Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Senior Veterinary Surgeon - Romsey, Hampshire

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

Are you looking for...

• A great salary of up to £70,000 pro rata?
• No OOH work?
• A generous CPD allowance?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Romsey, Hampshire for a Permanent Senior Veterinary Surgeon to join their team. This role is full or part time with shifts between 8am and 7pm on a 5-week rolling rota, along with 1 in 5 Saturdays. The shift patterns will either be 40 hours over 4 days, 33 hours over 3 days, 12 hours over 2 days, or 6 hours over 1 day. role. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full or part time, 5-week rolling rota, shifts between 8am and 7pm
• Weekends: 1 in 5 Saturdays
• OOH: None
• On call: None
• Computer system: Merlin
• Consultations: 20 minutes
• Team: 6 vets, 6 RVNs and 2 SVNs

The role

• The role offers a mixture of consultations and surgeries.
• There are varied consulting times within he day which is 15 minutes and the practice ensures that there is time allocated for admin. Normally the Vet will be in surgery one day per week.
• The role offers ongoing support for Vets who are either looking to study towards certifications or someone who is looking for career development.
• Flexible working and rota patterns available to accommodate a good work / life balance. EG Rota to work around the school run / holidays /lifestyle.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Rota and Diary management
• Clinical work alongside other Vets.
• Taking leadership of the team and support less experienced vets and identify training needs.
• Work closely alongside the practice manager, contribute ideas to improve practice and team performance. Support new projects.
• Maintain standards of RCVS guidelines

About them

• First opinion practice with 6 Vets, 7 RVNs, 1 SVN and 1 ACA.
• They have a strong focus on utilising the Nurses skills offer nurse consults and nurse led initiatives freeing up Vets to focus on their clinical caseload.
• The practice is fully equipped offering a wide range of diagnostics and veterinary services including equipment for dental suite, K Laser, in house lab, ultrasound, dental and digital x-ray and endoscopy.
• They have a great local reputation and pride themselves on the communication in terms of client care that they provide.
• They provide a support work environment and encourage team members to pursue areas of special interest.
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.

Team culture

• They provide a family feel culture with a supporting ethos amongst all the team.
• They regularly go out on team activities together outside of the practice.
• They have certificate holding surgeons and offer a supportive environment for those wish to pursue post graduate studies.
• They prioritise the importance of mental health and wellbeing.
• The team work together to support one another and enable each other to achieve goals and continue to develop their clinical skills and knowledge.
• They understand the difficulties that the vet industry can face, and they ensure that each member of staff support each other and strive each day to provide a positive and encouraging work environment.

About you

• The Vet will be a team player, with good interpersonal skills and be able to establish strong working relationships. They will have confident leadership skills.
• The vet will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills.
• The Vet will be able to organise their own time well and remain calm under pressure.

Package

• Salary: Up to £70,000 pro rata, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks 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
• Medical insurance
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies
• Company sick pay
• Pay reviews
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available
• Career progression opportunities
• 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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