Key Details:

• Working Pattern: Either 3 nights on / 12 nights off or 5 nights on / 10 nights off
• Hours: Overnight inpatient care
• Shifts: 13-hour shifts 7:30 pm to 8:30 am, no OHH weekend rota
• Duties: Post-surgical inpatient care, including analgesia, physiotherapy, fluid therapy, and general husbandry
• Salary: The salary on offer is reflective of skills, experience, and the rota agreed

About the Role:

• Our client is seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse to provide dedicated overnight care to surgical in-patients. This permanent role suits a nurse with a strong interest in post-surgical recovery and patient welfare.
• The nurse will manage analgesia plans, deliver basic physiotherapy protocols, administer and monitor fluid therapy, and ensure high standards of general husbandry. The role will involve some independent working overnight while remaining an integral part of the wider clinical team. Additional training will be provided to support the varied surgical caseload.
• The rota can be 3 nights on with 12 nights off or 5 nights on with 10 nights off, and the practice will collaborate to ensure workable hours.

About the Practice:

The practice is an independent small animal referral centre serving Aberdeenshire and beyond. It focuses on surgical referrals for dogs and cats, receiving cases from primary care when advanced expertise or equipment is required. The surgical team includes RCVS-recognised Advanced Practitioners in Small Animal Surgery. Services include comprehensive orthopaedics such as lameness investigation, arthroscopy, corrective osteotomies, fracture repair, and arthrodesis. The team also performs spinal decompressions and stabilisations for intervertebral disc disease and other causes of compression, alongside a broad range of soft tissue procedures. The practice operates with a clear pricing approach and a complication warranty to support clients with transparent fees.

Job Reference No: JN-112025-33528