Pets at Home

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Pets at Home  •  Onsite  •  1 hour ago
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Job Description

Are you an enthusiastic and proactive Registered Veterinary Nurse looking to join a genuinely friendly and supportive practice?

Our Vets for Pets surgery in Lichfield is looking for an RVN to join our experienced team on a permanent, part-time basis.

About our practice

You’ll be joining a close-knit team consisting of 2 Veterinary Surgeons, 1 Registered Veterinary Nurse and 4 Receptionists. We’re a team that genuinely supports one another and enjoys working together.

We want everyone to enjoy coming to work, but we also understand that life can sometimes be challenging. Our practice is a safe and supportive environment where everyone is encouraged to share their thoughts, support one another and help each other through the more difficult days.

We’re now looking forward to welcoming another nurse who shares our values, enjoys being part of a team and is passionate about playing an active role within the local community.

The role

This is a part-time position of approximately 27 to 36 hours per week, working Monday to Friday on a rota basis. We can offer some flexibility around working hours, so we’re happy to discuss a pattern that works for both you and the practice. There are currently no weekend requirements

We’re happy to hear from RVNs who enjoy consulting, as well as those who have a particular area of interest or passion within veterinary nursing that they would love to bring to the practice.

You’ll ideally have:

  • Previous experience within veterinary nursing
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills
  • A positive and collaborative approach to teamwork
  • Strong planning and organisational skills
  • A practical and considered approach to decision-making
  • A genuine passion for animal welfare
  • An enthusiasm for providing a great experience for our clients and their pets

What we offer

In return, you’ll receive:

  • Competitive salary of up to £30,000, depending on experience
  • Supportive and friendly working environment
  • Career development opportunities
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Paid professional memberships
  • CPD allowance, with development actively encouraged and supported
  • Team-building weekends and nights out
  • Great company discounts and rewards, including 20% off at Pets at Home and the Vet Group

If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and excellent customer service, we’d love to hear from you.

For an informal and confidential chat about the opportunity, please contact Ryan at covet@vets4pets.com

Location: WS13 6GB

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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