An established independent practice with a caring family-oriented focus are looking for a small animal veterinary surgeon to join their experienced multi-vet team based in Southern Hampshire on either a full or part-time basis.

They have also expanded into a new building to provide a state of the art surgical suite and accommodate a CT scanner and pride themselves in keeping up to date with advances in technology and equipment (including the use of sevoflurane!) and allowing vets the scope to develop their own interests further with study up to certificate level actively encouraged and funded. Dermatology, orthopaedics and ultrasound are all areas they are developing at the present time.

Key Details:

• Type: Small animals: Hours Monday to Friday: 8.00am - 6.00pm - 4.5 day week
• Weekends: 1 in 4 Saturday Mornings 9.00am to 1.00pm.
• OOH: 1 night per week and on the working weekend you will also be on call from Friday evening through to Monday morning with an intern vet on site talking the phone, plus an RVN on call
• Sole Charge: None
• Team: 5 Directors, 11 Vet, 18 nurse team and a complement of support staff. Independent Practice situated in a great location with 1 large consulting only building and one large only surgery building with a gym in-between the two.
• Happy to support certificates and they have vets experienced in Exotics, Orthopaedics, Imaging etc
• Very busy practice with interesting caseloads and a great client base
• They are proud to provide their own out of hours service for our clients and to have a vet on-site 24 hours to look after our inpatients

Facilities:

Large waiting area, Private waiting area for pets who need a little space and privacy, 6 consulting rooms, Lots of equipment for diagnostics and therapeutics, Imaging suite for X-ray and ultrasound, Large clean theatre with space for three operating tables and endoscopy stack. This room can be deep cleaned regularly and allows us to reduce chances of wound infection. Separate scrub/ prep room where pets are prepared for the clean theatre or where non-sterile procedures can take place, separate dental area to reduce cross-contamination between pets, Bereavement Suite for comfort and privacy during the most difficult visit of all, Separate wards for hospitalising pets because different pets have very different needs, Dog ward, Cat ward, Two separate isolation wards for dogs and cats which allow barrier nursing of pets with suspected infectious diseases. Small mammal ward for rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, rats, mice, sugar gliders …and many others (though not ferrets as these may scare rabbits and rodents!) Fortunately, ferrets and cats do not worry each other so ferrets are hospitalised in the cat ward!). Exotics ward for birds reptiles and amphibia. Ultrasound, Radiography, Endoscopy, Microsurgery, Radiosurgery and endoscopic surgery coming soon!

Package:

• Salary : Competitive, depending on experience
• 28 Days Holiday including bank holidays
• Certificates funded and supported
• Around an hour to London / Bristol
• A large challenging caseload so you can be as good as you want to be
• Full support and teaching available at all times
• Professional fees paid
• CPD : Generous allowance
• Workplace pension scheme
• Healthcare Scheme

Must haves:

RCVS Registered & Qualified or soon to be.

Possess the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Have excellent verbal / written communication skills

What happens next?

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