Jobs at Pets at Home in United Kingdom

We are a practice that places emphasis on each team member feeling valued, supported, and being able to impact the way we work. Whether you're looking for a culture based on good communication, to be able to progress in the clinical area you want and/or flexible working options we have an opportunity for you.

About us
We are a stand-alone practice just outside Ipswich town centre. We're just a 15-minute walk from the train station, where you can get direct trains to London. Stansted airport is also within easy reach. Our location also means that we enjoy all the benefits of being based in a town while you don't have to travel far to find yourself in the beautiful Suffolk countryside or at the coast.

We think the best thing about our practice is our people and our open and collaborative culture. We get great feedback from locums on how supportive we are of each other and how well integrated we are between disciplines. This is shown in the length of time our team have worked with us; we are a long-standing, established team and even when colleagues have left for various reasons they have come back. Whether you work on Reception, in the Nurse or Vet team everyone is valued and has a voice in impacting the way we do things.

We are committed to and place emphasis on creating a culture that works for all of us where well-being- both physical and emotional- are a priority. Last year we set up a full team meeting to give us the opportunity to discuss what our culture is and what this looks like on a day-to-day basis. This has been followed up by check-ins to see what is going right and what isn't so good so we can continue to work on this. Ongoing practice communication is an important part of this, and we hold quarterly full practice meetings and regular departmental meetings and have a genuine open-door policy so that our whole team get the chance to input into different areas of how the practice operates.

About the role
While we have the opportunity for someone to take on a full-time role, we are more than happy to consider part time and we already have 2 part time Vets working different rotas so are happy to discuss how your ideal working pattern can work around this. We are looking for a Vet with some experience, happy with routine consults and surgeries, to work alongside our existing fab Vet team.

Standard consults are 15 mins with certain presentations and blood tests given longer as we do have the flexibility in our diary if needed for this. We also have slots blocked out for admin and reporting results. All our Vets do a mixture of surgery and consulting with specific surgery days allocated to them and we would consider Vets looking to take on consult only roles as well. Our weekend rota is 1 in 3 and you would work Saturday mornings only 8:30-2pm.

We want our colleagues to be as diverse as our clients. Our teams are inclusive and celebrate difference. So, if you meet our role requirements, we would love to know what passions clinically, or outside of work, you could bring to our team!

We can offer you

• An attractive salary of up to £75,000 (Dependant on experience/full time equivalent)
• A generous CPD allowance (including funding towards certificates)
• 5.6 weeks initial holiday, rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years' service!
• An extra days' leave for your birthday (after 1 years' completed service!)
• A contributory pension scheme
• In-house career development opportunity
• Paid membership fees (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
• Funded sponsorship visas
• Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care
• Cycle to work scheme
• 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room
• Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes - Retail Trust, Port of Call and MHFA

If you'd like any further information about this vacancy, the practice or our company please contact Laura from our Talent Acquisition team via email; eastvets@vets4pets.com for an informal and confidential conversation.

Location - IP1 2BH
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer!

Pets just see people. They aren't biased and they don't discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so 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!