Registered Veterinary Nurse - Full or Part Time Hours

We’ve got an exciting opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Nurse to join at Orpington Vets for Pets!

With a brilliant local reputation, you’ll be joining a strong, inclusive clinical team made up of 3 RVN’s with a wealth of experience, 2 SVN’s and 4 vets including a Pg cert holder in surgery. We also have a great team of 3 Receptionists and 5 VCA to support the client journey, freeing our nurses up to carry out their role effectively.

We are based on the Nugent Shopping Park inside the Pets At Home store, at the heart of the local community. The practice benefits from having great local amenities as well as fantastic transport links; just 15 minutes to London Bridge and 10 minutes to beautiful countryside.

Our practice provides excellent facilities giving you access to all the equipment and space you need to care for your patients, including running nurse clinics, laparoscopic surgery, orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, state of the art Ultrasound, digital x-ray, dental machine and laboratory. With such a wide variety of cases, no two days are the same for our team.

You should have excellent customer service and communication skills and a genuine interest in animal welfare; enjoying the variety provided by the clients and colleagues alike.

We will consider various work patterns, and this can be a full or part-time role. The weekend rota is 1 in 3 Saturdays to keep it fair for everyone and provide a good work/life balance.

We can offer you:

• A competitive salary dependant on experience
• A CPD allowance that is funded and encourage to use
• Generous holiday entitlement
• A contributory pension scheme
• In-house career development opportunity
• Paid membership fees (RCVS, VDS)
• Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care
• 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home and the Groom Room

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

Location: BR5 3RP

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!