Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Mixed Veterinary Surgeon - Kilkeel, County Down

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you an experienced mixed animal vet looking for a new opportunity in Northern Ireland?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Permanent Mixed Veterinary Surgeon to join a mixed animal practice in Newry, Northern Ireland. This role is full time with shifts from 9am to 6pm with 1 in 4 OOH weekend shifts. The role is 90% large animal and 10% small animal.

Across the year, the caseload is largely cattle work with 70% suckler and 30% dairy work. Until May, it's 50% sheep and 50% cattle on average. After May, sheep work is very infrequent.

This is a progressive, forward thinking and established mixed animal practice. They see a wide variety of both small animal and large animal cases.

You will be joining 4 mixed animal vets and they also have 2 nurses for the small animal team. They are fully equipped with an in-house laboratory, digital x-ray, ultrasound, and dental station.

Key details:

• Type: 90% large, 10% small
• Hours: Full time, shifts from 9am to 6pm
• Weekends: 1 in 4 OOH weekend shifts
• OOH: 1 in 4 weekends
• Sole charge: None
• Team: 4 vets, 2 nurses and a supportive non-clinical team
• Consultations: Varied

About them:

• Large established mixed animal practice
• Hiring due to continual growth
• Excellent local reputation
• Offers a wide range of modern farm and small veterinary services
• Supportive and friendly practice
• Offers an excellent work-life balance
• Provides state of the art equipment
• Excellent reputation within the community
• Offers opportunity to expand clinical skill set and knowledge
• Focused on proactive healthcare and educating clients on pet health
• Friendly and motivated team in place
• Practice provides clinical freedom for personal growth and development

About you:

• You will be able to establish and build client relationships easily
• You will be ambitious and motivated to progress
• You will be competent in routine surgeries
• You will always deliver a high standard of clinical care
• You will have excellent customer facing skills
• You will work well within the team alongside other veterinary specialists and clinicians
• You will be a passionate and motivated veterinary surgeon with a genuine interest for animal welfare
• For experienced Vets you will offer mentoring and coaching where required and share best practice
• You will be ambitious to develop your clinical skill set and knowledge
• You will enjoy working within a busy practice with a wide variety of mixed animal cases

Facilities:

The practice offers a wide range of veterinary services for small animal and farm animal. They are fully equipped with a wide range of modern equipment for diagnostics and allowing for excellent patient care.

Package:

• Salary: £40,000 to £52,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave including bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,750
• Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Workplace pension scheme
• Annual pay reviews
• Employee wellbeing programme
• Company sick pay
• Certificates funded and supported
• Paternity, maternity, adoption and parental leave and surrogacy pay
• Healthcare scheme
• Exclusive colleague rewards including discounts with high street retailers and restaurants
• Staff bonus scheme
• 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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