.
• Passion for caring for clients and their pets.
• ECC caseload experience is advantageous.

Benefits

• Salary up to £19ph 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 at 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

This role sits with Vets Now, the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care. The organisation serves more than 1,700 veterinary practices through over 60 dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals.

The advertised role is based within Lynwood Vets on Station Road, Wimborne. Vets Now also describes its teams as close-knit, with structured rotas and experienced clinical support.