Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Mixed Veterinary Surgeon - Buxton, Derbyshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you a mixed animal vet?
• Are you looking for a new opportunity in Derbyshire?

We are recruiting on behalf of a mixed animal practice in Buxton for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This role is full time for 40 hours per week over 5 days with shifts between 8:30am and 5:30pm, along with 1 in 7 Saturday mornings with time off in lieu.

The practice offer their own on-call service, which is 1 in 7 weekends and weeknights on-call on a rota. The calls are taken externally and there will be a small animal nurse to assist. There is time off in lieu in the week following the weekend on-call. The on-call rota during the week is shared between all vets.

The mix is approximately 80% small animal, 20% farm (mostly beef and sheep but some dairy) and a small amount of equine work. This position is ideal for a mixed Vet who is looking to advance on their mixed animal skills.

Key details

• Type: Mixed animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week over 5 days, shifts between 8:30am and 5:30pm
• Weekends: 1 in 7 Saturday mornings, 1 in 7 weekends on-call with time off in lieu
• Sole charge: None
• OOH: 1 in 7 weekends on-call with time off in lieu, weeknights on-call on a rota
• Branch work: N/A
• Computer system: Merlin
• Team: 8 vets, 8 nurses and a supportive non-clinical team

The role

• The role offers a varied caseload with a mixture of consultations and surgeries along with visits
• The role offers a mixture of large animal, small and some equine work. The practice provide a high stabdard of care and all pf the team share this ethos across the board.
• The role offers 80% small animal, 20% large animal and a small amount of equine cases.

About them

• For the small animal side of things they offer a wide range of modern veterinary services and diagnostics, including an in-house laboratory, dentistry, endoscopy, separate cat and dog wards, x-ray and ultrasound
• The Large Animal work offerd varied cases from dairy farmers to beef and sheep farms and small holdings. They offer routine herd health work, TB testing and ambulatory work. They also offer bull and tup fertility testing.
• They offer 1st opinion equine services including portable x-rays for lameness workups, routine surgeries including castrations and 1st opinion emergency work.
• They have the facilities and caseload to support clinical development
• They have a supportive and friendly team
• They can offer support for areas of special interest, along with funding for certificates
• They have vets who hold certificates in medicine and others currently studying towards certificates.
• They are a nurse trainintg practice and have 8 Nurse team some of whom hold certificates in ECC.

Team culture

• The practice is home to a strong team of 8 vets, 8 nurses and a supportive non-clinical team
• They pride themselves on a supportive team culture and they value each and everyone's roles within the practice
• They understand the difficulties that the vet industry can face and support each other to provide a positive and encouraging work environment
• Investing in their people, premises and processes is at the heart of what they do

About you

• They are looking for a vet who has a good level of experience in medicine and surgery
• You will have excellent communications skills and client facing skills
• You will have a positive attitude and show empathy to both clients and team members
• You will encourage ongoing development of the team
• You will be a team player and be able to work in a collaborative manner

Package

• Salary: Up to £65,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 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
• Relocation support
• Medical insurance
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies
• Company sick pay
• Pay reviews
• Family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available

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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