Are you a passionate RVN looking for your next step? At Lancaster Vets for Pets we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team.
About Us:
At Lancaster Vets for Pets we are a highly-supportive, diverse and inclusive team. We pride ourselves on bespoke employments that bring the best out of our people, who in turn bring the best out of our clients and their pets. We are a highly-supportive, diverse and inclusive team of 22 consisting of 1 Clinical Director, 1 Lead Vet, 3 Assistant Vet Surgeons (3.75 FTE), 1 Head RVN , 2 RVN’s, 2 SVN’s, 2 VCA’s (6.5 FTE), 1 General Manager, 1 Practice Manager and 8 Front of House Advisors.
Our practice is conveniently located near local transport links, including bus routes and a train station, and less than 30 minutes from the stunning Lake District. Lancaster Vets for Pets is a collaborative, inclusive, and welcoming environment where both clients and colleagues feel valued.
The surgery is fully air-conditioned, RCVS accredited and purpose-built to industry-leading standards. We have separate dog, cat, exotic and isolation wards, ensuring the comfort and care of all our patients. Equipment includes Laparoscopy, Video Otoscopy, Ultrasound, Digital X-Ray, Dental X-Ray, Imagyst Cytology and Orthopaedic capabilities. We perform the majority of first opinion Orthopaedic surgeries on-site and refer the complex cases to Kentdale, North-West Surgeons and University of Liverpool.
About the Role:
This is a part time role working 27 hours per week, including 1 in 4 weekends.
If you are an experienced RVN looking for a new challenge or newly qualified nurse looking for your first role, we would love to hear from you.
To apply you will have good general nursing experience and great customer service skills, be cheerful, down-to-earth and enthusiastic with a genuine interest in animal welfare.
In return, we can offer you:
If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service, then we would love to hear from you!
Benefits
In return, we offer such benefits as 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room, access to discounts and cashbacks, in-house career development opportunities, pension and holiday allowance.
We want our colleagues to be as diverse as our clients. Our teams are inclusive and celebrate difference so if you meet our role requirements, we’d love to hear from you.
If you like the sound of the above and would like to apply or find out further information, please email Emma at northvet@vets4pets.com and someone will get back to you within 1 working day
Location: LA3 3FE
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/
