Pets at Home Limited
Veterinary Surgeon
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Are you an experienced vet looking for a new opportunity in a forward-thinking practice?
This role offers real flexibility, such as offering shorter hours to fit around other commitments like 9am – 3pm, 3 days a week. We can offer this for you.
You will be supported by a fantastic team of:
- 5 vets
- 12 RVNs
- 4 SVNs
- A strong team of receptionists
They will ensure you have everything needed to achieve your career goals and the team provides the best care possible to our clients and their pets!
We are looking for a good all-round vet who is happy with surgery and consults.
If you are looking to develop your skills further, CPD and Certificate is encouraged and can be supported.
We care about your wellbeing, ensuring a good work-life balance and we have mental health first aiders on-site.
- Only 1:4 Saturdays, which may be sole charge
- No OOH and no Sundays or Bank Holidays
- Paying up to £80,000 DOE, FTE
About us:
We are a progressive, forward-thinking general practice and pride ourselves on providing an excellent standard of care to our patients while making sure our colleagues feel equally looked after and valued.
Led by our Practice Owners, Rachel and Claire, our friendly, experienced team is made up of 5 vets, 12 RVNs, 4 SVNs and a strong team of experienced receptionists based across both our practices.
As a practice, we have a varied caseload and clinical freedom with gold standard practice actively encouraged. The veterinary team works closely with Certificate holders in Surgery, Ultrasonography, and Cardiology - however, we are keen for this to be something to remain within our team, allowing us to expand the services we can offer our clients. We are also proud holders of the ISFM and RAW silver awards, Dog Friendly Practice award. We are proud winners of the Vets4Pets graduate practice of the year award and are working towards the Zero Pain Certificate.
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We hold fortnightly vet meetings giving colleagues the opportunity to discuss cases, review protocols, and look at any new products available. Regular admin time slots are allocated into the diary as well as on-the-day appointments to help ease the day-to-day working of the practice.
The nursing team is highly motivated and hold a number of post-VN qualifications - Graduate Diploma, Certificates in Emergency & Critical Care, Infection Control, Feline Friendly Nursing, and Dermatology.
Our two practices are based across Sunderland, a short distance from the stunning beaches of the North East coastline and our location provides close proximity to transport links including metro stations, A19, A1, the airport, and main train stations.
About you:
Ideally, we are looking for someone who is confident with all aspects of a GP role and has experience in supporting a team.
This is ideally a full-time position, but we appreciate this does not suit everyone so please come and talk to us about your ideal working pattern – we offer flexibility both in terms of clinical preference and working hours. Our Saturday rota is 1:4, we are not open Sundays, and you will not be required to cover OOHs or bank holidays.
As well as joining our wonderful, close-knit team providing great veterinary care to their community, you will also benefit from being part of the wider Vets4Pets network. This provides additional support in many aspects of your role as well as the excellent benefits package you would expect from a major veterinary employer, including:
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- 6.6 weeks annual leave
- Unlimited CPD
- Professional fees paid (RCVS, VDS, BVA)
- Contributory pension scheme
- Your Pets Reward hub giving access to company benefits, wellbeing support, and everyday discounts
- We are offering a salary up to £80,000 FTE dependent on experience
- We actively encourage certificates and offer support for sponsorship to overseas vets.
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 get in touch with Rachel on 07771373577 or email sunderlandsouthjvp@vets4pets.com / northvet@vets4pets.com and someone will get back to you within 1 working day.
We are an equal opportunities employer and have a team of 6 Mental Health First Aiders within our team.
Pets just see people. They aren’t biased and they don’t discriminate. We take our inspiration from pets, and we value and respect difference in all its forms. Our aim is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and every colleague can help us achieve this. We encourage our people to be themselves so 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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