Job Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced veterinary night nurse to join a lovely small animal practice in East London as an ongoing locum member of staff, working 5 nights on 5 nights off.

• Ongoing locum position

• 28^th February Start

• 5 night on and 5 nights off

• 10 hour shifts – 11:30pm – 9:30am

• This is a working shift; there are no sleeping facilities on-site.

• Competitive salary

The night nurse is responsible for the overnight care of the hospitalised patients and assisting the night vet with any emergencies or patients admitted to the hospital.

Inpatient care:   

•           Deal with emergencies as they arise

•           Administer overnight medication and assist the night vet with procedures as per the instruction of the case vet and recorded on the patient’s hospital sheet

•           Morning TPR’s

•           Patent IVFT with dressing changed

•           Patients to be walked & bedding changed as necessary

•           Paper hospital list completed including A.M. comment (for reception use)

Outpatients:

•           Deal with emergencies as they arise

•           Assist the VS to ensure that hospital sheets & computer records are up-to-date

•           Liaise with owners as necessary

•           Record appointments on Zeus as they occur

•           Take payment/request insurance details as required

Cleaning:

•           Maintain the cleanliness of the hospital

•           Laundry

•           Autoclaving

In summary, by 9.30am every inpatient should be clean, walked, TPR’d & had medication administered as required. This will allow the 7am VCA to carry out ward shut downs between 7am-9am.