Internal Recruiter in London

About Virtue Vets

At Virtue Vets, we're reimagining what a visit to the vet should feel like.

We're building a different kind of veterinary group across London, where exceptional clinical care is matched by genuine hospitality, beautiful spaces and a better experience for pets and the people who love them. Every detail, from the design of our clinics to the way we welcome clients, has been thoughtfully created to make veterinary care feel calmer, kinder and more personal.

We're growing quickly, with ambitious plans to open 50 clinics across the UK and expand internationally. That means there's a real opportunity to join us at an exciting stage, make your mark and help shape the future of modern veterinary care.

If you're someone who enjoys building, improving and being part of something that's genuinely different, we'd love to hear from you.

ROLE – Internal Recruiter

We're looking for an experienced Internal Recruiter to help us attract exceptional people as Virtue Vets continues to grow across London.

At Virtue Vets, we believe exceptional care starts long before a pet walks through our doors. It starts with the people we hire and the experience every candidate has throughout our recruitment process. That's why creating a thoughtful, engaging and professional candidate experience is just as important as finding the right person for the role.

You'll manage recruitment across both clinical and non-clinical teams, partnering with hiring managers to find great people who share our ambition to redefine modern veterinary care. From sourcing hard-to-find veterinary professionals to hiring for head office and support roles, you'll play a key part in building the teams that will shape our future.

This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced, growing business where no two days are the same.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for clinical and non-clinical vacancies.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and provide recruitment advice.
• Proactively source and engage high-quality candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter and other channels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for future hiring.
• Deliver an outstanding candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Manage our ATS and ensure recruitment data is accurate and up to date.
• Support employer branding and promote Virtue Vets as an employer of choice.
• Attend our London clinics at least one day each week to build relationships with teams and better understand our culture and hiring needs.
• Support recruitment projects and help continuously improve our hiring processes.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Previous in-house recruitment or talent acquisition experience.
• Experience recruiting across multiple roles and departments.
• Strong sourcing skills, including LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth, multi-site business.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Highly organised, proactive and able to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.
• Right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
• London-based and happy to travel regularly between our clinics.
• Confident using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment technology to manage hiring pipelines and improve the candidate experience.
• Highly tech-savvy, with the ability to quickly learn and maximise new recruitment systems, AI tools and automation.
• Experience using recruitment analytics and reporting to track performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.

Desirable

• Experience recruiting veterinary, healthcare, hospitality or retail roles.
• Experience recruiting both clinical/professional and head office functions.
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Employer branding or recruitment marketing experience.

Personal Attributes

We're looking for someone who:

• Is proactive, energetic and self-motivated.
• Spots opportunities that others might miss.
• Is resilient and comfortable working independently.
• Takes pride in representing Virtue Vets.
• Demonstrates integrity and professionalism at all times.
• Shares our passion for delivering exceptional experiences for clients and patients.

Why Join Virtue Vets?

This is an opportunity to help shape one of the UK's most ambitious veterinary groups.

You'll work alongside an experienced leadership team with the freedom to influence how we grow, improve how we operate and build a business that's setting a new standard for veterinary care.

Because great businesses aren't built by doing more - they're built by doing the right things exceptionally well.

Before you apply

To help you decide whether this role is the right fit, please make sure the following applies to you:

• You already have the unrestricted right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
• You have the skills and experience needed to succeed in the role. Experience in a startup, scale-up or rapidly growing business is highly valued.
• You are based in, or able to reliably commute to, London. This is an office or clinic-based role, and we do not offer hybrid or remote working.
• Empathy for pets, their owners, and the challenges they face is essential. We're looking for people who genuinely care about improving the lives of pets and who share our ambition to redefine veterinary care.