Veterinary Nurse - Surgical - Full Time

Veterinary Nurse - Surgical - Full Time

Location: Manchester
Salary: Up to £34,500 DOE
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Expiry Date: 06 December 2026

Full Time Surgical Veterinary Nurse – Manchester

Up to £34,500 DOE plus benefits 

 

Join the Team at Vets Now – Providing Exceptional Emergency Pet Care

Vets Now is the UK’s leading provider of emergency pet care, serving over 1700 veterinary practices through 60 plus dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. The Vets Now Hospital in Greater Manchester provides both a first-class referral service and an out of hours emergency service for veterinary practices in and around Manchester

Understanding your key role

The role of an anaesthesia and surgical RVN involves monitoring anaesthesia for a wide range of interesting and challenging cases, including orthopaedics and soft tissue surgery, across both referral and emergency settings. The role presents an ideal opportunity to work within a strong theatre team, alongside Diplomats, Advanced Practitioners, and highly skilled RVN’s.

To be successful in the role you should have strong anaesthesia skills and confidence in patient monitoring, as well as a commitment to maintaining high clinical standards, and a passion for surgical nursing and pain management.

Key requirements

  • RCVS registered for a minimum of six months.
  • Motivated to maintain high clinic standards.
  • Passionate about caring for our clients and their pets.
  • Experience with an ECC caseload is advantageous.

Working pattern

We have both a permanent and a fixed term contract role (until August 2027) available with the following rota pattern:

4 x 10-hour shifts Monday to Friday between 07:00 to 19:00

1:5 weekends working 10-hour shifts Saturday and Sunday between 07:00 to 19:00

Plus, a fair share of bank holidays.

Unlock your potential

We will support you in your development and provide you with access to professional qualifications, such as our widely recognised ECC certificate and industry leading CPD package.

Why Join Us?

  • Private medical insurance.
  • Enhanced sick and maternity pay.
  • 7 weeks annual leave.
  • Your birthday as a paid day off.
  • £1125 CPD allowance plus 20 paid hours.
  • RCVS fees paid and ECC certificate support.
  • Reward gateway giving discounts and cashback with 100s of retailers.
  • UK Standard Pension contributions – 5% Employee/3% Employer.
  • Up to 50% discounted staff pet care.
  • Death in service of two times annual salary.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy in more detail, please contact Lauren in our Talent Team on 07977940379 or email Lauren.O’Halloran@vets-now.com.

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including those from diverse and minority groups. As a Disability Confident Employer, we encourage candidates with disabilities and health conditions to apply and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.