Are you looking for the next step in your career? Our friendly team in Straiton Edinburgh is looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Registered Veterinary Nurse to join us.
About us:
The practice is independently run, by Hans and Kaidian, supported by a fantastic team, who are committed to delivering an outstanding level of service in the community and through this they have enabled a real "proud to be part of the team" work ethos. Our team is now four years old, can speak over 8 languages, from 10 nationalities and we believe over the last four years we have been able to build strong bonds with our pet families. We are located at the foot of the Pentland Hills in glorious Edinburgh and our bright, air-conditioned surgery is purpose built to industry leading standards, with in-house laboratory facilities and has state of the art imaging equipment including digital X-ray and ultrasound affording our clients high levels of clinical workups onsite.
About you:
We are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team at Straiton Vets for Pets.
You will help ensure a high standard of care for patients and clients. Nurses are the heart of our practice and perform an integral clinical role in caring for our patients. You must be comfortable with leading by example, have great communication and organisation skills and take pride in working to a high standard. You will have an interest in and want to learn about the practice as a business, as well as, how to contribute to the team to help achieve personal and practice goals. Ideally you will have experience in a Registered Nurse role.
Key to your success will be your ability to embrace all aspects of the Veterinary Nurse role, delivering excellent patient and client care.
This is a full-time position working 40 hours a week but we will be willing to consider candidates who are only able to work part time. The practice opening hours are 8.30am – 7pm Monday to Saturday.
In return, we offer:
If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service, then we would love to hear from you.
If you would like to hear more about working with us, please contact by email straiton@vetsforpets.com or if you would prefer to have an initial informal chat just call us on 0131 440 3904 and we'll be more than happy to talk things through.
We are investors in people. If you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
Location: EH20 9PW
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/
