Registered Veterinary Nurse

Are you looking for the next step in your career? Our friendly team in Straiton Edinburgh is looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Registered Veterinary Nurse to join us.

About us:

The practice is independently run, by Hans and Kaidian, supported by a fantastic team, who are committed to delivering an outstanding level of service in the community and through this they have enabled a real "proud to be part of the team" work ethos. Our team is now four years old, can speak over 8 languages, from 10 nationalities and we believe over the last four years we have been able to build strong bonds with our pet families. We are located at the foot of the Pentland Hills in glorious Edinburgh and our bright, air-conditioned surgery is purpose built to industry leading standards, with in-house laboratory facilities and has state of the art imaging equipment including digital X-ray and ultrasound affording our clients high levels of clinical workups onsite.

About you:

We are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team at Straiton Vets for Pets.

You will help ensure a high standard of care for patients and clients. Nurses are the heart of our practice and perform an integral clinical role in caring for our patients. You must be comfortable with leading by example, have great communication and organisation skills and take pride in working to a high standard. You will have an interest in and want to learn about the practice as a business, as well as, how to contribute to the team to help achieve personal and practice goals. Ideally you will have experience in a Registered Nurse role.

Key to your success will be your ability to embrace all aspects of the Veterinary Nurse role, delivering excellent patient and client care.

This is a full-time position working 40 hours a week but we will be willing to consider candidates who are only able to work part time. The practice opening hours are 8.30am – 7pm Monday to Saturday.

In return, we offer:

Competitive salary - (up to £32,000 depending on experience) Enhanced annual leave (4 weeks which increases to 5 weeks after 2 years and up to 6 weeks after 5 years). Pension scheme Generous CPD allowance - Schedule 3 encouraged. Paid memberships (RCVS, BVA, VDS) Exclusive colleague discounts

If you share our passion for delivering outstanding pet healthcare and great customer service, then we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to hear more about working with us, please contact by email straiton@vetsforpets.com or if you would prefer to have an initial informal chat just call us on 0131 440 3904 and we'll be more than happy to talk things through.

We are investors in people. If you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!

Location: EH20 9PW

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!