Job description
We are looking for confident and experienced future colleagues who come from a nursing assistant background, that are now ready to start their journey as student veterinary nurses, with Goddard Vet Group at our very own Nursing College.

Before we delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:

The salary for this Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing is £12 per hour.
• To be considered for this training position we require prior veterinary experience and GCSEs in English, Maths and Science grade C/4 and above or equivalent, plus two additional GCSEs, other qualifications may be considered and will be reviewed on application*

We have a great benefits package including:
• 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
• The opportunity to join our private medical insurance scheme at a reduced rate
• Generous colleague introduction reward for vets and RVNs
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Medical cashback plan involving refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
• Shopping discounts
• Generous colleague discounts
• Petplan 20% colleague discount

About the role

We have two intakes per year; April and September and you will be placed onto the next available cohort.

The student positions are full-time consisting of 40 hours per week, including your weekly college day. As experienced veterinary nursing assistants you will be used to day-to-day practice life and are now ready to take on additional student responsibilities and training.

The role is varied, involving and high level of client care which includes reception duties, the cleaning and upkeep of the practice and its equipment/facilities, and of course the hands-on patient care. It can also involve working between different branches within a commutable distance, including our hospital sites.

You will be working alongside experienced and compassionate teams who understand the need for investing time and training into our future registered nurses.

Once registered, we offer a highly competitive salary banding and benefits package, and as a Goddard Vet Group veterinary nurse you will have ample opportunity for further development and growth within the company.

You will be fully supported by dedicated tutors who have all worked in practice themselves, and can relate to your role and studies.

About us

In 2022 we celebrated our 70th anniversary and have 46 branches, 3 hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all of our colleagues, and our forward-looking approach means we have introduced a Colleague Forum to listen to our peers views, as well as monthly Town Hall meetings, communicating real time updates, taking polls with live Q&As to ensure we're making the right, collaborative decisions for our people. All our senior managers are mental health first aid trained and we offer Wellness plans for all our new starters. We are a forward-thinking practice and have developed our own successful contact centre to help ease reception pressure in our busy branches. We have a schedule of refurbishments planned and are continually reviewing equipment needs at our practices. As an A1 Home Office approved sponsor, we are sometimes able to help non-UK veterinary surgeons and nurses obtain a working visa.

If you can see yourself in this role press apply now then simply enter what area/branch you would be looking for a position, and within 60 seconds your application will be with Rose!