Pets at Home

Veterinary Surgeon

Pets at Home  •  Onsite  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

Are you an experienced vet looking for a supportive practice step? Do you want to join a growing practice that you can really help shape and take to even greater heights paying up to £75,000 for a Veterinary Surgeon (FTE, DOE)

  • We are a practice that truly support and helps develop its team and we are looking for an experienced vet to join us!
  • You will be supported by an exceptional clinical team Alison our Practice Manager and RVN, our HRVN and a further 3 RVNs and 3 CCAs receptionists ensuring that you have everything you need to provide top quality care to the local community and their pets!
  • This will be the perfect role for someone that is a good all-rounder but looking for that next career step
  • You will get the opportunity to guide and mentor junior members of the team and help to ensure clinical standards remain high
  • Ideally, we are looking 40 hours per week, but we know this does not suit everyone so we are happy to look at what will support your lifestyle
  • To promote that work life balance, we share set days off amongst the vets but again there is flexibility here
  • Saturdays are worked on a 1 in 4 basis with the practice only opening 9am to 1pm, with no Sundays or OOH
  • This role will involve sole charge
  • Our practice truly brings a family supportive feel to all our colleagues, clients and their lovely pets!

We are a genuinely friendly, inclusive, and supportive bunch who take pride in maintaining a warm, professional atmosphere. While established, the practice offers plenty of scope for someone to shape current practices, streamline workflows and drive clinical excellence, leading to improved patient outcomes.

We are a traditional small animal practice with fantastic potential to grow, but don’t be deceived we are still busy and have amazing loyal patients that offer a different reason to smile every day! We also like to support our colleague’s development, and this is shown with one of our vets recently completing their ultrasonography certificate.

Why Choose Droitwich Vets for Pets?

Fantastic Team: Work alongside a supportive team of professionals, including our Practice Manager Nurse, a HRVN, 3 RVNs, and our 3 receptionists, forming a collaborative and friendly work environment.

Balanced Rota: Enjoy a well-balanced work life with negotiable hours, full or part-time options, a 1:4 Saturday morning rota from 8am to 1:30pm with no OOH or Sunday work required.

However, your wellbeing matters to us, and we are open to flexible working for the right candidate. Whether you’re looking to adjust your hours for childcare, further study, or simply better balance — we’re happy to chat and make it work.

No Late Nights: Rest assured, there are no late nights or out of hours at Droitwich Vets for Pets! Our practice closes at 6:00pm, allowing for a life outside of practice for our dedicated team.

Along with a competitive salary up to £75,000 (DOE, FTE) we also offer great benefits such as:

  • Paid holiday of 28 days, rising to 33 days after 2 years of service
  • Paid professional memberships including RCVS, BVA, BSAVA and VDS
  • Life assurance 4 x annual salary
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Colleague reward hub – exclusive offers and discounts online and on the high street, including 20% off at Pets at Home, Vets4Pets and the Groom Room

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please contact Rachael on northvet@vets4pets.com and someone will get back to you within 1 working day

Our team would also be happy to have an informal chat with anyone considering this role. If you’re based further afield, we would be happy to arrange a phone or video call to begin with.

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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