Are you a compassionate, enthusiastic and motivated Registered Veterinary Nurse looking for a warm and welcoming team to enjoy your career with?
At Vet On The Hill, our RVNs benefit from variety, continued learning and consistent support. Our biggest perk is the team you will join – spending your days with skilled peers of qualified nurses, vets and support staff where you can safely develop your skills, deliver exceptional care to our patients as a team and both provide and receive lifelong mentorship.
Rota patterns that work for you
We can be flexible on the number of working days and hours. Talk to us about your needs and we will see what we can come up with together. For example, Saturdays can be as few as 1:5 with no OOH.
Our modern practice
Vet on the hill was established in 2014 and provides high-quality service and care to our clients. We are a thriving, state of the art equipped, modern, single site Small Animal Practice in the lovely town of Caterham. We have close links to the M25, London, and the beautiful Surrey Hills on our doorstep. We are well equipped with Digital xray, Digital dental xray, Ultrasound with cardiac/doppler capabilities, 2 x GA machines (isoflo), Endoscopes, Mult-parameter GA monitor, Digital tonometer, Idexx blood analysers (Procyte and Catalyst), Diathermy and Electrocautery.
Our Mission and Culture
Our mission is to provide preventative, accessible, affordable quality care. We do this by passionately taking care of our practice and people! We understand the importance of keeping alive in the hearts of our team the joy and love for medicine that unites us. This is achieved by safeguarding a culture of shared knowledge, bespoke learning and tailored support.
As a team we each continue to develop ourselves at our own individual pace, and collectively bring the best health or hope to every case we see. We are proud and grateful to our team who communicate openly and regularly with us so that we can deliver this mission as a practice with exemplary Integrity, Compassion and Proactivity.
Our people are at the heart
Our fantastic team are at the heart of what we do, and this can be felt instantly when you join us. We believe in operating as a close – knit unit, where vets, nurses and receptionists work closely together.
Find support by our 6 Vets; including two experienced clinical directors. You will see a blend of consults and surgery, CPD is actively supported and encouraged.
Experience the support of our 5 Registered Veterinary Nurses, 4 supporting team members, VCA and experienced Practice Manager.
Discover our ethos - teamwork, active listening, kindness and positivity.
Our team have participated in canoeing, the Great British bake off and fancy-dress Halloween in the last year and are always scheming up the next fun activity.
Because our people matter
We recognise that our people are fundamental to the success of our business. Investing in our people, premises and processes is at the heart of what we do. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will benefit from -
Work-life balance
6.6 weeks annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday
Wellbeing
Private Medical InsuranceEmployee Assistance Programme: 24/7 confidential helpline Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental and surrogacy payInitiatives focused on employee wellbeing
Development
£550 CPD allowance with 24 hours paid CPD leave pro rataCertificate supportLearning and development opportunities via the IVC Evidensia AcademyAccess to Vetlexicon – our online encyclopaedia providerAll our Vets & Nurses can apply for research fundingInfection Prevention and Control ProgrammeQuality Improvement Programme
Professional Memberships
VDS coverRCVS fees
Colleague Benefits
Company pension scheme. IVC Evidensia will make a contribution as well Supporting a greener commute to work with a Cycle to Work scheme and Green Cars Scheme, subject to eligibility criteriaVoluntary benefits: we give you the flexibility to choose from a range of voluntary benefits to suit youAccess to discounts/cashback with hundreds of participating retailersDiscounted treatment for your own pets at an IVC Evidensia practice