Float Veterinary Nursing Assistant

Job Code: VA504

Location: Float Role

We are looking for an integral piece of our veterinary team puzzle, in the shape of a float veterinary nursing assistant supporting our various teams in the north London and Essex region including Tottenham, Enfield, Chingford and more.




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




The salary for this non-training full-time VNA role is £27,352 per annum.




A little snippet of the benefits you will receive:


-6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
-Paid lunch breaks
-Generous colleague discounts
-The opportunity to join our private medical healthcare scheme on a reduced rate plus medical cashback incentives



About the role




Our float veterinary nursing assistant role is an ideal position for someone who has extensive prior experience within the veterinary industry and may not be in the position to commit to the Diploma training right now.


Being a float position you will help support the various branches within the north London and Essex area where the needs of the rota dictate, this could be covering holiday, days off or sick leave etc.



The VNA role is 40 hours per week and includes a regular Saturday rotation. Prior animal care and client care experience is preferred due to the integral support you would be providing to the teams. If you can demonstrate a passion for teamwork, and providing the highest standard of patient and client care you will flourish.



The role is varied, involving and high level of client care which includes reception duties, the cleaning and upkeep of the practice and its equipment/facilities, general administrative duties including processing of insurance claims, and of course the hands-on patient care.


This is a challenging industry and profession but hugely rewarding if you are able to give it your full passion and dedication.


If in the future you did wish to pursue with your veterinary nurse training, this would be dependent on diploma vacancies within the region, and qualification criteria.



If you can see yourself in this role press apply now then simply enter what branch you would be looking for a position, and within 60 seconds your application will be with Rose!

Benefits for this role include

  • 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
  • Paid lunch breaks
  • Colleague introduction reward (for the introduction of vets and RVNs)
  • 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 discount

About us

In 2022, we celebrated our 70th anniversary and now have 46 branches, three 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 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!