An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Registered Veterinary Nurse to join our team of excellent nurses.   We value our nurses and want to see their careers develop. Training and support are provided: CPD is funded and encouraged. As Training and Development is important at GVG you be providing Clinical Coaching to colleagues, we can provide full training for this.  An interest in nurse clinics is welcome. 

​Wanstead Hospital provides an excellent first opinion, emergency, critical care and referral service to our clients and local network of 20 branches and work to the highest clinical standards. There are great transport connections; the hospital is easily accessible from Wanstead and Snaresbrook (Central Line) tube stations and if travelling by car, it is within easy reach of the M25, M11 and the North Circular Road.

​Wanstead offers a beautiful high street with a range of pubs, restaurants, and shops all within a short walking distance of the practice. Westfield, Stratford, and Central London are easily accessible via the Central Line, alternatively, make the most of your free time with Epping Forest on your doorstep.

​The position is full time at 35 hours per week. The rota involves night shifts on a rota basis. Wanstead Veterinary Hospital is an interesting and rewarding place to work. You will be able to fully utilise your nursing skills working with a supportive and friendly team.  The salary range is £29,000 to £32,000 per annum depending on experience. In addition, we offer paid CPD with 2 full or 3 part days CPD allowance. 

​​Our industry leading benefit package includes: – Paid BVNA, VDS and RCVS fees. – Fully funded CPD and certificates supported. – Simply Health which provides cashback/refunds on many routine medical costs such as dental care, physiotherapy, optician, chiropractic fees, and more. – 24hr Employee Assistance Programme. – Generous shopping/leisure discounts (never pay full price in all the major shops and cinemas again!). – Cycle to work scheme. – Up to £3000 relocations cost.  – Great colleague pet discount scheme.  – Colleague Introduction incentive of £2500.  – Increasing holiday allowance with length of service.

​Goddard Veterinary Group was started in 1952 by Arthur Goddard and now consists of 44 branches, 3 hospitals, and our own nursing college. We have a great reputation for looking after our people; over 20% of our team have been with us 10 years or more and we’re proud of our many 5-star employee reviews on Indeed.

​In 2022 we are celebrating our 70th anniversary and have 44 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. 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 are interested in this rewarding role and working for a forward-thinking business, and would like to know more, please email vacancies@goddardvetgroup.co.uk to arrange an informal chat, or click the apply button!