Registered Veterinary Nurse

About the Role

This is a weekend-only opportunity perfect for RVNs seeking additional income or better work-life balance. You’ll work every other Sunday (08:00–18:00) plus a fair share of bank holidays, allowing you to build specialist emergency and critical care experience whilst maintaining flexibility around other commitments or family life.

Vets Now Worcester is part of the UK’s largest emergency pet care provider, operating over 60 out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. The nursing team here sits at the heart of clinical treatment—from triage and surgery support to anaesthesia and inpatient care. You’ll be working alongside an experienced emergency team in a high-energy environment where your skills directly impact patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• First aid assessment and advice—both telephone and in-clinic
• Critical care management: monitoring major body systems, identifying patient changes quickly, performing physiotherapy, pain assessment, and wound care
• Diagnostic procedures: confident to perform basic diagnostics independently in a sole charge capacity
• Supporting surgery and anaesthesia teams
• Inpatient monitoring and trend identification

Requirements

• RCVS registered for a minimum of six months (required)
• Experience with emergency and critical care caseload is advantageous (but not essential)
• Motivated to maintain high clinic standards
• Passionate about animal welfare and client communication

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 CPD hours (pro rata), RCVS fees paid, and support towards the Vets Now ECC certificate
• Health & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, enhanced sick pay and maternity pay, UK standard pension (5% employee/3% employer)
• Perks: Up to 50% discount on staff pet care, Reward Gateway (discounts and cashback with 100s of retailers), death in service benefit (two times annual salary)

About the Practice

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1,700 veterinary practices through a network of 60+ dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. The Worcester clinic is staffed by a highly skilled emergency team operating at the forefront of emergency and critical care medicine.

The organisation prides itself on flexibility—whether you’re seeking one shift per month or full-time work, they aim to accommodate your needs. Vets Now welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds and is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to providing reasonable adjustments during recruitment.