Shift Patient Care Veterinary Nurse (0.73fte) – 2 posts

This post is based at the Small Animal Teaching Hospital at Leahurst Campus near Neston, Wirral.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the patient care team in our busy state-of-the-art hospital. 

You will be a qualified Veterinary Nurse with relevant experience, and excellent nursing and interpersonal skills.  You will be part of the nursing team and will be responsible for providing nursing support of a day and out of hours, serving the ICU, wards, pharmacy, theatre and other areas within the Hospital.

The Patient Care Nurse will be required to work a pattern of 3 days on duty (11 hours; 12 hours with a break) followed by 6 days off duty continuously, including weekends, Bank holidays and University closed days.

The salary is pro rata, plus holiday allowance. To ensure consistent cover, you will be required to cover the absences of other night nurses. The hours of the post are determined by operational need: flexibility is expected. The post is available on a permanent basis from 8 April 2024.

The University has the right to close the vacancy early if it is deemed that there have been enough applications received.