Are you an RVN who naturally leads and has the passion to inspire and motivate others in a fast-paced and dynamic veterinary surgery? Bury St Edmunds Vets for Pets have a new combined opportunity for an RVN/Practice Manager to join their team!
Our delightful veterinary practice based on the Moreton Retail Park in Bury St Edmunds enjoys an excellent reputation within the local community. You’ll be joining a hard-working and inclusive team who are passionate about being at the heart of the local community and our practice provides excellent facilities.
This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week and weekends on a rota basis. The role will be split into 20 hours of Nursing and 20 hours in the Practice Manager role. We are also open to separating these roles into a part-time RVN and a part-time Practice Manager.
What we’re looking for:
This position would ideally suit an RVN looking to take a step back from a full-on clinical role into a more management role whilst still keeping your hand in and skills up to date. Any previous management experience within a veterinary practice would also be advantageous.
You will help with the daily running of the practice to ensure a high standard care for Patients and Clients. You’ll 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 motivate a team to achieve their personal and practice goals. They key to your success will be your ability to embrace all aspects of the Veterinary Nurse and Practice Manager roles, delivering excellent patient and client care.
Your responsibilities will include:
We are looking for a warm, compassionate, and people-oriented colleague to join our team. As a vital member of our staff, you will play a key role in creating a supportive and collaborative environment. You must have excellent organizational skills and be confident in your leadership abilities, ensuring smooth and efficient teamwork. If you thrive on building meaningful connections and making a positive impact on both colleagues and patients, we would love to hear from you!
Benefits
We offer a supportive and friendly working environment together with career development opportunities and an excellent package and benefits that includes;
If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Rachel from our Talent Acquisition team via email; southvets@vets4pets.com for an informal and confidential conversation.
Location: IP32 7BT
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/
