Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to truly utilise your nursing skills, or to learn and develop some new ones? Then we could have the perfect role for you! We’ve got a fantastic opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team working across both our practices at Peterborough Bretton and Peterborough Vets for Pets.
We pride ourselves on a strong team spirit and a genuine care for pets and their owners are at the heart of everything we do.
About us
At Peterborough Vets for Pets, we have a team of 7 Vets, 6 Registered Nurses, 3 Student Nurses and an incredible administrative support team.
Our Nurses are a fantastically talented team with certificates in consulting, anaesthesia, emergency and critical care and a qualified physiotherapist.
Between our Vets we hold a Certificate in Internal Medicine, Certificate in Cardiology and one currently doing a Certificate in Ultrasonography. We also offer acupuncture and physiotherapy as well as BOAS surgery.
We really do believe in supporting our team to reach their career goals, and in return, help to provide and support the best quality care to our clients.
Our practice is based inside the vibrant Pets at Home store in Peterborough Bretton, and our Peterborough Vets for Pets practice is a wonderful standalone building; we offer free parking for staff and clients and easy accessibility at both practices.
What we’re looking for
You will have a good experience of veterinary nursing, excellent customer service and communication skills, be an effective team player, have a systematic approach when making decisions and be able to carry out the role effectively with planning and organisation. You are friendly, down-to-earth, have a genuine interest in animal welfare and enjoy the variety provided by the clients and colleagues alike.
We are open to considering either full time or part time candidates. Full time work would be 4 longer days in the week, with a weekend rota. 1:8 full weekends (9am-5pm on Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday) and 1:5 half weekends (9am-2pm on Saturday).
If you are wanting to work part time, you would also need to participate in the weekend rota. No OOHs and bank holidays are shared between the team over the year.
We can offer you
1. An attractive salary of up to £32,000 (Dependant on experience/full time equivalent)
2. A generous CPD allowance (Plus funding towards certificates)
3. 5.6 weeks initial holiday
4. A generous extra days’ leave for your birthday
5. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave (16weeks full pay, then 6 weeks half pay)
6. A contributory pension scheme
7. In-house career development opportunity
8. Paid membership fees (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
9. Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care
10. Cycle to work scheme
11. 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room
12. Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes – Retail Trust, Port of Call and MHFA
Alternatively, you can submit your application directly to us now and somebody will be in touch with you to discuss this further. We look forward to hearing from you!
Location: PE3 8DN
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!