Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Lead Veterinary Surgeon - West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking to take the next step into a lead role?

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join a practice in Bridgford in a leadership role. This is a newly built practice which is purpose built offering a modern and spacious working environment. This role is full time for 4 days per week with no weekends or OOH work.

The Lead Vet will be responsible for ensuring the best standard of Veterinary care is delivered to all patients, the daily running of the practice and leading the team. They will also have clinical duties in the form of routine surgeries and consultations and examinations.

The role offers exciting ongoing development opportunities with support for certificates and future branch partner role.

Other duties will include:

• They Vet will manage the financial budget and performance of the practice.
• The Vet will ensure that all legal compliance is followed.
• The Vet will provide mentoring and guidance to all team members.
• The Vet will assist in recruitment for the practice.

Skills required for the role:

• The Vet will be comfortable in performing routine and complex surgeries.
• The Vet will have a high level of experience both in consultations and surgeries.
• The Vet will have experience in emergency veterinary care.
• The Vet will have excellent communication skills and be able to work well as part of a team.
• The Vet will be organised, be able to work under pressure and be able to problem solve and handle complex cases.
• The Vet will build strong client relationships and collegue relationships.
• They Vet will ensure that the practice maintains a harmonious, positive and support practice culture.

Benefits of the role:

The practices provide a 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 the nearest 24hr animal hospital.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week
• Weekends: None
• Sole charge: Some
• OOH: None
• Branch work: None
• Team: 1 vet and 3 nurses
• 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.

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 and with access to including:

• Ultrasound
• Digital X-Ray
• Endoscopy
• ECG
• Multiparameter Machine
• Keyhole Surgery
• Isolation wards
• CT Scanner
• MRI
• Hospitalisation

Package:

• Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,500 with 3 days to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Relocation package available
• Certificates funded and supported
• Workplace pension scheme
• Paid 4-week sabbatical after every five years of service
• 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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