VA435 – Veterinary Receptionist

We are looking for client-focused experienced receptionists to join our invaluable front of house team at Wanstead 24-hour Veterinary Hospital, on either a full or part-time basis.

​The roles involve a high level of face-to-face contact with our clients, so you must have the confidence, empathy, and experience to provide the standard of care and the personal touch we expect for our clients.

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

The starting salary for our reception position is £11.44 per hour.

*To be considered for this role you will have experience in client care and customer service, and are used to a fast-paced working environment*

We have a great benefits package including:

– 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata for part-time)- 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 want to ensure that while our clinical team support the patients’ needs, we are also able to offer a warm and friendly welcome to clients. This involves providing effective communications internally and organising our diary so that we can provide the best advice and accurate information to our clients.

We are fortunate enough to be able to explore both full-time and part-time options for these positions.

The roles involve shift work, with the latest shift up to 10.30pm and a regular weekend rotation. Due to the nature of the role, part-time hours can be across different days each week, and a level of flexibility is required.

As well as a high level of face-to-face client care, there is also a large amount of phone and written communication to our clients, and these methods of communication must be treated as equally as professionally.

​You will also be responsible for day-to-day administrative tasks such as managing the email inbox, paperwork filing, daily banking and liaising with insurance companies.

​We are ideally seeking candidates with previous reception responsibilities within a veterinary or healthcare setting to join our team and can work early and late shifts. We do ask for a certain level of flexibly in the role, due to the nature of the profession.

​You would need to be computer literate although training will be given, but more importantly we are looking for friendly, confident, empathetic individuals who will be proud to make the reception area, their areas of responsibility and for individuals with a passion for animal welfare and who love being a pivotal part of a large vibrant team.

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&A’s 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.

If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!

VA467 – Veterinary Surgeon

Welcome to Wanstead! We are looking for a well-rounded GP vet (with a particular bias for ECC) who thrives in a hospital environment and wants to be part of the largest ECC provider in London.

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

The salary band for this role is £45,000 to £58,000 (FTE) depending on prior experience and allowing room for growth within the role.

As a Goddard Vet, you’ll benefit from:

– 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
– Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)
– CPD budget every year
– 5 days’ paid CPD leave every year
– Paid lunch breaks
– Colleague introduction reward
– 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme
– Private Medical Healthcare Insurance
– Medical cashback plan. Refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more
– Professional membership fees covered
– Shopping discounts
– Generous colleague discounts
– Petplan 20% colleague discount

About the role

Wanstead are looking for a veterinary surgeon who is wanting to grab the opportunity to gain invaluable hospital experience, and step into this full-time GP role at Wanstead Hospital in East London.

The team are looking for a competent GP vet who is able to jump straight in with routine surgeries, including bitch spays and dentals.

Wanstead Veterinary Hospital provides an excellent first opinion, emergency, critical care, and referral service to our clients and local network of 20 branches and works to the highest clinical standards.

There is state of the art diagnostic support, with a CT scanner, a commercial laboratory, a strong medical team, and experienced surgeons routinely conducting advanced orthopaedic, soft tissue, and minimally invasive surgery all available on site.

You will be fully supported by a team of experienced hospital vets including a senior medic/ECC and GP vet, our incredible nursing team made up of experienced RVN’s, students, nursing assistants and front of house team, as well as on site clinical managers.

Your rota will be on a 6 weekly rotational basis made up of an average of 40 hours per week, inclusive of your weekend rotation. This will enable you to work within all departments of the hospital, ranging across consulting, surgery, ward and ECC.

Wanstead itself is on the outskirts of leafy Essex, but has quick and direct transport links that take you straight into all areas of London! There is a bustling café and restaurant culture in Wanstead so you will never be short of places to visit for a treat.

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 with our board of directors, communicating real time updates, taking polls with live Q&A’s 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.

If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!

VA469 – Registered Veterinary Nurse

Welcome to Walthamstow! This growing practice in a trendy area of East London is looking for an additional RVN on a part-time basis.

Before we delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:Our RVN salary band is £31,000 to £35,000 (full-time equivalent based on 40 hours) depending on experience and allowing room for growth within the role.As a Goddard RVN, you’ll benefit from:– 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays (pro rata)- Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)- CPD budget every year- 2 days’ paid CPD leave every year- Paid lunch breaks- Colleague introduction reward- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme- Medical cashback plan. Refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more- Professional membership fees covered- Shopping discounts- Generous colleague discounts- Petplan 20% colleague discountAbout the roleIn the heart of Walthamstow Village is this hugely popular first opinion practice, that has an increasing client base and caseload, resulting in the need for an additional RVN to join the team on a part-time basis.This 24-30 hourly week role is inclusive of a 1:4 branch Saturday and 1:10 hospital Sunday. You will be rota ‘d to 1 bank holiday per year in Wanstead hospital.You will be joining a large established team including a full-time senior vet, additional part-time vet, senior RVN, full-time RVN and 3 student nurses, plus a regional manager whose support is invaluable to her region.Walthamstow is also fully supported by Wanstead Veterinary Hospital for more complex cases and OOH.The practice itself is situated in an ideal location if you want to base yourself in a village/high street environment but want easy access into the hustle and bustle. It’s just a 15-minute walk from Walthamstow Central station, taking you straight into Oxford Circus in just 20 minutes.

