OOH Registered Veterinary Nurse

Location:

Wear Referrals, County Durham, TS21 2ES

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Twilight position – 2pm to 2am, rolling rota of 4 shifts on, 8 shifts off
* Average 35 hours per week.

Are you an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse looking for a role that combines the excitement of referral procedures, emergency and critical care, and inpatient management?

At Wear Referrals, our Twilight RVNs play a unique and vital role, bridging the gap between our busy daytime referral services and our dedicated Out of Hours team. This role offers exceptional exposure to a diverse caseload, including advanced surgical procedures, complex medical investigations, emergency admissions and critical care nursing.

Whether you already have referral experience or are looking to take the next step from primary care, this is an exciting opportunity to expand your skills in a supportive and progressive referral environment.

Wear Referrals is one of the largest multidisciplinary referral hospitals in the region, supported by a team of over 60 Registered Veterinary Nurses, alongside Student Veterinary Nurses and Patient Care Assistants.

Our nurses are at the heart of everything we do. Working alongside Specialists, Advanced Practitioners and experienced clinicians, you'll be exposed to a wide variety of complex cases across Internal Medicine, Oncology, Soft Tissue Surgery, Orthopaedics, Neurology, Diagnostic Imaging, Anaesthesia and Emergency & Critical Care.

We are proud of our collaborative culture and commitment to professional development, ensuring every team member has the opportunity to grow their skills and build a rewarding long-term career.

As a Twilight RVN, you'll provide essential support across multiple departments within the hospital.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting late-running procedures across all disciplines, including surgical and medical cases.
• Assisting clinicians with anaesthesia, diagnostics, recovery and ongoing patient treatment.
• Providing nursing care and monitoring for complex referral patients throughout their hospital stay.
• Transitioning to support the Out of Hours and Night teams following completion of the day's procedures. Assisting with emergency patient admissions and Out of Hours telephone triage when required.
• Working primarily within ICU to assist with emergency admissions, urgent procedures and critically ill patients.
• Supporting ward and ICU teams with patient monitoring, medication administration, laboratory testing, fluid therapy management and inpatient care.
• Undertaking general nursing duties including treatment administration, record keeping, patient assessments and clinical monitoring.
• Ensuring effective communication and handover between referral, ward, ICU and night teams.
• Maintaining the highest standards of patient care while demonstrating flexibility and teamwork across all departments.

This unique twilight position offers the opportunity to experience multiple aspects of referral nursing within a single shift.

You'll gain exposure to:

• Advanced Surgical Nursing
• Internal Medicine Procedures
• Emergency & Critical Care Nursing
• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patient Management
• Advanced Anaesthesia and Recovery Nursing
• Complex Referral Case Management
• Emergency Admissions and Out of Hours Support

No two shifts are the same, making this an ideal role for nurses who enjoy variety, challenge and continual learning.

We are seeking a dedicated RVN with:

• A minimum of one year's post-qualification experience.
• A passion for delivering exceptional patient care.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• The ability to…