Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Night Veterinary Surgeon - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Do you have a passion for emergency and critical care?

Are you looking for...

• A salary of up to £80,000 pro rata?
• Ongoing career progression opportunities?
• A varied caseload?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join their growing team. This role is full time for 7 nights on and 14 nights off, along with 1 in 6 full weekend days and 1 bank holiday per year. This works out on average to 36 hours per week, including the weekend day shifts. Part time can be considered. There will be no on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 7 nights on and 14 nights off, average of 36 hours per week
• Weekends: 1 in 6 weekend days, included in 36 hours
• OOH: None
• Computer system: TBC
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: 2 vets and 6 nurses

The role

• Flexible shift and rota patterns are available.
• The role will involve an emergency caseload and the Vet will be working alongside a supportive nursing team.
• The practice offers great working conditions within a supportive and friendly environment.
• The role offers the opportunity for ongoing career progression with areas of special interest supported up to ECC certification level.
• Accommodation is available for this position.
• The Vet will be responsible for providing a high standard of veterinary care and customer service.
• The Vet will be responsible to ensuring that there is excellent communication between themselves and the team and with clients.

About them:

• They provide a wide range of modern veterinary services and OOH services to small animals.
• They are fully equipped with facilities including Ultrasound, digital and dental x-ray, in house laboratory along with consultation rooms.
• They support personal development with a generous CPD allowance and encourage and support certificates and additional training.
• They are open to flexible working patterns to suit a good work-life balance.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.

Team culture:

• They understand the importance of a health work-life balance.
• The practice share an ethos of providing support to all veterinary talent in order to encourage clinical development and skills.
• The team work together to support one another and enable each other to achieve goals and continue to develop their clinical skills and knowledge.

About you

• They are looking for a Vet who has a passion for ECC work.
• They Vet will be a team player and be able to establish client and work relationships easily.
• The vet will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills. They will be able to build rapport and strong client relationships.

Package

• Salary: Up to £80,000 pro rata, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: Up to 7 weeks annual leave pro rata
• CPD: Generous allowance with access to Knowledge Hub
• Memberships: RCVS and VDS fees paid
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies, including maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Pet discount
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available
• Career progression opportunities

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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