Pets at Home

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Pets at Home  •  Onsite  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Salary: Up to £32,500 FTE (dependent on experience) | Full or Part Time | No Out-of-Hours

We're looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) to join our friendly and supportive small animal practice in Tilehurst, Reading.

Conveniently located within the Pets at Home store at Reading Retail Park, our practice benefits from excellent transport links, free onsite parking, modern facilities, and state-of-the-art equipment, creating an enjoyable and well-equipped working environment.

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident RVN who enjoys all aspects of nursing and is keen to take an active role within a collaborative team. You'll be encouraged to fully utilise your clinical skills, from inpatient care and anaesthetic monitoring through to nurse consultations, patient admissions and discharges.

You'll be supported by an experienced and welcoming team consisting of:

  • 2.5 Veterinary Surgeons
  • 1 Head Veterinary Nurses
  • 1 Registered Veterinary Nurses
  • 2 Student Veterinary Nurses
  • 1 Veterinary Care Assistants
  • 5 Client Care Advisors

Our dedicated VCAs and Student Veterinary Nurse provide excellent support with theatre preparation, patient care and consultations, allowing our RVNs to focus on delivering the highest standard of nursing care.

About You

We're looking for an experienced Registered Veterinary Nurse who:

  • Is confident in all areas of general nursing
  • Enjoys delivering exceptional patient and client care
  • Works well both independently and as part of a team
  • Has excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Is compassionate, approachable and genuinely passionate about animal welfare
  • Enjoys supporting colleagues and contributing to a positive team culture

Hours

We understand the importance of work-life balance and are happy to consider both full and part-time applicants.

  • Up to 40 hours per week
  • 1 in 3 Saturdays
  • No out-of-hours
  • Flexible working patterns available

In Return We Offer

  • Competitive salary up to £32,500 FTE, depending on experience
  • No out-of-hours
  • Generous CPD allowance with funding towards certificates
  • Paid professional memberships (RCVS, BVNA and VDS)
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • A supportive team with a strong focus on wellbeing
  • Regular social events
  • Excellent career development opportunities
  • 20% colleague discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home and Groom Room
  • Access to a wide range of retail discounts and cashback offers
  • Generous holiday allowance

If you're an experienced RVN looking to join a friendly practice where you'll be valued, supported and encouraged to develop your career, we'd love to hear from you.

Location RG30 1PR

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!

Pets at Home

About Pets at Home

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/

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Handforth, GB
Year Founded
1991
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