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"i'd just like to write a short paragraph on the dealings I had with recruit4vets. From my first phone call I was put in touch with Alice who answered all my questions about the job I was enquiring about and subseqently sent me forms to fill out within minutes of hanging up the phone. Equine locum work is difficult to come by at this time of the year and Alice did a superb job in helping me find a placement. She informed me promptly of any new locum positions available and asked if I'd like my CV to be sent to be sent., I appreciated this as most agencies just send your CV on without you knowing about it!
Alice was friendly and professional and all I can say is thank you."
Jess Dicks - UK Equine Locum Vet
"I have been operating through Recruit4vets since April 2008, or more specifically through Juliana. During this time she has always taken a personal interest in my situation, and provided me with work which has suited my needs as closely as possible. Consequently I have loved working as a veterinary locum here! When I left the country for six months to renew my work visa last year, she stayed in touch by sending regular emails to find out when I would return. This approach made me feel really valued and played a large part in my continued trust in Juliana. On my return I did a short stint through another locum agency, and was offered further work but chose to take Juliana's offer of work in preference - this was largely due to the sense of personal care I gained from working with her. I feel really lucky to have developed such a great relationship with an agent. I will most definitely be in touch with Juliana again when I return to the UK to seek more work in a year or two. Meanwhile I wish her all the best."
Australian Locum Veterinary Surgeon
"I am a South African Veterinary Nurse, and moved to the UK last week looking for work. I registered with Recruit4vets amongst other agencies shortly before I left South Africa.
I was immediately contacted by Sophie Bye who seemed very helpful and took great care in understanding all my needs so she could try and find a position suitable for me. Of all of the agencies I was registered with, Sophie was the only consultant who took note of what I wanted and because of this, all the positions she discussed with me were positions suitable to what I needed and positions that I could seriously consider.
Sophie kept in touch with me daily and kept me updated with what was going on and what she was doing regarding a position for me, which took a lot of pressure off and made me feel very secure in the fact that she was doing all she could.
Within a week of my arrival in the country she had found and secured the ideal position for me with minimal effort on my part. I have been so impressed with her effort and will definately use Recruit4vets in the future and recommend it to anyone in a similar position to the one I was in.
Debbie Cornish - South African Veterinary Nurse
"I contacted Recruit4vets all the way back in December 2008 and from the word go they were excellent. I was looking into coming over to work in the UK from Australia in 2009 - this would be the first ever working visit for me.
I found that the contact at Recruit4vets (Dominic) was extremely helpful from the start giving me good quality, impartial advice about more than just searching for a job. I was able to leave everything in Recruit4vets hands whilst they searched for a suitable vacancy for me with accommodation. They provided me with lots of options throughout the UK within a short period of time which was impressive as that is a large area to cover for one candidate. All the options provided to me came close to my criteria which was great because it meant I did not have to trawl through irrelevant lists.
Once I had agreed to my preferred vacancy Recruit4vets went even further to help me; they arranged help to set my UK bank account, national insurance number and ensured I was paid on time/every time weekly.
Recruit4vets also ended up keeping in touch throughout my placement making sure I was above board in terms of tax, comfortable with how things were going and always provided me with the extra service needed no matter how small i.e. arranging holidays, faxing over timesheets, etc
I always felt that Recruit4vets gave me the best advice they could in every situation and always looked out for what was best for me.
I can highly recommend their services to anyone looking for work in the Veterinary profession - thank you!"
Carly Dunning - Australian Locum Veterinary Nurse
"I am a Veterinary Surgeon registered with Recruit4vets since September 2008 and in that time have worked with several recruitment agents and most recently in 2009 with David Maclellan. David and his colleagues have been very successful in finding me lots of good placements, by the end of this year this will total 8 positions, all of which so far have been exactly as described and there have been no problems with any of them. David also organised three of my placements whilst I was out of the UK and only had email contact, with no inconvenience at all. Any questions regarding any of the placements are dealt with quickly and efficiently.
On the telephone David is always friendly and helpful - I am usually treated like a good friend rather than a business acquaintance, despite the fact that we have never met in person.
I am very happy with the service provided by David and his colleagues and I continue to use their services whenever I require short-term locum veterinary positions around the UK. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking to use similar services"
Michaela Heyes - UK Locum Veterinary Surgeon
"I have been an equine locum vet for over 2 years and have used many different locum agencies. I joined Recruit4vets in September 2009 and have been looked after by Clare ever since. I was very impressed with Clare's dedication to finding me equine work; she rang around lots of equine practices and immediately came up with a great locum position. She has been fantastic at keeping in touch and checking everything is going ok. She is friendly, polite and I feel like I'm talking to a friend when I chat to her on the phone. Her personal manner and diligent attitude has made it a pleasure working for Recruit4vets. I have recommended you to my friends and fellow locum vets.
Gillian White BVSc MRCVS - UK Equine Locum Vet
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank Recruit4vets and especially Sophie Bye for helping me find jobs in the UK. I moved to the UK in December and contacted a few recruitment agencies. Recruit4vets were fast to contact me, gave great advice and most importantly found me some great jobs.
Throughout my job placements Recruit4vets went the extra mile to help me. One of my jobs finished quite suddenly, Sophie phoned me an hour later to let me know she already had another job for me. Their customer service is exceptional.
Recruit4vets continuously kept in touch with me while I was on locum placements and their dedication to help is outstanding.
