Small Animal Vet – Full Time Permanent Position
Are you an enthusiastic Vet looking to take the next step in your career? Would you like work hours that suit your lifestyle? Here at Stanley House Vets we’re looking for vets like you to join our fantastic team…
We are a VetPartners practice, with our main hospital in Colne; a consulting branch in Barnoldswick; and a consulting and operating branch in Burnley. Established in 1911, we offer high quality, first opinion veterinary care in the stunning area of East Lancashire. Our small animal team have a high and varied caseload so we are looking for an experienced vet to further support and expand our in-house services, with particular opportunities for those with surgical or orthopaedic interests.
There is a varied high caseload allowing for progression in many areas of veterinary practice.
Benefits
- Salary in the range of £40k – 65k, depending on experience
- Holidays are 6.6 weeks a year including Bank Holidays with a holiday buy back scheme, for those who love to travel.
- You will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- You are also allowed to take 1 paid day volunteering leave.
- To support your work-life balance, we offer a corporate gym membership for £22.50/month and are part of the Cycle to work scheme.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adopting, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay.
- Private medical insurance available through group payroll deduct.
- Colleague pets are like family, with treatments at cost (within reason) and well-behaved pets should be able to come to work with you.
- We actively encourage CPD and further education, with a generous CPD budget and 5 paid days off per annum (pro rata), certificates are encouraged and can be funded.
- RCVS membership and VDS cover provided, plus two other subscriptions / memberships.
- We are invested in improving wellbeing at work. We have a team of wellbeing champions who meet regularly to arrange team events, which in the last year have included pub walks, a wellness day and Tough Mudder obstacle course.
- Salary in the range of £40k – 65k, depending on experience
- Holidays are 6.6 weeks a year including Bank Holidays with a holiday buy back scheme, for those who love to travel.
- You will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
- You are also allowed to take 1 paid day volunteering leave.
- To support your work-life balance, we offer a corporate gym membership for £22.50/month and are part of the Cycle to work scheme.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adopting, shared parental leave and surrogacy pay.
- Private medical insurance available through group payroll deduct.
- Colleague pets are like family, with treatments at cost (within reason) and well-behaved pets should be able to come to work with you.
- We actively encourage CPD and further education, with a generous CPD budget and 5 paid days off per annum (pro rata), certificates are encouraged and can be funded.
- RCVS membership and VDS cover provided, plus two other subscriptions / memberships.
- We are invested in improving wellbeing at work. We have a team of wellbeing champions who meet regularly to arrange team events, which in the last year have included pub walks, a wellness day and Tough Mudder obstacle course.
Why Apply?
We’re proud of what we do and as a large team with varied experiences, including certificate holders in medicine, dentistry and ECC, we look forward to sharing ideas and knowledge. A number of our nursing team also hold certificates in ECC, anaesthesia, feline nursing, feline medicine, dentistry, and physiotherapy.
Our main branch in Colne is well-equipped with digital x-ray, ultrasound machine, flexible & rigid endoscopy, two surgical theatres with multiparameter monitors and a dental suite with dental x-ray machine. We also have an extensive in-house laboratory, 3 consulting rooms and a designated bereavement room, as well as separate canine and feline inpatient wards.
We work closely with peripatetic specialists in ultrasonography (Veterinary Practice Support) and cardiology (Hannah Stevenson Cardiology), enabling us to work up the majority of cases in-house.
We provide a supportive workplace, mental health first aiders, and well-being champions. We work closely with the University of Central Lancashire as a training practice and we are a registered nurse training facility.
We’re proud of what we do and as a large team with varied experiences, including certificate holders in medicine, dentistry and ECC, we look forward to sharing ideas and knowledge. A number of our nursing team also hold certificates in ECC, anaesthesia, feline nursing, feline medicine, dentistry, and physiotherapy.
Our main branch in Colne is well-equipped with digital x-ray, ultrasound machine, flexible & rigid endoscopy, two surgical theatres with multiparameter monitors and a dental suite with dental x-ray machine. We also have an extensive in-house laboratory, 3 consulting rooms and a designated bereavement room, as well as separate canine and feline inpatient wards.
We work closely with peripatetic specialists in ultrasonography (Veterinary Practice Support) and cardiology (Hannah Stevenson Cardiology), enabling us to work up the majority of cases in-house.
We provide a supportive workplace, mental health first aiders, and well-being champions. We work closely with the University of Central Lancashire as a training practice and we are a registered nurse training facility.
The Team
We have a lovely, well established, friendly and supportive team.
It is very important to us that our team feel happy and supported at work. We have regular wellbeing meetings and are constantly looking at how we can improve and help our colleagues feel appreciated and part of the team.
As a practice we love to have social events. Over the last few years, we have taken part in the annual charity Pendle Pub Walk covering 13 miles and visiting a few pubs for refreshments on the way! Many of our employees enjoy taking part in activities, often raising money for various charities, we also love to volunteer at various community events such as career days and colour runs.
We have a lovely, well established, friendly and supportive team.
It is very important to us that our team feel happy and supported at work. We have regular wellbeing meetings and are constantly looking at how we can improve and help our colleagues feel appreciated and part of the team.
As a practice we love to have social events. Over the last few years, we have taken part in the annual charity Pendle Pub Walk covering 13 miles and visiting a few pubs for refreshments on the way! Many of our employees enjoy taking part in activities, often raising money for various charities, we also love to volunteer at various community events such as career days and colour runs.
