For second year RCVS rated one of the best places to work in national staff engagement awards

For the second year in a row we have been recognised as one of the best places to work in the country by the Great Place to Work Institute.

We moved up seven places from last year, being ranked number 23 in the medium (50 to 499 employees) category at the Best Workplaces Awards ceremony held yesterday (Wednesday 27 April) at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel and hosted by comedian Hugh Dennis.

The awards are run by the organisation Great Place to Work Institute which carries out comprehensive annual surveys of staff engagement with a wide variety of small, medium and large businesses and organisations.

In last year’s survey 93% of staff gave a positive answer to the question “Taking everything into account, I would say this is a great place to work” compared to 91% agreeing with this statement in 2014 and 52% in 2013.

Nick Stace, our Chief Executive, commented: “We are delighted that our efforts to engage with staff and make the College a vibrant and enjoyable place to work has been recognised for the second year in a row and that we have moved up in the league table!

“It demonstrates we have not been resting on our laurels since last year’s success. For example, we put in place a number of initiatives last year, such as volunteering days and improving our recycling offer, to improve staff wellbeing and the work environment and this has clearly paid dividends.

“However, this is not all about improving things internally at the College. Having a happy and engaged workforce is essential in delivering upon our service agenda, where we seek to improve how we engage with the profession and the public and have stretching ambitions around how we better serve their needs, whether through initiatives such as Mind Matters or through the actions flowing from Vet Futures.”

A supplement with further information about the Great Place to Work Awards and the rankings across all three categories is included in Friday’s Guardian and this week’s Sunday Telegraph.