Pets at Home Limited
Veterinary Surgeon
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Are you looking for a position that can offer a better work-life balance and flexible hours? Would you just like to work during school hours? Or maybe just mornings or evenings? If so, we have the perfect job for you! At Kirkby in Ashfield Vets for Pets we put our amazing team first, mental health & wellbeing is our main priority.
About us:
You would be joining practice partners Julie Ling MRCVS, Claire Bullock RVN and our amazing team of 3 vets, 6 RVN’s and 3 Client Care Advisors. The position would be suitable for an experienced vet or a recent graduate. We have an experienced team to offer support, guidance and an amazing graduate package. We are a close-knit team focused on excellent teamwork and high standards of care. We are one of those teams who like to spend time together outside of work as well as at work!
We are RCVS accredited, a silver ISFM practice, a silver rabbit friendly practice as well as a training practice for student nurses. Our Veterinary Surgeon Karen has a post graduate certificate in Exotic Animal Practice, Julie has a certificate in Cardiology, Hayley our RVN has a certificate in Small Animal Nutrition and Claire has a certificate in Feline Nursing. We have a regular orthopaedic surgeon that visits the practice as well as unlimited access to Vet CT for support with any clinical cases.
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Benefits:
- Salary – up to £65,000 depending on experience
- 5.6 weeks holiday rising to 6.6 weeks after 2 years’ service
- Day off for your birthday
- CPD funded up to certificate level – surgical or medical bias
- BVA/RCVS/VDS/BSAVA fees paid
- Paid lunch breaks
- 15-minute consults
- We can offer hours ranging from 21 hours per week up to 40 hours per week
- No OOH
- Private health care
- Varied caseload
- 20% off at Pets at Home
We have a well-equipped practice including digital x-ray, laboratory, ultrasound, tonopen, doppler, full surgical equipment, therapeutic laser, multi parameter and a bair hugger.
We are situated in the small town of Kirkby in Ashfield, less than a 10-minute walk to the closest train station, 15 minutes from the M1 motorway and 30 minutes from Nottingham and East Midlands airport. We are a 30-minute drive away from the beautiful Peak District and Sherwood Forest.
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If this position sounds perfect for you then please email Lizzie on Northvet@vets4pets.com
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Postcode: NG17 7BB
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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