Emergency and Critical Care | True Team-Based Culture
If night work is where your confidence shines
If you are an RVN who feels most capable when the pace is high, decisions matter, and patients genuinely need you, this could be the role that reminds you why you chose nursing in the first place.
The Opportunity
We are working with a well-established emergency and inpatient service in Bolton, that has built its entire model around one simple belief: no pet should be denied treatment because of cost.
This is a dedicated night RVN position within a busy ECC environment, where you will work alongside another experienced RVN to care for inpatients, support emergency admissions, assist in theatre, and take an active role in triage and emergency procedures. This is not a lone night role. You are part of a team, even at 3am.
What makes this opportunity stand out is not just the clinical exposure, but the culture behind it. This is a flat, non-hierarchical organisation where nurses are trusted, listened to, and encouraged to work to the full extent of their skills. The focus is on doing the right thing clinically, not hitting targets or upselling treatment.
Why This Role Is Different
A genuine ECC nursing role
You will be hands-on with inpatient care, emergency stabilisation, monitoring, and anaesthesia support. This is real emergency nursing, not just overnight ward cover.
You are never unsupported
You work alongside another RVN on nights, with clear systems in place and a wider team that values consistency and communication between day and night staff.
Values-led, not profit-led
This is a Community Interest Company with a clear mission to improve access to veterinary care. Decisions are driven by patient welfare and long-term sustainability, not maximising profit.
A culture without hierarchy
There is no “us and them” between vets, nurses, and support staff. Everyone’s voice matters, and collaboration is expected, not just encouraged.
Your Journey Here
In your first month, you will focus on settling into the rota, getting comfortable with the overnight systems, and building strong working relationships with your fellow night nurse and the wider clinical team.
By three months, you will be confidently managing inpatients overnight, playing a key role in emergency triage, and contributing your own clinical judgement and nursing preferences to how cases are handled.
By six months, you will be a trusted and established member of the night team, with the opportunity to pursue funded CPD, including certificate-level training, and to shape how overnight nursing care continues to develop.
What’s On Offer
Compensation and Time Off
- Salary up to £43,050 DOE
- 5 on, 5 off rota
- Average 42-hour week
- Night hours: 19:30 to 08:30
- 6 weeks annual leave, including bank holidays
Professional Development
- CPD funded up to certificate level
- RCVS and VDS fees paid in full
Security and Wellbeing
- 52 weeks sickness benefit after qualifying period
- Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
- Contributory pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme with counselling support
- Cycle to Work scheme and electric car scheme
- Staff and store discounts
- Refer-a-Friend bonus
The Candor Vets Difference
At Candor Vets, we do not push roles or rush decisions. We listen, we advise honestly, and we focus on finding the right fit for you, not just filling a vacancy.
Ready to Explore?
If this sounds like the kind of night role where your skills are valued, your workload is meaningful, and your values align with the organisation, let’s have a confidential, no-pressure conversation.
Job Reference NRVN002