Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking for the opportunity to fully utilise skills gained from a certificate?

Are you looking for...

• A 4-day week?
• No OOH work?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small animal practice in Ashton-under-Lyne for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon who has a certificate in an area of interest to join their team.

This role is full time for 4 days per week, along with 1 in 6 full weekends. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

There is some occasional sole charge work involved, although ordinarily you will be joined by a team of 4 vets, 6 RVNs and a supportive non-clinical team.

The practices provide a high standard of clinical care and pride themselves on having staff members who stand apart from the rest and have a real passion and vision for how they work. They provide ongoing training and support to all team members through dedicated training centres.

All staff also benefit from the access to the best diagnostic equipment such as MRI machines and CT scanners and state of the art operating theatres in the nearest state-of-the-art Animal Hospital.

About the role

The Vets who currently work at the practice have over 30 years combined experience between them. They are looking for a confident vet and someone who is either a certificate holder or currently studying towards a certificate. Ideally a certificate in medicine or ECC would be ideal however the practice would also be interested in hearing from Vets who are looking to develop into an area of specialism.They must have a passionate and motivated attitude and have excellent customer service and communication skills and work well as part of a team.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 4 days per week
• Weekends: 1 in 6 full weekends
• Sole charge: None
• OOH: None
• Branch work: None
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: 6 vets, 6 RVNs, 4 auxiliary nurses and supportive non-clinical team

About them:

• Large nationwide group of practices and small animal hospitals
• Large community of highly skilled veterinary professionals
• Committed, forward thinking and deliver clinical excellence
• Offers continual training with professional development along with a dedicated training centre
• Provides advanced Veterinary diagnostic equipment including MRI Machines and state of the art operating theatres
• Career progression opportunities available
• Provides continual ongoing training to ensure personal growth and development
• Provides state of the art diagnostic equipment
• Access to a wide variety of cases including more complex cases to ensure continual learning and development

About you:

• You must have a strong work ethic and provide an excellent high standard of clinical service
• You will want to contribute to the practice enabling them to stay at the forefront of clinical thinking
• You will be passionate, motivated, and driven and want to move the practice forward
• You will be ambitious and forward-thinking
• You will be comfortable with some sole charge work when required
• You will enjoy mentoring and coaching others and sharing knowledge and experience
• You will have a calming approach when dealing with a busy practice environment
• You will be passionate and dedicated to providing excellent clinical care
• You will have excellent customer service and communication skills
• You will have career aspirations to continually develop your clinical skill set and knowledge
• You will have areas of special interest that you would like to pursue

Facilities:

The practice offers a wide range of modern veterinary services and facilities, including:

• Emergency cover
• Operating theatres
• Digital X-ray
• Nurse clinics
• Isolation unit
• Ultrasound
• In-house laboratory
• Dentistry
• Separate cat and dog wards

Package

• Salary: Up to £66,100 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 5 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,500 with 3 days to attend
• Memberships: Professional fees paid
• Workplace pension scheme
• Access to a learning and development platform
• Vehicle or vehicle allowance
• Accommodation allowance
• Access to employee assist programme
• Internal courses available ongoing
• Attendance bonus schemes
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards 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.

Please quote job reference: 38908

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