
Veterinary Nurse Specialist
3–4 days/week at home
Core hours 11–3
Dog friendly
Job Description
Job Description:
Veterinary Nurse Specialist
Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire
Daytime shifts only
Salaries starting from £25,000 - £31,000 + Benefits
Are you a veterinary nurse looking for something slightly different? We have an amazing opportunity for nurses that want to join us in delivering on our purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.
In this role, you will deliver and support the provision of veterinary care to our pet population at Mars Waltham Pet Science Institute; a global research and development site for Mars Petcare. Our research spans multiple disciplines such as nutrient requirements for pets, the dog and cat microbiome, biomarkers of health and disease, and feeding behavior.
The institute is located 5 miles from Melton Mowbray, and driving distance from Derby, Nottingham, Oakham, Grantham and Leicester. There is parking on site.
Our veterinary care program ensures we have a healthy pet population that can participate in research trials. Based on one or more of our animal units, you will be part of the operational team, as well as working in collaboration with the veterinary services team.
You will also have the opportunity to focus on your development, alongside being an important part of the team that provides high quality veterinary care to our pets.
What would be your key responsibilities?
- Deliver routine and non-routine veterinary care for one or more animal unit.
- Triaging veterinary and animal health related queries to report to the Named Veterinary Surgeon and coordinating veterinary rounds accordingly.
- Collection of health and research data from our dogs and cats (e.g. bodyweights, oral health assessments).
- Delivering veterinary treatments and responding to queries during core hours at weekends (working approximately every 2 out of 7 weekends).
What are we looking for?
- Either registered, or eligible to be registered, with Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).
- Bachelor (Bsc) or Foundation (FdSc) degree or Diploma in Veterinary Nursing.
- A proven ability to work effectively as part of a cross-functional team.
- A strong interest in companion animal welfare, behavior and low stress handling techniques is desirable.
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our inhouse Mars University
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus
#LI-CW
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
Company benefits
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Working at Mars UK
Company employees
4000 In the UK
Gender diversity (male:female)
57:43
Office locations
London, Slough, Waltham, Castle Cary, Birstall, Plymouth
Hiring Countries
United Kingdom

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