Pets at Home

Student Veterinary Nurse - Apprentice

Pets at Home  •  £12.71/hr  •  Onsite  •  5 days ago
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Job Description

Already on your SVN journey and looking for the right practice to support you? This could be the perfect fit.

We’re looking for a driven, passionate Student Veterinary Nurse to join our friendly team on a full-time (40 hours) apprenticeship, working towards your RVN qualification via a College Diploma.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Full-time role – 40 hours per week
  • 1 day per week at college
  • The rest of your week gaining hands-on clinical experience in practice
  • Exposure across theatre, inpatient care, consults, lab work & more

Who This Role Is For

This is not an entry-level role; we’re looking for candidates already committed to the SVN pathway:

You already have a college place and need a practice or, you’re currently enrolled and looking to transfer practices

You’ll also have:

  • Previous experience within a veterinary setting
  • Animal management qualifications (or similar)
  • A clear understanding of the SVN role and career journey

Why Join Hertford Vets for Pets?

  • Small, supportive team where you truly matter — no “just a number” feeling
  • Nurses are hands-on in all areas of patient care
  • Trust, autonomy & development — shape your role around your interests
  • Work alongside 2 Vets, Head Nurse & a close-knit support team

Our Practice Offers:

  • Separate cat & dog wards
  • Isolation unit & sterile theatre
  • Digital X-ray & ultrasound
  • In-house lab & microscope
  • Capnography & pulse oximetry

We prioritise quality care over quantity, with 30-minute consults for complex cases and regular support from visiting specialists (cardiology, imaging & orthopaedics).

Salary:

£8.00 - £12.71 per hour dependant upon experience (Year 1 apprenticeship rate)

Increasing to National Minimum/National Living Wage (age dependent) after Year 1 (19+)

Ready to Apply?

If you’re serious about becoming an RVN and want to learn in a supportive, hands-on environment where you’ll genuinely grow, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and take the next step in your veterinary nursing career.

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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