Night Registered Veterinary Nurse ECC

About the Role

This is a rare opportunity to work nights within a dedicated, RCVS-Accredited emergency and critical care facility serving the Wirral and Chester area. You'll be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering calm, high-quality care overnight for emergency presentations and hospitalised patients from both GP practices and referral cases. Working a 0.75 FTE rota of 7 nights on, 14 nights off (7:30 pm to 8:30 am), you'll have the autonomy and support that night nursing roles often lack elsewhere.

Based on the Wirral Peninsula with easy access to Liverpool and Manchester, this is a sustainable night role grounded in independent values. You'll have full access to referral-level diagnostics including CT scanning, endoscopy, ultrasound, extensive in-house laboratory facilities, drip pumps, syringe drivers, and on-site transfusion products with participation in the Blood Sharing Scheme. There's no restricted access equipment and no off-site call centres: your team is local and supported by on-site daytime administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing emergency out-of-hours phone calls and acute presentations
• Nursing GP and referral inpatients overnight, typically 5 to 15 per shift
• Admitting and triaging routine and emergency referrals
• Providing high-level inpatient care including management of feeding tubes, catheters and transfusion medicine
• Running in-house diagnostics and laboratory work with confidence
• Supporting home visits where clinically appropriate
• Working closely with experienced ECC veterinary surgeons and referral clinicians

Requirements

• Qualified RVN (RCVS registered)
• Genuine interest in emergency and critical care and inpatient nursing
• Confidence with complex anaesthesia and critical patients preferred
• Ability to remain calm and methodical under pressure
• Strong clinical standards and excellent record keeping
• Empathetic client communication skills
• Team player who values close collaboration with day teams

Benefits

• Salary of £33,000 to £40,000 pro rata (based on 40-hour week), plus bonus scheme
• BUPA Healthcare including dependents up to age 22
• RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Supported CPD opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Competitive staff discount
• Retail discounts via BrightHR

About the Practice

Wirral Pet 999 is the only independent, dedicated out-of-hours emergency clinic serving the Wirral and Chester area. Operating as the pet equivalent of A&E, they provide overnight and emergency care for patients, clients and the clinical teams who refer to them. The facility is RCVS-Accredited and operates from inside Peninsula Vet Referrals on the Wirral Peninsula, with specialist equipment and on-site clinical expertise available 24/7.

The practice combines emergency caseloads with ongoing care of hospitalised patients, supported by experienced ECC veterinary surgeons and referral clinicians. Their ethos is built around access, trust and continuity of care, with a commitment to local service delivery and clinical autonomy for their nursing team.