We are recruiting a permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join an established small animal practice in Cookstown Northern Ireland.

They are expanding and are looking to increase their team of 7 Vets, 11 Nurses and supporting staff. The practice sees a wide variety of high medical and surgical cases and more complex challenging trauma cases.

They require a veterinary surgeon who has good general experience and comfortable with routine surgeries and consultations. However, the vet will be ambitious and wish to progress to more advanced cases including studying towards a certificate. This is a role offering one to one support with rapid development and an excellent CPD package.

The practice is highly equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for all medical and surgical investigations. They are also a nurse training practice and offer both first opinion services as well as referral services from across Northern Ireland.

About the role:

The practice has more than one branch, so whilst the position is to be based at once there will be the occasional need to visit other practices.

The Vet will need to have a minimal of 2 years post qualification experience. The role is full time with 1:5 night on call and a on call weekend rota however time is given off in lieu once worked a weekend.

Key Details:

• Type: Small Animal
• Hours: Monday - Friday
• Weekends: Yes when in call with time off in lieu
• OOH: 1:5 Nights
• Sole Charge: Some
• Consultations: 15 Minutes
• Team: 7 Vet 11 RVN and support staff

About them:

• Established Veterinary Clinics - multiple branches
• Large highly experienced team of Veterinary surgeons, Nurses and supporting staff with various areas of special interest
• Provides state of the art equipment and facilities with veterinary expertise in internal medicine, surgery, dentistry, rehabilitation, surgery and more
• Offers one to one support and advancement to more complex medical and surgical cases
• Fantastic career development opportunities available

Person:

• You will be 2 + years experienced as a minimum
• You will be ambitious and looking to develop your clinical skill set and knowledge
• You will have excellent customer facing skills
• You will always deliver a high standard of clinical care
• You will be a passionate and motivated veterinary surgeon with a genuine interest for animal welfare

Facilities:

The practice offers an extensive veterinary service to treat and diagnose both first opinion and referral cases. They have state of the art equipment including:

• Ultrasound
• ECG
• X - Ray
• Dental Suite
• In House laboratory - blood pressure monitoring
• Dental therapies and X - Ray
• Opthalmology and Orthopaedics
• Internal Medicine
• Dermatology
• Cardiology
• Soft tissue surgery
• Laproscopy
• Arthroscopy
• Video Endoscopy

Package:

• Salary - 35,000 -50,000 Pro Rata
• CPD generous allowance
• Certificates supported and funded
• 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• Career development opportunities
• RCVS and VDS and BSAVA fees paid
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• Health Insurance scheme
• Staff Discount

Must haves:

RCVS registered and qualified

Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Excellent communication skills

1 years' post-grad UK experience

What happens next?

If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with your latest CV. Alternatively, contact us to find out more details or to have a confidential discussion about this or other opportunities.

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