Professional veterinary recruitment

Permanent Veterinary Surgeon - Birkenhead, Merseyside

• Are you a qualified and RCVS registered veterinary surgeon?
• Are you looking for a new role in Merseyside?

We are recruiting on behalf of a small practice in Birkenhead for a Permanent Veterinary Surgeon join their team. This role is full time for 40 hours per week, along with 1 in 5 Saturdays. There will be no OOH work or on-call duties.

Key details

• Type: Small animal
• Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week
• Weekends: 1 in 5 Saturdays, 9am to 5pm
• OOH: None
• Computer system: Merlin
• Consultations: 15 minutes

The role

• The role offers a varied caseload with various types of surgeries and consultations
• The role will offer the Vet the opportunity to pursue areas of special interest
• The role offers flexible working pattern and shifts to suit a good work-life balance - EG to work around school pick up
• The Vet will be responsible for providing a high standard of veterinary care and customer service.
• The Vet will be responsible to ensuring that there is excellent communication between themselves and the team and with clients.

About them:

• Established small animal practice
• One main site with two branch surgeries
• They are fully equipped with facilities including 4 air conditioned consulting rooms, operating suite, X-ray, hydrotherapy suite, cat and dog wards, and diagnostics including in house laboratory (IDEXX), digital x-ray, dental x-ray and Ultrasound. They also boast a range of soft tissue and orthopaedic surgical equipment.
• Excellent local reputation along with a friendly and supportive team
• The practice provides a high standard of care and customer service to all its patients and clients.
• They have a team of 7 vets, 5 RVNs, 3 SVNs and 3 VCAs

Team culture:

• They pride themselves on providing a positive team culture and support to each other. They have Vets working towards certificates and they encourage all team members to pursue areas of special interest
• Family feel and nurturing culture within the practice
• They understand the difficulties that the vet industry can face, and they ensure that each member of staff support each other and strive each day to provide a positive and encouraging work environment

About you

• They are looking for a Vet who will support the positive team culture that the practice has created.
• They will have an enthusiastic and positive attitude and always strive to encourage and support all team members
• The Vet will be a team player, with good interpersonal skills and be able to establish strong working relationships.
• The Vet will be capable of using their own initiative and use their time and resources effectively
• The vet will have excellent communications skills and a compassionate attitude along with excellent client facing skills and ability to build working relationships easily
• The Vet will always maintain a high standard of clinical care and always willing to go that extra mile for patients

Package

• Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum, commensurate to experience
• Holidays: 6.6 weeks annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service and birthday off
• CPD: Generous allowance of £1,250 with 40 hours to attend
• Memberships: RCVS, VDS and BVA fees paid
• Talk to the team regarding relocation packages, golden handshakes and sponsorships which are available for non-UK nationals with RCVS registration in place
• Medical insurance
• Certificates supported
• Workplace pension
• Family friendly policies
• Company sick pay
• Pay reviews
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• Ongoing learning and development platforms available
• Career progression opportunities
• Cycle to work 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: 39679

T: 0333 014 7374

E: hello@vetseekers.co.uk

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