Join Wear Referrals, a thriving specialist referral hospital in the North East, as a Receptionist. This is your chance to be the welcoming face of a growing team, working across a multi-disciplinary practice with 150 staff and 17 European/RCVS Specialists.
Wear Referrals is a specialist veterinary referral hospital close to Durham and Newcastle, seeking an experienced Receptionist to join their expanding team. This full-time position runs 40 hours per week across Monday to Sunday, with shifts between 7am and 10pm. You'll be the professional, organised face of reception, managing a busy diary, greeting clients warmly, and ensuring the day runs smoothly through excellent communication and attention to detail.
The hospital serves a wide catchment from the northeast coast to the Pennines, and offers easy access to the Yorkshire Dales, Lake District, and Scotland. You'll work within a 150-strong team that includes 17 European/RCVS Specialists and 70 registered veterinary nurses, supporting specialist services including neurology, orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine, anaesthesia, oncology, diagnostic imaging, and cardiology, alongside a busy primary care out-of-hours emergency service and in-house hydrotherapy.
This role offers genuine scope for career development within a successful, growing business. A customer service qualification is preferred, and you'll need to commit to shift-based work, wearing a corporate uniform, and managing both reception and back-office duties.
Wear Referrals is a multi-disciplinary specialist veterinary referral hospital in the North East of England. The team includes 17 European/RCVS Specialists and 70 registered veterinary nurses, supporting specialist services across neurology, orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine, anaesthesia, oncology, diagnostic imaging, and cardiology. The hospital also operates a busy primary care out-of-hours emergency service and in-house hydrotherapy facility. Wear Referrals is part of Linnaeus and Mars Veterinary Health, the largest family-owned veterinary company in the world. The hospital is accredited as a training venue and examination centre for veterinary nurse training, and hosts an established internship programme and residency programmes in surgery, internal medicine, and oncology.
Linnaeus is a forward-thinking partnership of primary care and referral practices across the UK and Ireland, committed to excellence and their purpose: A Better World for Pets. Associates are empowered to speak up, step up, and deliver quality services, with access to a huge network of specialists, worldwide development opportunities, and a comprehensive wellbeing package prioritising both physical and mental health.
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