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 with our board of directors, communicating real time updates, taking polls with live Q&A’s 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.If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!

VA471 – Senior Veterinary Nurse

In the heart of North London next to the River Lea is our incredibly popular first opinion Tottenham practice, and they are looking for a Senior RVN to take the helm!Before we delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:Our full-time senior RVN salary band is £33,000 to £37,000 depending on prior experience and allowing room for growth within the role.As a Goddard RVN, you’ll benefit from:– 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays- Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)- CPD budget every year- 2 days’ paid CPD leave every year- Paid lunch breaks- Colleague introduction reward- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme- The opportunity to join our private medical insurance scheme at a reduced rate, as well as a medical cashback plan involving refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more- Professional membership fees covered- Shopping discounts- Generous colleague discounts- Petplan 20% colleague discountAbout the roleTottenham’s popularity is increasing by the day, so much so we are now looking for a part-time second vet to join the team.

​As a senior RVN you will not be bored at Tottenham and the practice has a great reputation within the group of having an amazing team dynamic.

The role totals 40-hours per week (4-day week) inclusive of your weekend rotation: 1:4 branch Saturdays and 1:10 Sundays at Wanstead Hospital, plus 1 bank holiday per year with time back.

Along with the senior vet, you will play integral part in the day to day running of the clinic, ensuring your team are supported and the practice is running efficiently and providing exemplary patient care.

​You will be fully supported by fantastic student nurses who are the backbone of Tottenham and know it inside out. You will also be supported by an incredibly experienced regional manager, who was an RVN herself.

​If any of your patients require more complex surgeries, or OOH care they will be referred to our flagship 24-hour hospital in Wanstead.

​Caseload at Tottenham is high with a very loyal client base, the team have worked hard to create strong bonds and are rightfully proud of this.

​The practice itself is perfectly situated if you want to travel into the hustle and bustle of central London, being just a 5-minute walk from Bruce Grove station that takes you straight into London Liverpool Street, or a 20-minute walk from Tottenham Hale station.

​If however you may want to get away from the bright lights of the city, Tottenham is within easy reach of Epping Forest, and popular Essex village’s and towns with an array of pubs and restaurants.

About usIn 2022, we celebrated our 70th anniversary and now have 46 branches, three hospitals and our own nurse training college. We value all 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 with our board of directors communicating real time updates and 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 new starters.If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!

VA472 – Registered Veterinary Nurse

One of our fabulous nurses will be pursuing an internship, creating a position for a full-time RVN in our impressive Mandeville Hospital in Northolt.Before we delve into the nitty gritty, here is what we offer you:Our full-time RVN salary band is £31,000 to £35,000 depending on experience allowing room for growth and development within the role.As a Goddard RVN you will benefit from:– 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays- Generous relocation assistance (where applicable)- CPD budget every year- 2 days’ paid CPD leave every year- Paid lunch breaks- Colleague introduction reward- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme- The opportunity to join our private medical insurance scheme at a reduced rate, as well as a medical cashback plan involving refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more- Professional membership fees covered- Shopping discounts- Generous colleague discounts- Petplan 20% colleague discountAbout the roleThis role will suit an RVN or soon to qualify student who thrives in a fast-paced hospital environment, enjoys all areas of hospital nursing and prides themselves in providing the highest standard of patient care.As a hospital RVN you will also help guide trainee nurses in their journey’s to becoming RVNs, and ensure the high clinical standards in consult, ward and theatre are being maintained, as well as being able to develop your own skills for future progression.As well as the large clinical team around you, and integral front of house team for client care support, you will be fully supported by the hospital’s nursing team, deputy head nurse, head nurse, and hospital manager.Mandeville Veterinary Hospital and its surrounding clinics provide an excellent first opinion, emergency, critical care, and referral service and work to the highest clinical standards. As a result, you will have the opportunity to nurse a wide range of patients and conditions.There is state of the art diagnostic support at the hospital with a new CT scanner, a diploma holder in imaging providing our CT and ultrasound service, a strong medical team, and experienced surgeons routinely conducting advanced orthopaedic, soft tissue, and minimally invasive surgery during the day.This is a fulltime position, including a 1:5 weekend rotation with TOIL and 2 bank holidays per year.There are no on-call requirements for this position.In a nutshell….if you have a passion for hospital nursing, want to develop your ECC skills or utilise those you already have, and work among an amazing team and state-of-the-art facilities then get applying now!About usIn 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 with our board of directors, communicating real time updates, taking polls with live Q&A’s 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.If you can see yourself in this role press apply now, and within 60 seconds your application will be with our recruitment manager Rose. Alternatively, please feel free to email her directly at rstanton@goddardvetgroup.co.uk for any other queries or to simply arrange a call and have a chat about other opportunities!