Veterinary Surgeon, full-time. Surgical bias. Salary up to £65,000
Are you looking for a role where you can utilise your skills, with a focus on surgery? Is being part of a supportive team important to you? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you at Llanelli Vets for Pets.
About us
We are a hardworking but fun team of 4 vets, 5 experienced nurses and 4 Receptionists. We put emphasise on working as a team and truly supporting each other. We have a practice ethos of the animals always coming first which our clients testify to
"Caring, informative and professional"
"They really care about animals and go that extra mile for both you and your pets"
"The best vets I have taken my dogs to" Our clients love us, and we think you will too!"
Your day
All non-routine appointments are 20 minutes, and routine appointments are 15 minutes. We have 1 hour lunch breaks that are fully paid as we know emergencies occasionally happen (although this is rare!). Everyone is paid for 30 minutes after the practice officially closes so we leave on time or early!
We know that being a vet must fit around all the other parts of life that are important, so we are open to you working shifts that truly suit you. We are ideally looking for full time hours to include1 in 4 weekends, Saturday 9am – 5:30pm and Sunday 10:30am – 4pm and with no out of hours.
The practice
Our practice is ideally located on the busy Parc Trostre Retail Park in Llanelli, within a Pets at Home store, meaning we have a loyal client base and a varied caseload. No two days are the same here!
The surgery is built to industry leading standards and has state of the art equipment including digital radiography, ultrasound and in-house lab.
About you
We’re looking for a good all round GP vet, ideally with a bias towards surgery although this is not essential to apply. You’ll be personable with excellent communication skills being able to build a rapport with our clients as well as supporting your colleagues. We work best by discussing cases, sharing opinions and expertise and supporting each other in practice.
Sharing our passion and commitment for high standards, will ensure you thrive within this role. With a confident and capable approach, the team would love someone who could bring new ideas and ambition to the team, as they are always looking for ways to improve.
The benefits
By joining us, we can offer you:
To find out more or to apply, please contact Laura at SouthVet@vets4pets.com or whatsapp 07790 372441
Location: SA14 9UY
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/