I would highly recommend Recruit4vets to anyone in the Veterinary profession looking for work in the UK"
Leanne Murray - New Zealand Locum Veterinary Nurse
Regarding Sophie Bye, I would just like to make it known that she has been an absolute life saver with regards to finding me a locum position, I wish all recruitment consultants were as driven, approachable and as easy to deal with as her. She is also currently on the hunt for a position for my fiancee and has already come up with a few possibilities. Thank you for everything.
Rob Peace - UK Veterinary Nurse
Client Testimonials
"Recruit4vets have been working with RVC (Beaumont Animal Hospital) for over the past 2 years. During that time I have been very happy with the professionalism and efficiency of the company.
We have a number of long term locums which have fit into our busy environment very well and we are very pleased with both the way the locums and us are treated. We always get a great range of candidates to chose from and I find the consultants (at recruit4vets) extremely efficient and friendly including taking care of all the payroll administration costs.
I have no hesitation in recommending their services to other companies in the veterinary industry as they are always willing to help and no task is too small."
Martina Hedderman, Beaumont Animal Hospital, Royal Veterinary College.
"I have found the competence and knowledge of the team to be of a high standard, they have assisted me with legal advice and are always available when needed. During busy periods when locums are difficult to find recruit4vets are more commonly the first locum agency to arrange cover for the company, they also supply references for locums which other agencies do not.
Over the last 2 years I have used recruit4vets numerous times for short term and long term locums, we have received very good long term locums that have been to a high standard.
Recruit4vets were willing to take on board our comments and discuss ways to improve our relationship, we found the team to be friendly and professional.
We are more than happy to recommend recruit4vets to other veterinary practices."
Miss L Snowdon, Personnel Department, Medivet Group
"I have always had a great working relationship with the team at recruit4vets. They are very helpful and always keep me updated with progress made when trying to confirm a booking and also when new candidates register with them, they have always helped us with Vet and Nurse locum cover and have filled many permanent bookings.
When we place a vacancy with recruit4vets they always ask various questions regarding our requirements and are great at supplying us with the right person for the job. We have often required cover at the last minute and recruit4vets have been great in assisting us with our requests and finding cover for us. The candidates supplied by recruit4vets have always been of great quality.
Recruit4vets have been great in providing us with competitive rates to suit our needs and I would have no hesitation in recommending them to other veterinary companies."
Pamela Vainella, HR Administrator, Village Vet
"I took over at Grimsby Vets4Pets just over 12 months ago. I found it difficult to get a suitable locum willing to do Sole charge and every night on-call. I found Recruit4vets very sympathetic to my needs and found they really tried to provide a suitable person for me. On each occasion they pulled through for me enabling me to have a break!
All staff members I have dealt with have been helpful, supportive and understanding of the practice needs. I would highly recommend them.
Suzanne Buckley, Vets4Pets, Grimsby
"Our clients were delighted with the staff Recruit4vets provided us with this year. Two particular locums we had went down very well with our clients. The locums were taken on at different times and both had clients asking for them to deal with their animals again. Both vets were highly motivated, reliable and competent at their duties. They both settled in extremely well and got on with all of the staff here. The transition from one locum to the other was smooth with minimal disruption to the practice.
The consultants at Recruit4vets were friendly, knowledgeable and approachable when dealing with our requirements"
Dewi Jones, Clinical Director, Oakley Veterinary Clinic
"We have worked with Recruit4vets since 2007 and found that they have provided us with good quality locums who have been competent and reliable. For example Recruit4vets this year, supplied us with two very good locums who fitted in very well with the practice and competent at what was expected of them.
(Name withheld) started on 22nd December and worked until the New Year, we were pleased to get a locum at such short notice and at such a difficult time. (Name withheld) was delightful and extremely competent in her Veterinary skills.
(Name withheld) also worked helping us out in July and again this surgeon was a very sympathetic surgeon who was competent and got on well with clients and the team.
When taking our requirements Recruit4vets always try and obtain as much information about a vacancy to ensure they send over suitable candidates.
This year all the staff they have provided were good with our clients with excellent communication skills"
Lynn Gravell, Practice Manager, CVS - Studley Road Veterinary Surgery
"We hired a locum via Recruit4vets from 9th March until 8th May 2009. We found her to be reliable, very hard working and provided excellent veterinary services to our clients at Ancells. Recruit4vets showed good organisation, being able to contact her and arrange for the locum cover very efficiently. They took care of the entire payroll duties required, monitoring the days/hours that the locum worked."
Alison Twitchen, Clinical Director, CVS - Nine Mile Veterinary Hospital
"We have been supplied with Veterinary Staff through Recruit4vets for almost 2 years. Recently they supplied us with a 15+ years experienced locum; the Surgeon did an excellent job with the cases she dealt with and most of all our clients. On this occasion the locum was provided at the very last minute yet everything was sorted quickly and efficiently"
Laurie Miller, Practice Manager, The Village Animal Hospital
"I would like to express my sincere appreciation over the past couple of years for all the help and assistance everyone at Recruit4health has given us with locum placements for our very busy small animal practice. The service has been exemplary and as such we do not now use the services of any other agency.
Juliana is my usual point of contact, she has personally provided me with a level of service I have not experienced elsewhere. Juliana has always offered help and assistance beyond the call of duty, selecting locums with care and being sensitive to our requirements, she has followed and chased things up even in her own time to make sure that everything has been organised. I am extremely grateful to her and I cannot recommed her highly enough.
Sarah Margetts, Margetts and Associates Veterinary Surgeons |
