Veterinary Nursing Lead - Handforth, United Kingdom - Vets4Pets

Vets4Pets

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Handforth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location:
Hybrid working for our Handforth (Cheshire) Support Office, with some additional travel

Closing date:
Friday 7th April 2023

Pets at Home Group Plc is the UK's leading pet care business; our commitment is to make sure pets and their owners get the very best advice, products and care.

Pet products are available online or from our 453 stores, many of which also have vet practices and grooming salons.

The Vet Group operates a UK leading small animal veterinary business, with 440 First Opinion practices located both in our stores and in standalone locations.

The Pets at Home Vet Group has been built on the principle of clinical freedom for our Joint Venture Partners (JVPs) and we are committed to supporting practices to build a culture of clinical excellence.

The JVPs are the clinical leaders of our Joint Venture practices and are responsible for delivering an exceptional standard of care to our clients and patients.

About the role
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Veterinary Nursing Lead to join our team.

This is a new position that will lead on the implementation of clinical progression and responsibility for Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs) within the business.

As a Veterinary Nursing Lead, you will champion the voice of RVNs both internally and externally.

You will be accountable, with the rest of the team, for the overall clinical services performance provided to our practices and their clients.

You will work directly with JVPs, JVC and RVNs to grow and enhance the RVN capability and capacity. This may also involve potential line management of a team in the future.

This is a hybrid role, based out of our Support Office in Handforth (Cheshire) and travel to practices will also be required.

About you

RVN, ideally with postgraduate nursing qualifications, or from within training and education
Excellent communication skills, able to communicate effectively with stakeholders across the business
Past experience in leadership roles
An understanding of the veterinary professional landscape, with a strong understanding of the regulatory landscape governing the provision of veterinary services with an emphasis on RVN roles
Experience in developing training programmes and continued professional development
A confident leader and team player who can operate in a matrix structure
Great planning, prioritisation and organisation skills including the ability to manage multiple workloads and projects in an effective manner
The ability to deliver a strategic agenda and the agility to deal with the tactical operational activity this role can also bring
A proven ability to engage and influence stakeholders particularly in the professional arena
A high level of emotional intelligence and great judgement and decisionmaking skills
An ambassador for change and able to support others during periods of change
A high level of attention to detail

Our diversity and inclusion vision is that everyone is welcome and feels part of our group.

If you think you're a good match to what we are looking for, and you share our belief that together 'we're better with pets', we'd like to hear from you, whatever your background or circumstances.

About our purpose

Far more than a retailer, Pets at Home Group is the UK's leading pet care specialist, fulfilling every possible pet and owner need, from food and accessories to grooming and vet services.

Since 1991, we've been building a business around pets and their owners and we've set our sights on becoming the best pet care business in the world.

Join us now and you can be part of that journey, developing your future as we develop ours.

This is a place where you can take pride and passion in your work within an inspiring, professional team that's focused on supporting pets and their owners to live happier lives together.

We're driven by the wellbeing of pets and we make sure we look after our people too. We depend on your commitment and innovation, and reward it with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits. Together we'll create the future of pet care.