Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Senior Veterinary Surgeon - Southampton, Hampshire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking to join an established small animal practice?
• Do you want to be part of a large and supportive team?

Are you looking for...

• A great salary of up to £70,000?
• A 4-day working week?
• No OOH work?
• A generous CPD allowance?

We are recruiting for a Permanent Senior Veterinary Surgeon to join an independent small animal practice in Southampton. This role is full time for 4 days per week, along with 1 in 4 weekends. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

You will be a key member of the management team and therefore will drive the specialised surgical agenda within the practice whilst also being responsible for driving forward the patient experience and the clinical care and pet wellbeing and preventative services for pets as well as treating sick and injured animals.

The practice is proudly independent and continue to grow by investing in state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment within their practices to expand their orthopaedic and soft tissue cases.

The role involves a mixture of both consulting and operating each day and the practice ensure that they Vets also have time built into their day in order to do call backs, medications and lab analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting in the day to day running of the practice - such as managing the diary and monitoring daily takings
• Working closely with the lead vet
• Adhering to practice procedures and protocols
• Management and non-clinical work including internal audits
• Maintaining clinical notes
• Lead by example
• Communicate effectively with all staff members ensuring investigations and follow up care and treatments are completed
• Provide excellent in-patient care
• Provide full in-depth handovers of patients to other team members
• Investigate and resolve any complaints
• Support the management team in strategic management
• Agree all CPD requirements for the vets
• Rota management and working with the administration team on providing holiday cover

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week over 4 days on average, shifts between 8am and 7pm
• Weekends: 1 in 4 weekends, 9am to 4pm
• OOH: None
• Team: 8 vets, 13 nurses and a supportive non-clinical team
• Consultations: 15 minutes

About them:

• Progressive independent practices
• First opinion and referral practice
• Investing in equipment to continue to expand their orthopaedic and soft tissue case load
• Offers a fantastic work-life balance
• Growing practice
• Offers clinical freedom to a vet
• Offers accommodation on site for a relocation
• Provides training agreement package with funding for a certificate
• Operating theatres fully equipped
• Large loyal client base
• Offers a competitive salary package!
• Comprises of a highly skilled veterinary team with various expertise and areas of special interest
• Certificate holding veterinary surgeons medicine and surgery
• Offers career progression with support
• Provides a vast range of modern veterinary services and facilities
• Fully equipped with the latest diagnostic and surgical technology
• Excellent reputation within the community

About you:

• You will be an experienced veterinary surgeon
• You will be confident in all routine surgeries and consultations
• You will always deliver and be committed to providing a high standard of clinical care
• You will have an enthusiastic and caring attitude
• Youi will have strong communication skills and organisational skills
• You will work well under pressure with a calm and confident manner
• You will have excellent people management skills
• A kind and empathetic attitude is essential
• You will be ambitious looking to study towards a certificate or be a certificate holding surgeon looking to progress further
• You will be a team player
• The role is determined on years of experience and be catered to suit but ultimately the Vet needs to be ambitious looking to develop your clinical skills and knowledge further
• You will enjoy working in a busy environment
• Areas of special interest would be an advantage
• You will want to be at the forefront of the practice help growing and developing the services and facilities provided
• 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

Facilities:

The practice offers a wide range of modern veterinary services along with state-of-the-art technology and diagnostic equipment, including:

• 2 operating theatres
• Dentistry
• X-ray
• Ultrasound
• Separate cat and dog wards and waiting areas
• In-house laboratory
• Isolation unit
• Multiparameter monitors
• Orthopaedics

Package:

• Salary: £60,000 to £70,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: Generous annual leave
• CPD: Generous allowance
• Memberships: Professional fees paid
• Accommodation provided for relocation
• Certificates supported and funded
• Training package
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards
• Workplace pension scheme
• Health Insurance scheme
• Health plan and mental health support available
• Staff discount

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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