Vets for Pets
Registered Veterinary Nurse
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Full-time | 40 hours per week | 1 in 2 Saturday mornings
Are you a Registered Veterinary Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to join a brand-new practice where you can genuinely be part of its journey from the beginning?
At Vets for Pets Ballymena, we’re building a friendly, down-to-earth and hardworking team with big ambitions for our practice. We’re now looking for an RVN to join us and help us create a welcoming practice delivering great standards of patient and client care.
About Us
You’ll be joining a small and close-knit team led by our Veterinary Surgeon, who graduated 10 years ago and has been working in the UK ever since. He is working towards a certificate in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery and Orthopaedics, with particular interests in advanced soft tissue procedures and orthopaedic surgery.
Alongside our vet, you’ll work with our Head RVN Nurse, who has five years of experience working in veterinary practice. You’ll also work alongside another receptionist, who brings previous veterinary reception experience as well as a background in cat rescue, rehoming, and social media.
We’re friendly, hardworking, and ambitious, and we’re looking for someone who wants to become an important part of the team as the practice grows.
The Role
This is a great opportunity for an RVN who enjoys the variety of first opinion practice but would also like exposure to more advanced surgical cases.
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Alongside routine first opinion appointments and procedures, the practice will have a focus on advanced soft tissue surgery, including BOAS procedures, as well as orthopaedic cases such as TPLOs and fracture repairs.
Looking to the future, we also have ambitions to potentially develop a specialist department, making this an exciting time to join and grow alongside the practice.
Our new practice is equipped with:
- Digital X-ray
- Ultrasound
- In-house blood testing
- Dental equipment
- Orthopaedic equipment
A brand-new practice in Ballymena
You’ll be based within Pets at Home at Braidwater Retail Park, with the practice forming part of a wider Pets at Home and grooming environment.
The retail park has plenty nearby, including B&M, Currys, and PureGym, with Smyths, The Range, and Sainsbury’s also close by. For lunch or a caffeine fix, Lidl, Costa, Tim Hortons, and KFC are all nearby.
Ballymena town centre is just a 5 to 10-minute walk away, and for days off exploring, the North Coast is approximately a 20-minute drive away.
There’s also free parking in the large retail park car park, so you won’t need to worry about finding a space before your shift.
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Hours & Salary
This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week, with the current weekend rota consisting of 1 in 2 Saturday mornings from 9am to 1pm.
We’re offering a salary of up to £28,000 depending on experience.
Join us
Whether you’re looking to develop your surgical nursing experience, enjoy the variety of first opinion practice, or simply like the idea of joining a brand-new team where you can help shape the practice from the outset, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and become part of the exciting new chapter at Vets for Pets Ballymena.
Locations: BT42 3AG
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!
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