Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN)

About the Role

This full-time registered veterinary nurse position is based at Vets Now’s Wolverhampton emergency clinic, where you’ll be part of a dedicated team providing 24/7 pet emergency care. You’ll work a rotating shift pattern across nights, weekends, and Sunday cover—essential OOH work, but shared fairly across the team with built-in flexibility if life circumstances change.

The nursing team sits at the core of clinical treatment here. You’ll move fluidly between triage and first aid, critical care monitoring, diagnostics, and in-patient management. This is hands-on, meaningful work where your assessment skills and clinical judgment directly impact outcomes for acutely unwell pets.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform telephone triage and provide first aid advice to callers; deliver in-clinic first aid as required
• Manage critical care cases including monitoring major body systems, tracking in-patient trends, identifying clinical changes quickly, and undertaking physiotherapy and pain assessment
• Deliver wound and dressing care with confidence
• Perform basic diagnostic procedures, including sole charge capability where appropriate
• Contribute to maintaining high clinical standards across the clinic

Requirements

• RCVS registered for a minimum of six months at point of application
• Demonstrated motivation to uphold clinical standards
• Genuine passion for animal welfare and client care
• Experience with emergency and critical care caseloads is advantageous (but not essential)

Benefits

• Salary & Pension: Up to £35,000 DOE; UK Standard Pension (5% employee / 3% employer contribution)
• Learning & Development: £1,125 annual CPD allowance plus 20 paid CPD hours; RCVS fees covered; ECC certificate support
• Leave: 7 weeks annual leave (pro rata); your birthday as a paid day off
• Health & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance; enhanced sick pay; enhanced maternity pay
• Staff Perks: Up to 50% discounted staff pet care; Reward Gateway discounts and cashback with 100s of retailers; death in service benefit of two times annual salary

About the Practice

Vets Now is the UK’s leading emergency pet care provider, operating over 60 dedicated out-of-hours clinics plus two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals serving more than 1,700 veterinary practices nationwide. The Wolverhampton clinic specialises in after-hours emergency care, providing support when pets and their families need it most—nights, weekends, 24 hours on Sundays and bank holidays.

The nursing team is central to the clinic’s operation, collaborating closely on complex cases and sharing responsibility for emergency and critical care. Vets Now invests in staff development through its ECC certificate programme and industry-leading CPD support, with a culture that genuinely values flexibility and work-life balance.