Aylesford Vets for Pets previously Maidstone Companion Care has recently been through an exciting refurb, extension and rebrand.
The new owner Chris has worked at the practice for 4 years and became the practice owner in February 2024. Chris qualified from Middlesex University in 2014 with a 2:1 degree BSc in Veterinary Nursing and has been driving the practice forward providing excellent client care.
We are looking for a veterinary surgeon with a minimum 2 years’ experience, who is confident with surgery and medical skills. You will be confident in consults with clients, comfortable with a caseload made up of routine and more specific procedures.
You will be joining a team of 3 Vets, 3 Nurses, SVN, 2 VCAs and 4 Receptionists. Our practice can offer you the environment, caseload and equipment needed to utilise your skills whilst also giving you plenty of opportunity to develop further, with support for postgraduate qualifications, CPD and training in your areas of interest. We have a high and varied caseload supported by 2 experienced vets who hold certificates in Dentistry, Ultrasound and Soft Tissue Surgery alongside experience in BOAS, orthopaedics and ophthalmology.
The practice is conveniently located on South Aylesford Retail Park, close to the M20 and main bus routes for commuting purposes. Maidstone located in the heart of Kent’s beautiful ‘garden of England’ countryside and is just over an hour from London and plenty of international airports. This makes it the perfect location for enjoying outdoor adventures or city nightlife outside of work and we work hard to ensure all our team maintain a good work/life balance to make the most of this.
This is a part-time role working 2 days per week plus 1 in 3 Saturdays (8:30am -12:30pm). There is scope for hours to increase if the candidate wishes as the practice gets busier.
Chris can offer;
If you would like to join our team and you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service, then we would love to hear from you.
To find out more please contact SouthVets@vets4pets.com or to apply visit www.vets4petscareers.com
Location: ME20 7TP
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/
