We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our small, friendly small animal practice in New Malden on a 12-month maternity cover contract starting in August 2026.
About Us
You’ll be joining a supportive and stable team consisting of 6 vets, 3 RVNs, 2 SVNs, 4 VCAs, a dedicated reception team, a practice administrator, and our practice manager. Many members of our team have been with us for 6–10 years, creating a welcoming and collaborative working environment.
Our practice owner, who qualified 25 years ago, has significantly developed the practice since taking over in 2012, and as a result we are continually growing and welcoming new faces to our team.
Following our recent expansion, the practice now features:
Alongside treating cats, dogs and rabbits, we also care for a wide range of exotic species. Our exotics vet and exotics nurse are both qualified in Exotic Animal Medicine, further enhancing the level of care we can provide in practice. To support this, we have separate wards for dogs, cats and exotics, dedicated waiting areas, and a recently added isolation ward.
About You
This is an incredibly exciting time for our practice, and we are looking for someone enthusiastic, proactive and positive to help support the team as we move into this next chapter.
You will be motivated and organised, with excellent communication skills and a commitment to delivering high standards of patient and client care. You’ll take pride in your work and enjoy being an active part of a busy practice.
We encourage all of our colleagues to develop their skills and achieve their career goals. Nurses are the heart of our practice, playing a vital clinical role in the care of our patients. We are looking for someone who embraces all aspects of the Veterinary Nurse role and who is interested in understanding how the practice operates as a business.
About the Role
12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract. Monday to Friday, up to 37.5 hours per week, with no weekend work required. The successful candidate must be available to work at least Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
The role will include a wide range of first-opinion nursing duties, including:
There will also be opportunities to become involved in Schedule 3 procedures, allowing you to fully utilise and develop your clinical skills.
Benefits:
We can offer a friendly, inclusive work environment, and are happy to support individuals’ areas of special interest. You will be joining a bubbly, hard-working team who provide outstanding pet healthcare and fantastic, caring customer service.
If you're ready for an enriching career, we would love to hear from you! For more information or a confidential conversation, please email Ryan at Soutvets@vets4pets.com or apply via our career’s website.
Location SW20 0JQ
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/
