Overview
Weekend Daytime Emergency Veterinary Nurse at Ivcevidensia — Longbridge, West Midlands, England. At inspiring vet care, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the UK’s number one vet care provider, we're trusted with the care of over 2 million animals, delivering our purpose of healthier animals and happier owners. We are delighted to open applications for a Weekend Daytime Emergency Nurse to join our exceptional team at Blaise Veterinary Referrals on a part-time basis.
Full job description
At inspiring vet care, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the UK’s number one vet care provider, we're trusted with the care of over 2 million animals, delivering our purpose of healthier animals and happier owners.
We are delighted to open applications for a Weekend Daytime Emergency Nurse to join our exceptional team at Blaise Veterinary Referrals on a part-time basis.
Located in Longbridge, Birmingham, our veterinary hospital is one of the largest multidisciplinary referral hospitals in the UK. With state-of-the-art equipment to treat up to 10,000 pets a year, our brilliant team provide the very best veterinary care and support to clients, pets and referring vets.
Our veterinary referral services include Anaesthesia & Analgesia, Cardiology, Diagnostic Imaging, ECC, Internal Medicine, Interventional Radiology, Neurology, Oncology, Orthopaedics and Soft Tissue Surgery.
At Blaise, we have a specialist-led 24-hour emergency and critical care service in partnership with Vets Now, providing out-of-hours and emergency pet care for Birmingham and surrounding areas.
How You’ll Make a Difference
As a Weekend Daytime Emergency Nurse, you will deliver advanced nursing care within our busy emergency service, supporting the management of urgent and complex cases across the weekend period.
You’ll work collaboratively within a large multidisciplinary team, supporting emergency triage, procedures, inpatient care and patient monitoring across ICU, general and isolation wards. This role offers the opportunity to use and develop your emergency nursing skills while contributing to high standards of patient care, clinical decision-making and client communication. Working Pattern
- Part-time weekend role
- Around 24 hours across Saturday and Sunday
- Ideal shift pattern would cover 6:00am to 2:00am, although some flexibility can be considered
- Minimum shift length of 10 hours
Key Responsibilities
- Emergency triage and procedure nursing
- Inpatient care within our ICU, general and isolation wards
- Monitoring anaesthesia for emergency surgeries
You Might Be a Great Fit If...
You are an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse with a strong interest in emergency cases and a passion for inpatient care. You’ll bring:
- Registration as a Veterinary Nurse with the RCVS
- Significant experience in clinical practice with advanced nursing skills in out-of-hours, inpatient care and/or ECC
- Experience working with complex emergency cases in a hospital setting
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams
- A commitment to evidence-based practice, clinical governance and continuous improvement
How We’ll Support You
At inspiring vet care, we’re committed to supporting your ongoing development and wellbeing. When you join us, you’ll benefit from:
- A specialist nursing role within a referral environment delivering complex and rewarding caseloads
- Clear career pathways with progression opportunities within referral nursing and leadership roles
- Ongoing learning and development to support advanced clinical and professional growth
- A collaborative, values-led culture focused on care, learning and continuous improvement
What We Offer Our Team
- 6.6 weeks' annual leave
- Increasing holiday allowance based on length of service
- Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and surrogacy pay
- Private Medical Insurance
- Employee wellbeing initiatives including Healthcare Cash Plan and Cycle to Work scheme
- £1,125 CPD allowance plus 24 hours paid leave
- RCVS and VDS fees covered
- Pension scheme
- Discounted veterinary care
- Voluntary benefits: choose from a range of benefits to suit you, including Green Cars salary sacrifice scheme and access to discounts and cashback with hundreds of participating retailers
We’re committed to supporting our people through career development opportunities, wellbeing initiatives and access to world-class learning resources.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to take the next step in your career, inspiring vet care offers the support, opportunity and community to help you grow.
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