We are recruiting a permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join an independent small animal practice in Aylesbury. This is a full-time position working Monday - Friday with the shifts between either 8:30 - 17:00 or 10:00 - 19:00. There is a 1:5 weekend rota. Saturday working 9am - 5pm and Sunday 11am - 4pm with no ooh. There is a full day off in the week prior to working a weekend and a full day off the following week after working the previous weekend. These days are the Wednesday before the weekend and then the following Thursday. There is also a half day off during the other 3 weeks of the rota.

Due to growth the practice is in need of a 6th Vet to join their team of highly experienced veterinary surgeons. They have a team currently of 5 Vets moving to 6 and 7 RVNS along with supporting staff. The practice sees a variety of cases and they do also see a lot of exotics. However, they have 2 veterinary surgeons with special interests in exotics so previous experience will not be required in this area and the surgeon will rarely be required to treat exotics. The require a veterinary surgeon with a minimum of 1 years' experience, including good surgical experience and someone who is happy to work sole charge on weekends. Support from other staff during the weekend will be made available to start with.

Key Details:

Type: Small Animal

Hours Mon-Fri: 4 Day week, shifts usually 8:30am-5:00pm or 10:00am-7:00pm

Weekends: 1:5 Weekends Saturday and Sunday

Lieu: The weekend after working you get a 3 day weekend

OOH: None (if an emergency runs beyond your hours you get 50% of the operating fee)

Sole Charge: Yes on weekends

Team: 5 Vet 7 RVN and supporting staff

Consultations: 15 Minutes

About them:

Established Veterinary Clinic - Independent small animal and exotics practice

Large highly experienced team of Veterinary surgeons, Nurses and supporting staff with various areas of special interest

Offers a wide variety of modern veterinary services and facilities

Offers a family friendly service to the local community in a relaxed working environment

Excellent career development opportunity

Offers excellent customer service and has an excellent reputation within the community

Provides state of the art equipment and facilities with expertise in internal medicine, surgery, dentistry, rehabilitation, surgery and more

Person:

You will always deliver a high standard of clinical care

You will have 1 years' experience minimum

You will be happy with sole charge work on a weekend

You will be ambitious and looking to develop your clinical skill set and knowledge

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:

Full range of modern veterinary services and equipment including:

Digital X -Ray

ECG

Pulse Oximeter

In House Laboratory

Endoscopy

Isolation ward

Ultrasound

Diagnostic Endoscopy

X - Ray

Dental Suite

Boarding Kennels and Cattery onsite

Package:

Salary - 35,000 -50,000 Pro Rata

CPD 5 Days funded 1,500 allowance

20 Days Annual leave increasing to 25 from year 2 onward

Career development opportunities

RCVS and VDS fees paid

Exclusive company discounts and rewards

Workplace Pension Scheme

Health Insurance scheme

Staff Discount

They own 3 houses with discounted rent if accommodation is needed (depending on if other staff members are living in them at the time)

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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