Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Lead Veterinary Surgeon - King's Lynn, Norfolk

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

Would you like

• A salary of up to £75,000?
• No OOH work?
• A 4-day week?

We are recruiting for a Permanent Lead Veterinary Surgeon to join a small animal practice in King's Lynn, Norwich. This role is full time for 39 hours per week over 4 days, along with 1 in 3 Saturday mornings. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

The position is ideal for a vet who is looking to take on a lead role within a practice and manage a team. They will be responsible for continually driving the clinical standards within the practice forward. The ideal candidate would be an experienced Veterinary Surgeon who is confident in client communications, establishing good working relationships and leading by example. They will be confident in consultations and surgeries and will have the ambition to drive the practice forward. Previous leadership skills or management experience would be advantageous but not essential.

There is also branch partnership opportunities for the right candidate.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure that a high standard of veterinary care is delivered each day and that the team provide quality and ethical care to all their patients and clients
• Examinations and diagnostics of patients
• Surgeries
• Prescribing medications
• Educate clients on preventative care
• Vaccinations
• Ensuring practice compliance and protocols and polices are adhered to.

Benefits of the role:

The practice provides high standard of clinical care and prides themselves on having staff members who stand apart from the rest and have a real passion and vision for how they work. They provide ongoing training and support to all team members through dedicated training centres.

All staff and patients benefit from the access to the best diagnostic equipment such as MRI machines and CT scanners and state of the art operating theatres in their nearest state-of-the-art Animal practice close by.

The role provides excellent learning development opportunities for the right candidate with a mix of interesting cases and working with state-of-the-art technology whilst drawing from other experienced Vets and certificate holders in the practices.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 39 hours per week over 4 days
• Weekends: 1 in 3 Saturday mornings
• Sole charge: None
• OOH: None
• Branch work: None
• Team: 2 vets, 1 RVN and 2 PCAs
• Computer system: Freedom
• Consultations: 15 minutes

About them

• Large nationwide group of practices and small animal hospitals
• Large community of highly skilled veterinary professionals
• Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
• Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
• Provides advanced veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI machines and state of the art operating theatres
• Career progression opportunities available
• Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
• Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment
• Access to a wide variety of cases including more complex cases to ensure continual learning and development

About you

• You will be confident in routine surgeries and consultations
• You will be a goal orientated vet
• You will be self-motivated and enthusiastic surgeon
• You will have a minimum of 6 months of experience
• You will be confident in making clinical decisions
• An interest in pursuing a certificate would be supported and encouraged
• You will be ambitious, driven, and forward-thinking veterinary surgeon
• You will set a positive working environment and lead by example
• You will enjoy mentoring and coaching others and sharing knowledge and experience
• You will have a calming approach when dealing with a busy practice environment
• You will be passionate and dedicated to providing excellent clinical care
• You will have excellent customer service and communication skills
• You will have career aspirations to continually develop your clinical skill set and knowledge
• You will have areas of special interest that you would like to pursue

Facilities

The practices are fully equipped with all the latest diagnostic equipment and there is a wide range of state-of-the-art services available, including:

• Fleas, ticks and worming treatments
• Ultrasound
• Microchipping
• Vaccinations
• Home visits
• X-rays
• Neutering
• Dentistry

Package:

• Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,500 with 3 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Workplace pension scheme
• Access to a learning and development platform
• Vehicle or vehicle allowance
• Accommodation allowance
• Access to employee assist programme
• Internal courses available ongoing
• Attendance bonus schemes
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards 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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