Are you an experienced vet looking to join a very experienced team with an incredibly low staff turnover with full, part and flexi working options?
About Us:
Our practice is located in Durham a location known for is magnificent Cathedral and Castle, this is a wonderful location for you to get the best of both worlds! The practice is undergoing some very exciting times as it has moved to a larger space offering them the opportunity to expand the team allowing this unique opportunity to become available.
The veterinary team is currently made up of 4 full time vets and 1 part time. There is a wealth of experience within the team to support you through the next stage of your career in an environment that will both challenge and nurture you.
In addition, there are 9 RVNs in practice and one SVN, and to top that you are also supported by a Practice Manager, Administrator and a team of Client Care Coordinators to ensure the day to day running of the practice goes smoothly.
The role:
We are ideally looking for an experienced veterinary surgeon who is confident with all routine surgery and consults. We are looking for you to join us on a full-time basis, but we can consider different hours and are open to discuss how this would work.
We work Monday to Friday 8:00am to 7:00pm and Saturday mornings 8:30am to 12:00pm (Saturdays will be worked on a 1 in 4 basis) with no OOH or Sundays.
There are currently 2 roles within practice one on a fixed term basis, this is to cover MAT leave and will be for up to 1 year. This opportunity can consider consult only.
The other role is due to the growth of the practice and will be a permanent full time role (part time will be considered), this is ideally for someone comfortable in all aspects of a GP role.
What you can expect from us:
If you would like to hear more, please contact Rach on Northvet@vets4pets.com and someone will get back to you within 1 working day
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!
Location: DH1 5GB
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/
