Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Farm Veterinary Surgeon - Carlisle, Cumbria

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you a farm vet looking to move into a new role?

We are recruiting on behalf of a mixed animal practice in Carlisle for a Permanent Farm Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This role is full time for 40 hours per week over 4 or 5 days, along with 1 in 4 weekends. The weekends are on call from home from 7pm on Friday, in practice on Saturday from 8:30am to 1pm and then on-call for the rest of the weekend with nurse support. There is 1 night per week on-call. Flexible hours can be arranged to meet lifestyle responsibilities.

Key details

• Type: Farm animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 4 or 5 days
• Weekends: 1 in 4 weekends
• OOH: 1 night per week on-call
• On-call: 1 in 4 weekends, 1 night per week
• Computer system: Merlin
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: 8 vets, 4 RVNs, 2 SVNs and 3 VCAs

The role

• They offer a flexible rota working patterns in order to suit a good work-life balance
• You will be responsible for providing a high standard of veterinary care and customer service
• You will be responsible to ensuring that there is excellent communication between themselves and the team and with clients

About them:

• They are located on the outskirts of the Lake District offering a beautiful countryside environment
• They have two fully equipped sites
• They have a supportive team of 8 vets, 4 RVNs, 2 SVNs, 3 VCAs, Practice Manager, Farm Services Manager and non-clinical team
• They have two Vets currently working towards certificates and the practice encourage and support areas of special interest and post graduate qualifications
• They can offer a wide variety of cases and believe in case continuity and offer support to the team where required
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients

Team culture:

• The practice promote wellbeing and pride themselves on providing a supportive and positive work environment
• They encourage staff development
• They pride themselves on providing a positive team culture and supporting each other.
• They understand the difficulties that the vet industry can face, and they ensure that each member of staff support each other and strive each day to provide a positive and encouraging work environment

About you

• The Vet will be ambitious and driven in order to drive the farm business forward.
• You will be a team player with good interpersonal skills and the ability to establish strong working relationships with clients.
• You will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills.
• You will always maintain a high standard of clinical care and always willing to go that extra mile for patients

Package

• Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave, increasing with service and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,250 with 40 hours to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Medical insurance
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies
• Company sick pay
• Pay reviews
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available
• Career progression opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme

Must haves:

• RCVS registered and qualified or soon to be
• Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

What happens next?

CLICK APPLY NOW or if you have any pre-application questions or if this role is not quite right for you, please contact the Vet Seekers team (details below) to discuss your veterinary career aspirations further.

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