Weekend Veterinary Nurse

About the Role

This Weekend Veterinary Nurse role is based in Stirling and sits within Vets Now’s emergency care service. The rota runs over a four week pattern, with Week 1 covering Saturday 12:00 to 19:30 and Sunday 08:30 to 19:30, Week 2 off, Week 3 off, and Week 4 covering Friday 18:00 to 08:30 plus Saturday and Sunday 19:00 to 09:00. A fair share of bank holidays is also included.

You’ll be joining a weekend team where the nursing role is central to emergency treatment, including triage, surgery, anaesthesia and in-patient care. The listing highlights the chance to deepen your ECC knowledge while balancing other commitments or earning a second income.

Key Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• RCVS registered for a minimum of six months.
• Motivated to maintain high clinic standards.
• Passionate about caring for clients and their pets.
• Experience with an ECC caseload is advantageous.

Benefits

• Up to £17 per hour DOE.
• 7 weeks pro rata annual leave.
• Your birthday as a paid day off.
• 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 of 5% employee and 3% employer.
• Up to 50% discounted staff pet care.
• Reward Gateway discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers.
• Death in service cover of two times annual salary.

About the Practice

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, supporting more than 1,700 veterinary practices through 60 plus dedicated out of hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. The wider culture described in the advert focuses on close knit teams, shared responsibility and structured rotas.

The listing also mentions access to professional qualifications, including the widely recognised ECC certificate, alongside an industry leading CPD package. Vets Now also promotes paid volunteering and a commitment to reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities and health conditions.