We’ve got an exciting opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join at Biggleswade Vets for Pets!
With a brilliant local reputation, you’ll be joining a strong, inclusive clinical team made up of 2 vets, 2 RVN's and 1 SVN with a wealth of experience throughout. We also have a great team of 5 Receptionists and 1 VCA to support the client journey, freeing our nurses up to carry out their role effectively. One of our Vets also holds a certificate in ophthalmology.
We are based on the White Way Retail Park inside the Pets At Home store, at the heart of the local community. The practice benefits from being adjacent to the A1, located just 40 minutes from the historic city of Cambridge and offers easy access to Luton Airport and direct train links into central London.
Our practice provides excellent facilities giving you access to all the equipment and space you need to care for your patients, including tonometry, ultrasound, a k laser and digital x-rays. Alternative therapies are offered and encouraged including Acupuncture.
This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week over 4 days, with various shifts through the week from 8am to 7pm. The weekend rota is 1 in 4 (Saturday, 9am-5pm and Sunday 10am-4pm).
We can offer you:
You should have excellent customer service and communication skills, at least 1-2 years of qualified nursing experience and a genuine interest in animal welfare; enjoying the variety provided by the clients and colleagues alike.
If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, please contact Rachel from our Talent Acquisition team via email; eastvets@vets4pets.com for an informal and confidential conversation.
Location: SG18 8TQ
We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
Since 1991, when we were a wholesaler with a team of just 15, we’ve been focused on getting better every day. By putting pets before profit, working as a team and taking pride in everything we do, we’ve grown into a 451 store network with more than 8,913 colleagues working in our Stores, Grooming Salons, Distribution Centres and Support Office.
We are the UK’s leading pet specialist, providing pet owners with all their product needs, as well as our Vets for Pets practices and Grooming salons. We support our colleagues to work with pride and passion, to bring honesty and integrity to work every day, and to do it all with a sense of fun and fearlessness. We never shy away from having the important conversations and doing what we say we’ll do.
Our values and behaviours are practiced daily across the business and are what really makes us an enjoyable, exciting place to work. We're always striving to develop and reward our colleagues with an extensive in-house series of training programmes, wellbeing initiatives and a comprehensive benefits package. In 2018 we were delighted to be voted top 5 in the Great Place to Work UK’s Large category.
Our colleagues are central to the success of the business and are fully trained in pet care and dedicated to animal welfare. Pets are central to everything that we do and 93% of colleagues have their own pets too!
If you like the sound of life at Pets at Home, you can find out more on our dedicated careers site: https://www.petsathomejobs.com/
