Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Barnoldswick, Lancashire

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon or soon to be?
• Would you like to work for a multi-award winning practice?
• Are you looking for a position with a more varied caseload including ECC cases

We are recruiting a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon to join an established mixed practice in a beautiful location in East Lancashire.

The practice is open to varying levels of experience from applicants, they have two Vet GDP advisors available for new graduates.

This role is full time with rota's published 8 weeks in advance so you can make personal plans with ease.

The practice runs their own OOH service for their clients, they understand how this can impact on Vets so keep their OOH rota to a minimum and always have the following 24 hours off after being on-call. Accommodation is available for use during OOH or on-call if preferred. The weekend OOH rota is 1.5 in 8 weekends being on call Friday, working Saturday morning and on-call on Sunday, plus 1 night every 2 weeks, you will always have Monday and Tuesday off in leiu following a weekend as well as 6 weekends off.

Who are they looking for:

The Vet will have good client care skills and be patient care focused. They will be focused in working their cases up to a high standard and work well alongside a large team of experienced Vets. The team boasts certificate holding surgeons which offer ample opportunities to learn from thus developing the Vets clinical skills and knowledge.

Key details:

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time
• Weekends: 1.5 in 8
• OOH: On a rota
• Sole charge: Minimal
• Consultations: 15 minutes
• Team: Multiple vets and RVNs with support staff

About them:

• Established Veterinary practice hospital with first opinion practices
• 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
• Two Vet GDP Advisors available to support new graduate vets
• Practice provides regular catch ups and meetings so that all staff members ideas and opinions are heard
• Approved veterinary nurse training centre
• Member of the Royal College Practice Scheme
• State of the art equipment to support a wide and varied caseload giving vets more exposure to complex cases including ECC
• Fantastic career development opportunities available

About you:

• You will have strong client and patient care skills
• For more experienced vets you will have a strong interest in teaching / mentoring others
• You will lead by example
• You must be a genuine team player, supporting other staff members where appropriate and contributing to the OOH rota for the benefit of clients and their pets
• You will have career development aspirations
• You must have excellent customer facing skills, empathy, work well with us and a genuine passion for animal welfare.

Facilities:

The small group of practices have had a large refurbishment and boast an excellent range of equipment and services to include:

• DR Digital X-Ray Machine
• ECG
• Flexible Endoscope
• Tonometer
• Ultrasound
• Infusion Pumps
• Well-equipped in house laboratory
• Electrolyte Analyser
• 24-Hour Emergency service

Package:

• Salary: £34,000 to £55,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: Up to 38 days annual leave per annum, holiday buy and sell scheme
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,700 with flexibility for certain certificates
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA or BSAVA fees paid
• Discounded gym membership available
• Career development opportunities
• Employee assistance programme and occupational health
• Exclusive company discounts and rewards
• Workplace pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance available
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and parental leave pay
• Company sick pay
• 1 day paid volunteering day per year
• 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.

Please quote job reference: 37651

T: 0333 014 7374

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