Pets at Home

Veterinary surgeon - Real progression prospects

Pets at Home  •  £60k/yr  •  Onsite  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Are you looking for a truly supportive practice with a family feel, low staff turnover, no weekends and the potential for you to become a Clinical Lead?

  • This is a great opportunity to join our Cheadle Heath practice who are looking for an experienced vet to join them and help the practice reach new heights!
  • If you have a special interest the team at Cheadle Heath are happy to support you and certificate and CPD can be supported
  • A surgical bias would be an advantage
  • The role is for 38 hours per week worked over 4 days a week (but does have no weekends at this time)
  • There is no OOH
  • There is flexibility in the rota ensuring it offers true work life balance
  • 15 minute consults as standard, further extended for more involved appointments
  • The practice build time into your day to allow you the opportunity to keep on top of tasks and get home on time!
  • There will be some sole charge
  • Excellent pay up to £60,000 (DOE, FTE)

About us:

Cheadle Heath Vets4Pets is a standalone practice owned and run locally by Marina and Abigail. The practice is in a traditional setting and it has become a staple of the local community. The team has a keen desire to build on their success to date with ambitions to offer as much as they can for the local community.

Work-Life Balance:

Marina and Abigail have created a working environment that ensures the well-being of colleagues is a top priority. They recognise and support the importance of a healthy work-life balance and can offer flexible working hours to accommodate your needs. Whilst the role is 38 hours per week, the detail of how that looks can be discussed at interview.

There are no out-of-hours (OOH) requirements, and we do not currently open at the weekend.

Your Role:

Whether you are looking to accommodate a change in lifestyle, take the next step up in your career, or are just looking for a change in environment, this role would provide the perfect opportunity.

We are looking for a team player that will actively support our drive to continually improve and expand our services.

Ideally you will be confident in all routine surgery and consults. CPD is encouraged and funded.

Benefits:

  • A very competitive salary up to £60,000 (FTE, DOE)
  • The potential for a Clinical Lead role for the right candidate
  • No OOH or weekend work and a negotiable rota to help work-life balance
  • CPD is encouraged and certificates can be supported
  • In-house career development opportunity
  • Paid membership fees RVCS/BVA etc
  • Access to the reward hub which has colleague discounts
  • 20% discount at Vets4Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room.

If you would like to find out more about this position or to apply, please contact Rach at northvet@vets4pets.com and someone will get back to you in 1 working day

Location: SK3 0NW

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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