Veterinary Nurse – Sunday

About the Role

This is a Sunday-only position offering the perfect balance between ECC specialisation and schedule flexibility. You’ll work every other Sunday from 08:00 to 18:00, plus a fair share of bank holidays, giving you genuine flexibility to pursue other commitments or build a second income stream. Based at Vets Now’s Worcester emergency clinic—part of the UK’s largest OOH provider with 60+ dedicated clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals—you’ll be at the heart of emergency and critical care nursing.

The nursing team here forms the clinical backbone of the practice, managing everything from triage and surgery support to anaesthesia monitoring and in-patient care. With an ECC-focused caseload, you’ll develop expertise in complex emergency cases while working alongside a highly skilled team.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide telephone triage and first aid advice, ensuring appropriate guidance before animals arrive in clinic
• Manage critical care cases, including monitoring major body systems, tracking in-patient trends, and identifying rapid changes in patient condition
• Perform physiotherapy, pain assessments, and wound/dressing care on emergency patients
• Carry out basic diagnostic procedures in a sole charge capacity when required
• Support surgical and anaesthetic procedures as part of the clinical team
• Maintain high clinic standards and contribute to a professional, supportive ECC environment

Requirements

• RCVS registration for a minimum of six months
• Demonstrable commitment to maintaining high clinic standards
• Genuine passion for emergency and critical care nursing
• Experience with an ECC caseload is advantageous (but not essential)
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced emergency environment

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 hours pro rata; access to Vets Now’s widely recognised ECC certificate and industry-leading CPD package
• Health & Wellbeing: Private medical insurance; enhanced sick pay and maternity pay
• Pension: UK Standard Pension contributions (5% employee, 3% employer)
• Other Perks: RCVS fees paid; up to 50% discounted staff pet care; Reward Gateway giving discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers; death in service benefit of two times annual salary

About the Practice

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, operating 60+ dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. The Worcester clinic is staffed by highly skilled emergency specialists dedicated to providing exceptional care when pets need it most. As part of this large network, you’ll have access to extensive resources, robust support systems, and a collaborative culture focused on clinical excellence and staff development.

Vets Now welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds and is a Disability Confident Employer committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment.