Vets for Pets
Senior Veterinary Surgeon - Surgical bias + Flexible
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Senior Vet required with a surgical bias to join a stable, growing team in a role that can offer a truly flexible rota – salary up to £65,000 (FTE, DOE)
You will be joining a growing practice at a truly exciting time where you can help drive and enhance the care the practice can offer by leading the development in surgery offered in practice.
This role is ideal for someone with a surgical bias.
We can offer a truly flexible rota, this will be predominantly a weekday position with occasional Saturday mornings (max 1 in 4).
We can even offer school hours!
This is a great role for someone looking to help build surgery in practice but also mentor junior staff.
You will be supported by a very experienced clinical team.
The role can consider full or part-time hours.
We believe all our colleagues should be able to reach their career goals so we will support CPD and certificates.
Paying up to £65,000 (DOE, FTE).
“We are a diverse team and cater to different passions, with the space and facilities to really nurture our teams’ talents.” Karina (BVetMed MRCVS) Practice Owner, Vets for Pets Central Kidderminster
About Us
Many members of our team have built their careers within the practice. Four of our nurses originally joined us as locums before becoming permanent team members, and our kennel assistant has progressed from a VCA to a student nurse. Our Practice Owner, Karina, is also a trained Mental Health First Aider, reflecting our commitment to the wellbeing and support of our team.
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Practice Owner Karina is testament to the investment she puts into her teams’ progression and development. Initially qualifying as a nursing assistant in 2006 before qualifying as a vet from the Royal Veterinary College in 2017.
We are an approved training practice, and our Practice Owner/Veterinary Surgeon, Karina, is a Vet GDP Advisor.
About The Role
We have a great relationship with the in-store Pets at Home team and have an incredible client base with a varied and growing case load including small furries, exotics, and dentistry.
We’re a diverse team so depending on your own individual style, our consult times vary, and breaks and an hour lunch break are always included in the day. It’s important to us that our team feels included so we also hold a regular catch up after morning consults, with time to share thoughts and ideas.
This role will be key to the practice as a Senior Veterinary Surgeon you will mentor the junior members of the team ensuring clinical standards are maintained. Alongside this you will drive the surgery treatments within the practice.
There is no OOH with this role, and we make sure that appointments finish half an hour before closing so that we have time to catch up and still get away on time!
The Benefits
As well as an exceptional working environment, we’re delighted to be able to offer:
- An attractive salary of up to £65,000 (Dependant on experience/full time equivalent)
- Access to private health insurance
- A contributory pension scheme
- A generous CPD allowance (Plus funding towards certificates)
- 5.6 weeks initial holiday, rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years’ service!
- A generous extra days’ leave for your birthday
- Paid membership fees (RCVS, BVA, VDS)
- Access to the reward hub including wellbeing support and pastoral care
- Cycle to work scheme
- 20% discount at Vets for Pets, Pets at Home, and the Groom Room
- Access to Colleague Assistance Programmes – Retail Trust, Port of Call, and MHFA
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If you would like an informal chat, want to find out more about the amazing opportunity to join our team, or would like to apply please email Rach at northvet@vets4pets.com and someone will get back to you within 1 working day.
We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect, and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
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